Under Graduate students of Department of Agricultural Economics are required to complete 8 weeks internship in any Public/Private sector organization in Summer semester of their 3rd year or they are required to complete short research project under the supervision of assigned teacher and present their research before department at the end of 8th semester. A Comprehensive Examination is also conducted at the end of 8th semester. Students are required to pass the exam with 60% marks

After completing the course, students will be able to practically run a research project themselves

Internship

1. Internship Report:      30 Marks
2. Internship Seminar:    30 Marks

OR

Research Project

1. Research Report:        30 Marks
2. Research Seminar:      30 Marks

Comprehensive Exam:                        20 Marks

Evaluation of Internship /Research Seminar

Organization and Scientific Content (14 points)

1. Introduction and explanation of objectives
2. Review of prior work, Explanations of methods, materials, result
3. Accuracy and completeness of Information
4. Synthesis of your results or that of others
5. Conclusions

Visuals (8 points)

1. Layout and design
2. Spelling and punctuation
3. Quality of images, charts, graphs
4. Relevance to story line

Delivery (8) points)

1. Firm voice, eye contact, enunciation
2. Professional appearance
3. Minimum time (20 min) met
4. Logical flow of story line
5. Ability to answer questions