COURSE SCHEDULE
| No. of hours | |||||
| I Term (15 weeks) | Theory | Practice | Total | ||
| 1. Introduction to aquaculture | 10 | + | 20 | = | 30 |
| 2. Selection of sites for aquaculture | 28 | + | 112 | = | 140 |
| 3. Selection of species for aquaculture | 28 | + | 96 | = | 124 |
| 4. Seed production | 28 | + | 96 | = | 124 |
| 5. Design & construction of pond farms | 28 | + | 152 | = | 180 |
| 598 | |||||
|
4 - WEEK BREAK | |||||
II Term (15 weeks) | |||||
| 1. Nutrition & artificial feeding | 14 | + | 56 | = | 70 |
| 2. Sanitation & fish health | 14 | + | 56 | = | 70 |
| 3. Pond culture | 35 | + | 140 | = | 175 |
| 4. Cage culture | 13 | + | 52 | = | 65 |
| 5. Culture of molluscs | 15 | + | 75 | = | 90 |
| 6. Culture of seaweeds | 14 | + | 61 | = | 75 |
| 545 | |||||
| 5 - WEEK BREAK | |||||
| III Term (14 weeks) | |||||
| 1. Pen culture | 10 | + | 28 | = | 38 |
| 2. Running water culture | 15 | + | 44 | = | 59 |
| 3. Culture in recirculating systems | 10 | + | 32 | = | 42 |
| 4. Culture in rice fields | 10 | + | 28 | = | 38 |
| 5. Stocking of open waters (artificial recruitment & transplantation) | 10 | + | 28 | = | 38 |
| 6. Post-harvest technology | 20 | + | 80 | = | 100 |
| 7. Socio-economic aspects of aquaculture | 15 | + | 16 | = | 31 |
| 8. Aquaculture extension | 15 | + | 60 | = | 75 |
| 9. Aquaculture planning | 5 | + | 20 | = | 25 |
| 446 | |||||
| GRAND TOTAL | 337 | + | 1.252 | = | 1.589 |
APPENDIX: 5A
COURSE SCHEDULE (MODIFIED)
(Course Activities/No. of Hourse)
| Courses | Lectures | Practical/Fieldtrips and Other Activities | Total |
| 1. Introduction to Aquaculture | 39 | 57 | 96 |
| 2. Species Selection | 24 | 38 | 62 |
| 3. Seed Production | 50 | 205 | 255 |
| 4. Site Selection | 30 | 71 | 101 |
| 5. Pond Design and Construction | 30 | 60 | 90 |
| 6. Pen and Cage Culture | 28 | 39 | 67 |
| 7. Aquaculture Economics | 39 | 20 | 59 |
| 8. Pond Culture | 35 | 195 | 230 |
| 9. Open Water Stocking | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 10. Nutrition and Artificial Feeding | 25 | 168 | 193 |
| 11. Seaweed Culture | 29 | 64 | 93 |
| 12. Mollusc Culture | 14 | 68 | 82 |
| 13. Post-harvest Technology | 30 | 120 | 150 |
| 14. Aquaculture Extension | 24 | 38 | 62 |
| 15. Aquaculture Planning | 28 | 56 | 34 |
| 16. Fish Health and Sanitation | 28 | 131 | 159 |
| 17. Recirculating Systems | 19 | 39 | 58 |
| TOTAL NO. OF HOURS | 488 | 1,384 | 1,872 |
| % TIME ALLOTMENT | 26.03% | 73.97% |
