THE COURSE PROSPECTUS

To meet the tong-felt need of a professional course in Tea Management, the INSTITUTE has introduced the Post Graduate Course in Tea Management from 2000-2001 academic session.
The course aims at providing theoretical knowledge as well as practical training in the fields and factories in all aspects of tea production, manufacture, marketing and trade.

OBJECTIVES

* To cater to the need of tea industry in respect of trained Tea Professionals for plantation and factory.
* To provide specialization and skill in the functional areas of tea plantation and management.
* To help all those who have already engaged themselves in tea plantations in the management cadres.
* To contribute to the career development of the individuals who would seek further advancement on the basis of professional qualifications.
* To train candidates in such a way as may help them get absorbed in the managerial cadre in tea gardens as well as auxiliary industries.

DURATION AND COURSE CONTENTS : The course is of TWELVE MONTH'S duration.

THE SYLLABUS

The course is divided into following modules :

1. TEA CULTURE AND AGRONOMY
History of Tea-Taxonomy and Botany-Tea Selection and Breeding -Vegetative propagation-Soil and Climate-Mineral Nutrition and Fertilizer Management-Physiology in relation to Productivity-Introduction to Pruning and Shade Management-Drainage-lrrigation-Weed Management-Pest and Disease Management.

2. TEA PROCESSING
Manufacturing techniques-CTC, Orthodox and Green Tea, Bio chemistry of Tea Manufacturing process - Operational Control- Concept and Design of Tea machinery-Alternative source of energy-Audit-Medicinal properties of tea, Bio Tea. Value Added Tea. Tea Tasting and Tea Blending. Quality assessment of Tea.

3. TEA MANAGEMENT
Management-Principles and practices-Accounting and Financial Management-Production Management - Communication and Management Information Service - Personnel Management and Industrial Relations-Labour Laws-Marketing and Sales Management-Health Management- Tea Economics- Total Quality Management

4. GENERAL
Nature Study- Land Survey-Computer application-Off Campus training and Project report preparation.

5. ENGINEERING
Tea Manufacturing-Maintenance management and engineering practices in tea-Tea machineries-Steps in tea manufacturing- Chemical changes occurring during manufacturing -Tea tasting - Qualify control.

INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM
• Class room lectures
• Field visits
• Factory visits
• Assignments
• Video shows
• Slide shows
• Project work
• Seminar sessions
• Personal counselling
• Interview practice
• Computer Workshop

STUDY MATERIALS
Students are required to pay Rs.1500 (Rupees one thousand five hundred only) at the time of admission for the study materials so distributed during the course.