Bachelor of Fisheries Science

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Course Offered	Duration (in Years)	Eligibility
Bachelor Of Fisheries Science	4	12th standard pass with Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Maths with at least 50% marks.

Disclaimer: TNU reserves the right for relaxation in admission criteria for the most deserving candidates.

India is the 2^nd largest fish-producing country in the world. The fisheries sector in India is recognized as a ‘sunrise sector’ in food production. The country produced 14,2 million tons of fish and shellfish. Exported fish and fishery products to the tune of 57000 crores. There is still huge potential to produce fish and shellfish. Technical manpower is still not sufficiently available to manage the fisheries sector.

The Neotia University (TNU) is the First UGC-recognized Private University in West Bengal to offer ICAR guided 4 years professional B.F.Sc degree program. TNU is a premier and pioneer educational institution that strives hard to provide its students with a world-class education and exposure to the latest corporate and industry practices and exposures.

Our Division has state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities, renowned faculty members, and a wide range of Skill Development Programs (SDP), Internships, and In-plant training to suit your individual needs and interests. Whether you’re interested in jobs or entrepreneurship opportunities, education, or any other field, we have the resources and expertise to help you reach your goals.

Education:

Our School offers 4 years Professional undergraduate (UG) program i.e. Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc). The course curriculum includes theories, practicals, farm visits, field visits, internships, in-plant training, study tours, and intensive on-farm training for our students at Corporate Fisheries Industries. There are 8 departments for different subjects in the faculty. Research and Extension Education are other streams of work.

The Departments and Heads under the Division of Fisheries Science

Chair Professor: Prof H Shivananda Murthy

Sl. No.	Name of the Department	Head of the Department
1.	Aquaculture	Mrs. Subhalaxmi, Assistant Professor
2.	Fisheries Resource Management	Dr. Suman Takar, Assistant Professor
3.	Fish Processing Technology	Dr. Neeraj Pathak, Assistant Professor
4.	Aquatic Environment Management	Dr. Vikas Pathak, Assistant Professor
5.	Aquatic Animal Health Management	Dr. Ujwala Upreti Assistant Professor
6.	Fisheries Engineering	Dr. Neeraj Pathak, Assistant Professor
7.	Fisheries Economics, Statistics & Extension	Dr. Kranthi Kumar, Assistant Professor
8.	Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management	Dr. Avishek Bardhan, Assistant Professor, and HOD

Mou with ICAR- CMFRI

National Seminar

Chinese Hatchery

Expert Committee

Dr. Jawahar Abraham

Professor, WBUAFS, Kolkata

Sri Ganesh A

Sr Vice President, CP (Aquaculture) India Ltd, Visakapatnam

Dr. Supritam Choudhary

Professor, WBUAFS, Kolkata

Dr. T S Nagesh

Professor, WBUAFS, WBUAFS, Kolkata

Dr. Mahapatra

Principal Scientists (Retd), Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Kolkata

Fisheries Science Laboratories

Equipment Name: PCR-machine

Equipment Name: BOD incubator

Equipment Name: Laminar flow chamber

Equipment Name: Laboratory Centrifuge

Equipment Name: Ekman Grab

Equipment Name: Autoclave

Equipment Name: UV transilluminator

Equipment Name: Deep freezers

Equipment Name: Spectrophotometer

Equipment Name: Hot air oven

Equipment Name: Binocular Microscope

Equipment Name: Kjeldahl distillation Unit

Equipment Name: Analytical weighing machine

Equipment Name: Weighing machine

Equipment Name: Kjeldahl distillation Unit

Equipment Name: Water Quality Analyzing Kit

Equipment Name: Inverted Microscope

Equipment Name: Muffle furnace

Equipment Name: Willy Mill

Equipment Name: Hot Air Oven

Equipment Name: Distil Water Unit

Students & faculty activities

Career Prospects

Potential employment opportunities exist for Fisheries Graduates in Government, public and private sectors. The employment opportunities for B. F. Sc. graduates are available in the government as well as private sector. In the Government sector, more opportunities are available like Assistant Directors, Assistant Fisheries Development Officer (AFDO)/Fisheries Extension Officer (FEO) and Fisheries Development Officer (FDO).

In State Fisheries Development Corporations and co-operative societies, have different posts available as, Managers, Project Officers, Production Manager, Farm Manager, Fisheries Officers and more. In nationalized as well as private banks, different posts are available like Manager, Assistant Development Officer, Rural Development Officer, Field Extension Officer and Agriculture Field Officer. Fisheries graduates can also get job in central agencies like as Aquaculture Executives, Technical Officers in Marine Product Export Development Authority (MPEDA) Export Inspection Agency (EIA), Coastal Aquaculture Authority of India (CAA), Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and as Technical Officers in Fisheries Survey of India (FSI), National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Indian National Centre for Ocean and Information Services (INCOIS). Graduates can apply for Research Projects or pursue higher studies in Master of Fisheries Science (M.F.Sc). Fisheries graduates can also start their own enterprise as an entrepreneur like aquarium business, aqua-Shoppe, fish breeding centre, shrimp farming, fish farming, fish and shellfish hatcheries, cage culture, fish processing, fish drying, packing, cold storage, cold chain enterprise or may involve in export-import activity in national as well international market

The Division of Fisheries Science has developed collaborations and signed MoUs with several national and international Universities, Institutes, including Bangladesh Agricultural University, Sylhet.

MoU has been signed on 17th April-2023 in between “School of Fisheries Science , The Neotia University (TNU)”, and “ICAR- Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Kausalyaganga,Bhuvaneshwar ” :

i). Common Research interests and allied activities between the two institutions

ii). Have decided to enter into long-term collaboration for promotion of students’ training and quality postgraduate research in cutting edge areas in accordance with the provision contained in the Guidelines issued vide Letter No-2-B/2012-HRD dated 11th Dec, 2012 or as revised from time to time.

Mou has also been signed with ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore; ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai; Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin, Kerala; West Bengal Animal & Fisheries Sciences, University, Kolkata and several other Private and Corporate Fisheries and Aquaculture Companies, mutual collaborations including students internships and placements.

Facilities

Division of Fisheries Science has all necessary infrastructure for teaching, practicals and training in the area of the Fisheries Science, such as New circular carp hatchery for the seed production of carps, wet lab for the research and eight fish ponds used for grow out production of fish,

swimming pool, dedicated laboratories with required equipment for different departments, ornamental fish tanks, Integrated poultry cum fish culture unit, cage culture unit and organized trainings for fish farmers and running research projects on different thrust area of the fisheries

One student of B.F.Sc. (2019- 2020 batch) participated in poster representation in national seminar on the effect of corona virus in fishery sector.
Students received the IASc-INSA-NASI Summer Research Fellowship for two months in Amity University, Noida in 2020.

Corporate industries such as Aqua-Doctor Solutions, Nouriture (Anmols Feeds); Krishna Agrictech and other companies have absorbed a number of students for internships and placement.

Prof H Shivananada Murthy

Chair Professor – Fisheries Science Division

Prof.(Dr.) H S Murthy has served as Dean of College of Fisheries, Mangalore, the first Fisheries College in South East Asia and extensively worked ...

Dr. Mudasir Maqsood Hakim

Assistant Professor & HOD in Aquaculture

Dr. Mudasir Maqsood Hakim's research interests lie in fish nutritional genomics & proteomics, plant-based alternatives for antibiotics, and the...

Dr. Vikas Pathak

Assistant Professor & HOD in Fisheries Resource Management

Dr. Vikas Pathak is working as Assistant Professor and Head (AEM), has more than four years of teaching experience . He has research experience in...

Dr. Neeraj Pathak

Assistant Professor and Faculty Head (Fish Processing Technology & Fisheries Engineering)

Dr. Neeraj Pathak is an Assistant Professor and Faculty Head for the Division of Fisheries Science, he is also in charge-head for the Fish Processi...

DR. SUMAN KARMAKAR

Assistant Professor & HOD in Aquatic Environment Management

Dr. Suman Karmakar is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Fisheries Science at the School of Agriculture and Allied Science at The Neotia Uni...

DR. AVISHEK BARDHAN

Assistant Professor and HOD in the Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management

Dr. Avishek Bardhan is an Assistant Professor and HOD in the Department of Aquatic Animal Health Management. With expertise in Fish Pathology, micr...

DR. KHEMRAJ BUNKAR

Assistant Professor & HOD in the Fisheries Economics, Statistics & Extension

Mr. Khemraj Bunkar is working as Assistant Professor & HOD Fisheries Economics, Statistics & Extension at TNU and has more than one year of...

Ms. Camelia Chattopadhyay

Teaching Assistant

Ms. Camelia Chattopadhyay is working as Teaching Asst. (Fisheries Extension) and has been associated with The Neotia University in the last 7 month...

MS. ADITI RAMBHAU BANASRE

Assistant Professor Adhoc Grade-II

Ms. Aditi Rambhau Banasure is working as an Assistant Professor Adhoc Grade-II. She completed her graduation (B.F.Sc.) from the College of Fishery ...

Dr. Puja Chakraborty

Assistant Professor in Aquaculture

Dr. Puja Chakraborty is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aquaculture, Division of Fisheries Science, TNU. She has completed h...

Semester I: (First Year) Curriculum
Branch / Course: Bechelor of Fishery Sciences

Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Hours per week		Credits
Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Lecture	Practical	Credits
1	Core Courses	CC-FSL101+ CC-FSP101	Principles of Aquaculture.	2	2	3 (2+1)
2	Core Courses	CC-FSL102 + CC-FSP102	Taxonomy of Finfish.	1	4	3 (1+2)
3	Core Courses	CC-FSL103 + CC-FSP103	Information and Communication Technology	1	2	2 (1+1)
4	Core Courses	CC-FSL104 + CC-FSP104	Meteorology, Climatology and Geography.	1	2	2 (1+1)
5	Core Courses	CC-FSL105 + CC-FSP105	Statistical Methods	2	2	3 (2+1)
6	Core Courses	CC-FSL106 + CC-FSP106	Fundamentals of Biochemistry	2	2	3 (2+1)
7	Core Courses	CC-FSL107 + CC-FSP107	Fundamentals of Microbiology	1	2	2 (1+1)
8	Core Courses	CC-FSL108 + CC-FSP108	Soil and Water Chemistry.	2	2	3 (2+1)
9	Core Courses	CC-FSL109	Fish in Nutrition.	1	0	1 (1+0)
10	*Compulsory non-credit courses	SE-FSP110	Swimming	0	2*	1 (0+1)
			No. of hours	33
Total Credits						22+2*=24

Semester II: (First Year) Curriculum
Branch / Course: Bechelor of Fishery Sciences

Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Hours per week		Credits
Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Lecture	Practical	Credits
1	Core Courses	CC-FSL211+ CC-FSP211	Fresh Water Aquaculture	2	2	3 (2+1)
2	Core Courses	CC-FSL212+ CC-FSP212	Aquaculture in Reservoirs	1	2	2 (1+1)
3	Core Courses	CC-FSL213+ CC-FSP213	Anatomy and Biology of Finfish	2	2	3 (2+1)
4	Core Courses	CC-FSL214+ CC-FSP214	Anatomy and Biology of Shellfish	1	2	2 (1+1)
5	Core Courses	CC-FSL215+ CC-FSP215	Limnology	2	2	3 (2+1)
6	Core Courses	CC-FSL216+ CC-FSP216	Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity	1	2	2 (1+1)
7	Core Courses	CC-FSL217+ CC-FSP217	Food Chemistry	2	2	3(2+1)
8	Core Courses	CC-FSL218+ CC-FSP218	Information and Communication Technology	1	2	2 (1+1)
9	*Compulsory non-credit courses	AE-FSP219	Physical Education, First Aid & Yoga Practices	0	2*	1(0+1)
10	Compulsory Course on Environmental Science	SE-FSL220+ SE-FSP220	Environmental studies	2	2	3 (2+1)
			No. of hours	34
Total Credits						23+2*=25

Semester III: (Second Year) Curriculum
Branch / Course: Bechelor of Fishery Sciences

Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Hours per week		Credits
Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Lecture	Practical	Credits
1	Core Courses	CC-FSL321+ CC-FSP 321	Fish Immunology	1	2	2 (1+1)
2	Core Courses	CC-FSL322 + CC-FSP 322	Marine Biology	2	2	3 (2+1)
3	Core Courses	CC-FSL323 + CC-FSP323	Fishery Oceanography	1	2	2 (1+1)
4	Core Courses	CC-FSL324+ CC-FSP324	Fish Food Organisms	1	2	2 (1+1)
5	Core Courses	CC-FSL325+ CC-FSP325	Ornamental Fish Production and Management	1	2	2 (1+1)
6	Core Courses	CC-FSL326+ CC-FSP326	Genetics and Breeding	1	2	2 (1+1)
7	Core Courses	CC-FSL327+ CC-FSP327	Physiology of Finfish and Shellfish	2	2	3 (2+1)
8	Core Courses	CC-FSL328+ CC-FSP328	Inland Fisheries	2	2	3 (2+1)
9	Core Courses	CC-FSL329+ CC-FSP329	Fish Nutrition and Feed Technology	2	2	3 (2+1)
10	Core Courses	CC-FSL330+ CC-FSP330	Freezing Technology	1	2	2 (1+1)
			No. of hours	34
Total Credits						24

Semester IV: (Second Year) Curriculum
Branch / Course: Bechelor of Fishery Sciences

Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Hours per week		Credits
Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Lecture	Practical	Credits
1	Core Courses	CC-FSL431+ CC-FSP 431	Therapeutics in Aquaculture	1	2	2 (1+1)
2	Core Courses	CC-FSL332 + CC-FSP 432	Fish and Shellfish Pathology	2	2	3 (2+1)
3	Core Courses	CC-FSL433 + CC-FSP433	Fish Toxicology	1	2	2 (1+1)
4	Core Courses	CC-FSL434+ CC-FSP434	Finfish Hatchery Management	2	2	3 (2+1)
5	Core Courses	CC-FSL435+ CC-FSP435	Shellfish Hatchery Management	1	2	2 (1+1)
6	Core Courses	CC-FSL436+ CC-FSP436	Aquaculture Engineering	2	2	3 (2+1)
7	Core Courses	CC-FSL437+ CC-FSP437	Fish Canning Technology	1	2	2 (1+1)
8	Core Courses	CC-FSL438+ CC-FSP438	Quality Assurance of Fish and Fishery Products	2	2	3 (2+1)
9	Core Courses	CC-FSL439+ CC-FSP439	Navigation and Seamanship	1	2	2 (1+1)
10	Core Courses	CC-FSL440+ CC-FSP440	Fishing Craft Technology	1	2	2 (1+1)
11	Core Courses	CC-FSL441+ CC-FSP 441	Communication Skills and Personality Development	0	2	1 (0+1)
			No. of hours	31
Total Credits						25

Semester V: (Third Year) Curriculum
Branch / Course: Bechelor of Fishery Sciences

Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Hours per week		Credits
Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Lecture	Practical	Credits
1	Core Courses	CC-FSL542+ CC-FSP542	Microbial and Parasitic Diseases of Fish and Shellfish	2	2	3 (2+1)
2	Core Courses	CC-FSL543 + CC-FSP543	Pharmacology	2	2	3 (2+1)
3	Core Courses	CC-FSL544 + CC-FSP544	Coastal Zone Management and Disaster Management	2	2	3 (2+1)
4	Core Courses	CC-FSL545+ CC-FSP545	Coastal Aquaculture and Mariculture	2	2	3 (2+1)
5	Core Courses	CC-FSL546+ CC-FSP546	Aquatic Mammals, Reptiles and Amphibians	1	0	1 (1+0)
6	Core Courses	CC-FSL547+ CC-FSP547	Marine Fisheries	2	2	3 (2+1)
7	Core Courses	CC-FSL548+ CC-FSP548	Fish Packaging Technology	1	2	2 (1+1)
8	Core Courses	CC-FSL549+ CC-FSP549	Fish By-Products and Waste Utilization	1	2	2 (1+1)
9	Student READY Programme	CC-FSL550+ CC-FSP550	Fishing Gear Technology	1	2	2 (1+1)
10	Core Courses	CC-FSL551+ CC-FSP551	Fishing Technology	1	2	2 (1+1)
11	Core Courses	CC-FSL552+ CC-FSP552	Microbial and Parasitic Diseases of Fish and Shellfish	2	2	3 (2+1)
			No. of hours	37
Total Credits						24

Semester VI: (Third Year) Curriculum
Branch / Course: Bechelor of Fishery Sciences

Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Hours per week		Credits
Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Lecture	Practical	Credits
1	Core Courses	CC-FSL653+ CC-FSP653	Aquatic Pollution	1	2	2 (1+1)
2	Core Courses	CC-FSL654 + CC-FSP654	Introduction to Biotechnology and Bioinformatics	1	2	2 (1+1)
3	Core Courses	CC-FSL655 + CC-FSP655	Fish Population Dynamics and Stock Assessment	2	2	3 (2+1)
4	Core Courses	CC-FSL656+ CC-FSP656	Fish Products and Value Addition	2	2	3 (2+1)
5	Core Courses	CC-FSL657+ CC-FSP657	Microbiology of Fish and Fishery Products	2	2	3 (2+1)
6	Core Courses	CC-FSL658+ CC-FSP658	Refrigeration and Equipment Engineering	2	2	3 (2+1)
7	Core Courses	CC-FSL659+ CC-FSP659	Fisheries Economics	2	2	3 (2+1)
8	Core Courses	CC-FSL660+ CC-FSP660	Fisheries Co-operatives and Marketing	1	2	2 (1+1)
9	Core Courses	CC-FSL661+ CC-FSP661	Fisheries Extension Education	1	2	2 (1+1)
10	Core Courses	CC-FSL662+ CC-FSP662	Fisheries Policy and Law	1	0	1 (1+0)
11	Core Courses	CC-FSL663+ CC-FSP663	Fisheries Business Management and Entrepreneurship Development	1	0	1 (1+0)
			No. of hours	34
Total Credits						25

Semester VII: (Fourth Year) Curriculum
Branch / Course: Bachelor of Fishery Sciences

Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Hours per week		Credits
Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Lecture	Practical	Credits
1	Student READY Programme	SRP-FSP764	In-plant attachment (for 8 weeks)	0	20	10 (0+10)
2	Student READY Programme	SRP-FSP765	Rural Fisheries Work Experience Prog. (for 8 weeks)	0	16	8(0+8)
3	Student READY Programme	SRP-FSP766	Study Tour (in and outside State) (for 4 weeks)	0	4	2(0+2)
			No. of hours	40
Total Credits						20

Semester VIII: (Fourth Year) Curriculum
Branch / Course: Bechelor of Fishery Sciences

Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Hours per week		Credits
Sl No	Type of Course	Course Code	Course title	Lecture	Practical	Credits
1	Student READY Experiential Module	SRP-FSP867+ ELP-FSP867	Skill Development (for one week) and Experiential Learning Programme	0	34 (10+24)	17 (0+17)
3	Student READY Programme	PRW-FSP868	Project Work	0	4	2 (0+2)
4	Student READY Programme	SEM-FSP869	Seminar	0	2	1 (0+1)
			No. of hours	40
Total Credits						20

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