Augmenting Quality and Relevance of Higher Agricultural Education through Enhanced Learning Outcome and Entrepreneurship Development 

Dr. B.N. Aravinda Kumar

Professor (Agronomy) & Placement Coordinator
UAS Dharwad
E-mail: aravindakumarbn@uasd.in
Mobile: 9980251914

Education

  • PhD- Agronomy, University of Nottingham, UK (Common wealth Scholar), 2006
  • M.Sc. (Agri)- Agronomy, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 1993
  • B.Sc. (Agri), University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 1990

Positions Held

  • Professor, College of Agriculture, Dharwad (15-12-2012 Till date)
  • Associate Professor, College of Agriculture, Dharwad (03-07-2007 to 15-12-2012)

IDP Related Experience: Research Projects Handled

  • I have been serving as Staff Advisor (cultural /fine arts) to UG/PG students for the past 12 years.

IDP Related Contributions

 

  • Additional Charge as Placement Co-ordinator of UAS Dharwad since 24-05-2017. Actively involved organization of pre-placement talks and workshops of corporate sector in the University. organized motivational talks (3) and linguistic skills workshop (2). Associated as Co-PI in ICAR funded project on ‘Impact of information and communication technologies (ICTs) In agricultural education in India’. As Co-PI in Network project on “Redesigning the farmer-extension-agricultural research-education continuum in India with ICT-mediated knowledge management” (Component-1, Sub component –ICDS) under NAIP, Lead Centre-ICRISAT, Patancheru, Hyderabad. As Co-PI in Network project on “Strengthening of rural families through empowerment by introducing food security through production, processing and value addition of regional staple food grains” (IDRC, Canada), Lead Centre- UAS, Dharwad.

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