Introduction

The first batch of students have passed out after doing their RAWE at recognized Kendra of Extension education and have received excellent placements in public and private sectors. Many students have taken admission for higher studies as well. The department is in the process for implementing READY and Experiential Learning as per 5th Dean's committee report.

Diploma in Agriculture Extension Services of 1 Year duration has been started in 2018. This Diploma Programme imparts relevant and location-specific agricultural education to equip these input dealers with sufficient knowledge to transform them into professionals so as to enable them to address the day-to-day problems being faced by the farmers at field level.

Vision

To be a centre of excellence in agriculture education with focus on quality education for students, research and extension services to farmers and to develop holistic eco system for global competencies among students and sustainable growth of agriculture sector in India.

Mission

The Department of Agriculture aspires to achieve its vision by:

• Acquiring highly qualified, competent and experienced faculty as per the norms of the regulatory authorities.
• Providing skilled technical and supporting staff for enhanced practical exposure to learners.
• Creating state-of–the art infrastructure in the form of classrooms, learning resource, laboratories and farm activities.
• Conducting practical and Hand-on-training to prepare students fit for employment and entrepreneurship.
• Developing system for up gradation of curriculum and pedagogical techniques based on continuous feedback from various stakeholders.
• Promoting ICT application in curricula delivery including self-learning resources like MOOCs, Coursera, virtual labs, online resources, etc.
• Blending skills, entrepreneurship and capacity building for sustainable growth of agriculture in the country.