The agricultural sector ensures food security, shelter, employment, and livelihood of most people. The Agricultural Technology programme leading to a Bachelor of Technology degree in agricultural technology envisages and works towards producing graduates capable of contributing to the country’s socio-economic development by recognizing constraints and increasing resource use efficiency through technological inventions with the knowledge of science, engineering principles, and social sciences.

The programme offers students the knowledge of science and technologies of vital areas which are recognized to be essential in solving issues in the agricultural sector in producing, processing, and value addition for food and raw materials for food security and industrial development. In addition, the students will also undergo a period of industrial training during the third year of the programme, which will significantly strengthen their professional capacity. Early exposure to the industry of their choice will offer firsthand experience on how technologies are developed and used today.
Students of this programme will engage in research involving the integration of technologies towards solving critical issues affecting the production and accessibility of food. The curriculum of the programme covers a range of diverse areas of study such as agronomy, soil fertility and management, plant pest management, plant propagation including tissue culture, food processing and packaging, irrigation and water management, advanced soil and land management, microbiology, agricultural engineering, application of GIS and remote sensing, nanotechnology, computer modelling and simulations, etc. Integration of suitable technologies for enhancing production and processing efficiencies is also given due attention.

The Agricultural Technology degree program at SLTC is a four-year undergraduate program that covers a broad range of topics in the fields of Agriculture and Technology.

The curriculum includes courses in Animal Science, Plant Science, Agricultural Biotechnology, Field crop Production Technology, Management Principles, Controlled Environment Technology, and Precision Agriculture.

In addition to the below listed modules, the Winning Edge Undergraduate Skill Development Programme of SLTC is offered to the students with the objective of producing multitalented professionals equipped with the necessary skills and competencies on the four skills of
communication:
Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening, in English medium.

The modules are conducted in four
levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum based on the competency level of the students. Completion of this full programme is a mandatory graduation requirement.

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Payment and Refund Policy

1 . Refunds – Registration Fee/ Down Payment/ Semester Payments

1.1. Students are refunded their registration fee/Down Payment in the following circumstances and all the refunds are facilitated only within a year.

a. Three (3) simple passes (‘S’) in physical science, biological science or techonolgy subject stream in one and the same sitting at the GCE (Advanced Level) Examination or equivalent

b. If a paid student is selected to follow the degree under the MOHE loan scheme within the first semester

c. A qualified Doctor’s recommendation is given to the student, that the student is unable to participate in academic activities due to mental or physical conditions.

1.2. University Semester fees are refunded only when a student fails the GCE Advanced Level examination. In all other cases, students must pay the semester fee.

1.3. If a student gets selected to MOHE after the 1^st Semester completion, the university will not refund the paid amount but will allow them to continue the degree as MOHE students.

2 . Invoicing

2.1. Invoices are raised based on the time of registration, prevailing discount schemes, and timing of the payment scheme selected by the student. Further, all invoices must be settled within the specified period mentioned on the invoice.

3 . Penalties

3.1. Management may charge penalty charges based on the late payment dates and the penalty rates will be changed based on the discretion of the management.

Internships and Training
Making our graduates industry-ready, and enhancing their capacities to integrate into evolving technological advancements, is paramount for us. Ensuring the future-readiness of our young technologists for them
to take on the industry, is at the forefront of our mission. Which is why they are trained at top-tier local and international organisations prior to their graduation.

Centre for Entrepreneurship Development
Centre for Entrepreneurship Development at SLTC Research University was established to promote a culture of entrepreneurship among our graduates and staff through entrepreneurship research, education and a start-up support system. In 2021 SLTC Launched “SLTC Ventures”, a signature programme to incubate entrepreneurship ventures of graduates and staff of SLTC.

Career Opportunities
A world of opportunities awaits the SLTC Graduate; Competent,
Confident and Charismatic. These are a few roles that our
graduates can pursue

Agriculture Consultant
Agriculture Technologist/Technician
Precision Farm Equipment Manager
Integrated Solutions Consultant
Agriculture Optimization & Technology Specialist
Agronomist
Research Coordinator
Knowledge & Innovation Manager
Field Research Agronomist
Business Agronomist