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Issues raised by the prospective candidates of the B.Sc (in-service) programme at CNR
Issues: - Agriculture staff with class 10 plus in-country certificate and one year Diploma from outside Bhutan. Are they eligible for the B.Sc course at CNR?
- Agriculture staff (last batch from Khangma)with certificate holders but without transcript.Are they eligible to apply?
- Royal Veterinary Institute certificate holders who were not issued transcript; are they eligible to apply?
- NRTI/CNR graduate who misplaced/lost original transcript. Would the photocopy be accepted?
- Performance evaluation forms – originals have been submitted for promotion to MoA/RCSC; will CNR accept the photocopy of it?
- Questions on the entrance exam papers.
As per the RCSC circular numbered RCSC/HRD(2.00)2009/478, dated 31st July 2009, the first three categories (issue #1, 2, 3) do not qualify to sit for the entrance examinations. Issue No 4: NRTI/CNR graduate who misplaced/lost original transcript but possess photocopy of it, will it be accepted by CNR for the entrance examination? The candidate who lost/misplaced the original transcript or certificate may obtain a copy either from the RCSC archive/personal file from the respective organization, and be attested by the officer in-charge of RCSC or the organization prior to submission to CNR.
Issue No 5. Performance evaluation forms – original have been submitted for promotion to MoA/RCSC; will CNR accept the photocopy of it? As advertised in the media as well as in the web pages of CNR/RUB/MoA the document must be in original form. If the original has been submitted to MoA HRD section/RCSC, the candidate must obtain a copy from the respective organization and get it attested by the official in-charge Issue No 6. Questions on the entrance examination papers:
As per the agreement with MoA and the decision of the 174th FCM meeting, there will be three papers :1) 1)Technical paper in each specific faculty i.e. Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Forestry,
2) Language paper(English)
3) General Knowledge and General science paper The papers will have the following components:
A. Technical paper in respective faculty
1.Faculty of Agriculture:
a.Horticulture and Postharvest (30%)
b.Plant Protection (20%)
c.Agronomy
i.Agronomy & Field crops (20%)
ii.Nutrient management (10%)
iii.Irrigation (10%)
iv.Plant breeding & seed production (10%)
2.Faculty of Animal Husbandry (each component will carry 16%)
a.Pig Production
b.Poultry Production
c.Dairy Production and Technology
d.Applied anatomy of domestic animals
e.Breeding and genetics
f.Feed and fodder production
3.Faculty of Forestry (Each component will carry 25%)
a.Forest management and Harvesting
b.Parks and Conservation Science
c.Forest Research
d.Community and Private Forestry
B. Common Paper
4.General Knowledge and General Science * a.Communication and extension (15%)
b.Research and Statistics (15%)
c.Soil Science (15%)
d.Farm Economics (15%)
e.Ecology and Conservation science (15%)
f.General Knowledge and Current Affairs (15%)
g.General Science (10%) C.Language Paper a.Comprehension
b.Grammar
c.Essay
Examination duration The duration for each paper will be two hours. Assessment: The papers will be double marked for transparency and reliability. The papers will be assessed by the faculty members of the College of Natural Resources and cross-checked by the External Examiner identified from the Ministry of Agriculture.
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