AISHE – Higher Education Plus https://highereducationplus.com Fri, 05 Jul 2019 07:18:00 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.8 https://highereducationplus.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-Higher-Education-Plus-32x32.png AISHE – Higher Education Plus https://highereducationplus.com 32 32 Youth Indifferent to Agriculture https://highereducationplus.com/youth-indifferent-to-agriculture-all-india-survey-on-higher-education/ Fri, 05 Jul 2019 07:13:31 +0000 https://highereducationplus.com/?p=135527 The Committee has commended strengthening of the science-based learning experience, and changing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) to STEAM, where A stands for Agriculture The agricultural course curricula should be restructured to underpin relevant practical skills, entrepreneurial aptitude, self-employment, leadership qualities, confidence among graduates, attracting & retaining youth in agriculture, through which the enrolment of […]

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The Committee has commended strengthening of the science-based learning experience, and changing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) to STEAM, where A stands for Agriculture

The agricultural course curricula should be restructured to underpin relevant practical skills, entrepreneurial aptitude, self-employment, leadership qualities, confidence among graduates, attracting & retaining youth in agriculture, through which the enrolment of students in such courses increases. There are 26,614 students enrolled for Post Graduation courses of Agriculture and Allied sector with 64.8% male and 35.2% female students. While considering gender distribution, it is seen that Agriculture is one among the major sectors having the lowest female participation.

Programme-wise Enrolment

Course All Categories Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Other Backward Classes
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
B Agri-Bachelor of Agriculture 87310 29088 116398 10575 3816 14391 3487 2245 5732 35947 12158 48105

Programme-wise Enrolment – Distance Mode

Course All Categories Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribe Other Backward Classes
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
B Agri-Bachelor of Agriculture 117 18 135 – – – – – – – – –

Enrolment at Under Graduate Level in Agriculture Disciplines/ Subjects

Discipline Male Female Total
Agriculture Engineering 13258 6740 19998
Agriculture 168110 64763 232873

Programme-wise Out-turn/Pass-Out

Programme Male Female Total
B Agri-Bachelor of Agriculture 17475 4892 22367
Agriculture Engineering 2515 1146 3661
Agriculture (at Under Graduate Level) 29756 11661 41417

According to Fifth Dean’ Committee Report of ICAR, the Committee has contextualized academic aspects of the challenges and opportunities. Further, it has articulated the knowledge and skills needed among the graduates and recommended curricula reforms and innovations for enhancing employability, employment potential, entrepreneurship, and science-led transformation of India’s food and agriculture system, enabling our graduates to become job-providers rather than job-seekers.

Enrolment at PhD, MPhil & PG Level in Agriculture Disciplines/Subjects

Discipline PhD MPhil Post Graduate
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Agriculture Agriculture 2905 1974 4879 13 14 27 14845 7923 22768
Horticulture 257 238 495 6 4 10 1917 1142 3059
Forestry 136 81 217 9 7 16 466 274 740
Sericulture 8 13 21 – – – 22 25 47
Agriculture Total 3306 2306 5612 28 25 53 17250 9364 26614
Engineering & Technology Agriculture Engineering 183 93 276 – – – 965 631 1596

Out-turn/Pass-Out at PhD, MPhil & PG Level

Discipline PhD MPhil Post Graduate
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Agriculture Agriculture 2912 1291 4203 – – – 5502 3264 8766
Horticulture 100 52 152 – – – 698 504 1202
Forestry 36 34 70 7 5 12 194 130 324
Sericulture – 1 1 – – – 9 6 15
Agriculture Total 3048 1378 4426 7 5 12 6403 3904 10307
Engineering & Technology Agriculture Engineering 43 13 56 – – – 360 213 573

Asserting that sciences underpin agriculture, the Committee has commended strengthening of the science-based learning experience and changing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) to STEAM, where A stands for Agriculture.

Foreign Students in Agriculture Courses

Course Male Female Total
B Agri-Bachelor of Agriculture 147 46 193

Stream-wise Distribution of Under Graduate Enrolment

Stream-wise Distribution of Under Graduate Enrolment

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