Modernization of Agricultural Higher Education

in India & The Roadmap for Implementation of

New Education Policy 2020

R.C Agrawal
Deputy Director General (DDG), Agricultural Education &
National Director (ND), NAHEP, ICAR, New Delhi

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Table of Contents

01 03 05 07
Indian Transforming National
Agriculture National
Agricultural Education
Agricultural
Higher
02 04
Policy 2020 –
Higher
Education
Education 06 Implementati 08
Agricultural System National on Plan
Project International National
Education in trainings for Education Education Policy
India students and Policy 2020 2020 –
faculties Implementation
Status

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Indian Agriculture - Achievements

Fruits and Wheat

Pulses Milk Jute Rice
Vegetables
The largest The largest The largest 2nd largest 2nd Largest
2nd largest
producer producer producer producer producer
producer

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Indians Changing Agriculture - World Food Laureates

Late Sanjaya Rajaram

Improving commercial access to high quality seeds

throughout India
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Agricultural Education in India - Overview

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under

Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE-
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare) is the apex body
for -

co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and

education in agriculture including horticulture,
fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country

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Agricultural Education in India - Overview

Domain of AU Number
SAUs 63
Deemed Universities 04
CAUs 03
CUs with Agricultural 04
Faculties
Veterinary Universities 15
Horticulture Universities 06
>200 K >16 K Fisheries Universities 03
Students Faculty

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Agricultural Education in India - Overview

Disciplines in Agricultural Education

and many more…

Agricultural Education plays a significant role in boosting economy and speeding up the development process
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Agricultural Education in India - Overview
To attract students to higher agricultural education and to achieve educational excellence in teaching, research and
capacity building faculty in the cutting-edge areas of agriculture and allied science subjects

National Scholarship Scheme

1 2 3 4
National Talent Scholarship Post Matric Scholarship Merit-cum-Means Scholar- Junior/Senior Research
(NTS) for SC/ST Candidates -ship for undergraduate Fellowship for Ph.D program
studies

Rs. 3,000 per month is Rs. 1,000 per month is Rs. 1,000 per month is Rs. 31,000 per month is
awarded to students awarded to SC/ST awarded to meritorious awarded during 1st & 2nd
students for pursuing students belonging to year and Rs. 35,000 per
pursuing undergraduate
bachelor’s degree month during the 3rd year for
studies outside their state below poverty line
pursuing Ph.D program in
of domicile. program in
ICAR -AU system
agriculture
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Agricultural Education in India - Overview
ICAR facilitates annual admission of over 250 foreign students of more than 20 countries to various degree
programmes in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, veterinary, agricultural engineering, etc.

International Scholarship Scheme

01 02 03

Netaji Subhas-ICAR India – Afghanistan

India – Africa Fellowship
International Fellowship Fellowship

There are 30 fellowships
available every year for a
programme leading to Ph.D
degree under this scheme.
Allocation of 500 seats under
special agricultural fellowships
for African nationals to conduct
higher degree programme from
Indian Agricultural Universities.
India offers fellowships every
year to Afghan nationals for
pursuing Master and Ph.D
programmes in Agriculture in
Indian AUs.

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Agricultural Education in India - Overview
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT

Higher standards of teaching and research through

- Institutional Development Plans (IDPs)
- Innovation Grants (IG)
- Centers for Advanced Agricultural Sciences and Technology (CAAST).

Expanding the use of ICT and new media technologies

Multiple web digital applications for collecting and regularly updating real-time information
about Agricultural Universities (AU’s), constituent colleges, academic programs, faculty, students,
financial, physical, and other resources, program-wise passing out graduates and their
employment placement.

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International trainings for students and faculties

1000 450
Students completed Faculties completed
international training international training
Geographic Distribution (% of total students & faculties)
UK
4%

Number of subject areas covered during the Switzerland

international training 160 USA
5%
40%
Czech R.
5%
Number of countries covered during the Thailand
international training 27 14%

Philippines Australia
Number of host institutes trained students 4% 5%
and faculties 89
New
Zealand
Number of AUs sent students and faculties for 4%
international training 20
Others (Denmark, Ireland, Taiwan, Morocco, Canada) 19%

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Transforming Agricultural Higher Education System
More than 900 Experiential Learning Units

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Transforming Agricultural Higher Education System

Experiential Learning Infrastructure

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Transforming Agricultural Higher Education System
Incubation Centres

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Transforming Agricultural Higher Education System
Smart Classroom Establishment in all Agricultural Universities

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Transforming Agricultural Higher Education System
Start-ups established and revenue generated
Number of startups by DISCIPLINE WISE EMPLOYMENT GENERATED
revenue range

880
0 50 100 150

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Less than 1Lakh

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Agriculture Others Horticulture Food Science & Veterinary Fisheries Agriculture Forestry Dairy Science Agribusiness Community Sericulture
Technology Science Science Engineering Management Science

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Roadmap to achieve Global Eminence
FUNDING IMPROVING RESEARCH
ASSURANCE OUTPUT

INTERNATIONALISATION

MARKETING &
COMMUNICATION
Initiatives

INDUSTRY- ACADEMIA LINKAGES

DATA-DRIVEN PRACTICES

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Digital readiness of ICAR and associated universities

Agricultural Universities have access to e-learning/ e-governance applications

100%

Agricultural Universities have smart classrooms & video conferencing facilities

100%

Agricultural Universities have high speed internet connectivity

92%

Agricultural Universities have made Wi-Fi available on campus

90%

Agricultural Universities have Academic Management System

86%

Agricultural Universities have Virtual Reality experience labs

100%
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Digital readiness of ICAR and associated universities

Digital Infrastructure Digital Content Repository

• Establishment of Data Centre and Data Recovery • More than 160 courses have been digitalised into e-
Centre (KRISHIMEGH) to make IT infrastructure pubs and animated videos
resilient and future ready
• Assessments are digitalised including long/short
• Ready to use platform for Agri-entrepreneurs, answer type questions
educationists, researchers and extension
• More than 10000 videos have been uploaded by the
professionals
faculties on the courses
• Multilayer physical and information/data security
• E-Content has been developed in highly immersive
• ISO:27001 & ISO:20000 certified form such as virtual reality/augmented reality
• Equipped with latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) /
Deep Learning Software / toolkits
• The architecture is part of the wider objective of
providing a robust and dynamic platform to meet
the growing IT needs of the NARES system

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Achieving Resilience in Agricultural Education System

Strengthen System-Wide Develop Digital Content

Digital Capacity Repository

Provide intensive capacity Develop a repository of high-

building across stakeholder quality, curriculum aligned,
groups to access and utilize pedagogically sound digital
new and existing digital content of agriculture e-courses
offering, effectively and
efficiently

Strengthen Existing Digital Infrastructure

Data Centers, Virtual Classrooms, e-content facilities etc. –

to support a robust Blended Learning Platform (LMS) and
assist AUs in provisioning for last mile connectivity

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National Education Policy -2020

Guiding Principles of NEP 2020 Benefits of NEP 2020

01 Promoting Multilingualism in teaching

Importance given to Promotion of value
skill development based education
Emphasis on conceptual learning rather than
02 rote learning

Development
03 Promoting life skills No rigid of scientific
separation Benefits temper from
between art
04 Promoting regular formative assessment
for learning and science
young age

curriculum
Keeping Teachers and faculty at heart of
05 learning process
Introduction of
HEIs with global
Flexibility standards in India
06 Promoting flexibility in course choices in choices

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NEP 2020 initiatives in Agricultural Higher Education

Institutional Restructuring and Consolidation

Creation of Multi-disciplinary Agricultural

Universities

Elimination of Affiliation system

Converting Deemed Universities of ICAR

Enhancing Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)

Internationalization of ICAR-AU System

Creation of National Research Foundation

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Course Curriculum Developed
• Scientific English
Communication Skills • Communication and Soft kills
• Sci-Com for Smart Scholars 450 Course curriculums developed

• Biologicals
• Equine Industry Beneficiaries by course type
Industry Oriented • Bio Science Research
Courses • Poultry Farming 7%
• Production of Bio pesticides Communication
11%
Skills
• Dairy Farming
Industry oriented
• Certificate Course on Export-Import courses
Entrepreneurial Skills of Agricultural Commodities 46%

Entrepreneurial skills
• Hygienic handling and value-added
products of fish and shellfish Others
36%

Other Courses: • Remedial Courses on:

• Skill development • Veterinary Anatomy
Total Beneficiaries: 8,333
• Vocational Course • Engineering Mathematics
• Specialized taught • Creative and Innovative Thinking
• course
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