Dr. K. N. Modi University

Dr. Gunnjeet Kaur is the Assistant Professor in the Department of School of Agricultural Science at Dr. K N Modi University, Rajasthan. With the practical work accomplishment, the objective of her teaching is to guide her students irrespective of their career fields. Dr. Gunnjeet Kaur has led National as well as International Conferences with her major dissertation publications internationally. Her hard work proves to be an inspiration for the students of Modi University.

When you first came to Dr. K. N. Modi University, what was your vision for the university? Has it evolved?

“Improving facilities and technological advancement”

I have been working with Dr. K.N. Modi University since July 2019 as an Assistant Professor of the School of Agricultural Science department. We strive to make our academic culture strong and reliable for the students. We are encouraging students to explore new fields, experiments, hands-on training, and agricultural application experiences to contribute to capacity building and problem-solving techniques for real life purpose. The university has evolved by bringing in new technologies and facilities for the students. Some of them are well-equipped laboratories, seminar halls, and smart classrooms. The Agricultural Museum of SOAS has incorporated implements of farming systems, Agro-climatic zones, and Different types of major soils present in India. 

Being the Professor of School of Agricultural Science, how do you strategize about the key programs and plan for the administration of your department?

“Strategy of making students understand the concepts”

Being an Assistant professor of the School of Agricultural Sciences I intend to provide the best teaching with practical knowledge to the students. In concern to the administration, we always focus to form the best working team for the department so that the students will acquire outstanding mastery in the field of Agriculture. Also encouraging faculties to attend FDP and various training programs to update themselves.

How does the curriculum of agriculture courses ensure that students will get practical exposure?

“Collaboration with various programs for practical knowledge”

The School of Agricultural Sciences has adopted the V dean committee, ICAR, New Delhi; therefore we are ensuring that students are getting practical exposure in all the disciplines of Agriculture. On-campus students are getting trained on various established units like farm pond, beekeeping Poly house, Nursery, Biological waste management system, vermicompost, Azolla, Liquid decomposer, Instructional Farm, and crop cafeteria. Students of the 7th Semester are being scheduled for the READY program where they will engage at KVK, Plant clinic, Farmer interaction, industrial visit. In contention, to the 8th semester, the students will explore the practical training through Experiential Learning Programme.

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What are the greatest strengths of your department?

“Study Tours and practical knowledge through an internship”

  • With the collaboration to Rural Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE), the students develop a real-time understanding of conventional agriculture methods and effective dissemination of knowledge to the farmers.
  • Field Visits and study tour to provide a basic understanding of emerging problems and technologies involved in the agriculture field. Visits had been conducted to neighboring farms, orchards, KVK, Poly house, Dairy units, and nurseries.
  • In addition to core curricula, the course offers subjects like communication skills and personality development to enhance personality and employability. Value addition courses, Competition exam preparation classes, makeup classes, and remedial classes were offered. 

What is the future scope of this course from your university?

“The career scope after this course never lasts”

In the agriculture sector after completing B.Sc. Agriculture from Modi University students can start with higher studies options of Masters in Agricultural Sciences, various agriculture entrance exams like ICAR, PG, UPCATET, CMAFFU, and ABM with scholarships. Besides the master studies, students can apply for government jobs after B.Sc. Agriculture in the banking sector for AFO, Field Officers, Seed officer, AAO, IFFCO, KRIBHCO, CWC, NSC, Agriculture supervisor, exams like IBPS, NABARD, and a clerical cadre. Then posts of ADO, BDO are available through government job competitive examinations.

UPSC Civil Services Examination, IAS examination is also an option for those who complete B.Sc. Agriculture. Vacancies also come to the Food Corporation of India (FCI). Like in UPSC, state-level Public Service commission also has jobs for candidates with B.Sc. Agriculture background. Students of agricultural sciences can become entrepreneurs in various agricultural sectors. They embark upon the journey with a vision to provide unique solutions to agricultural problems and to provide a sustainable farming system throughout the world. Hence there is abundant scope for B.Sc. Agriculture students. 

What are the key factors that keep you connected with the education sector?

“The field of stream signifies my connection with the education sector”

The security towards the need to be fulfilled for every single individual of food and grains. Agribusiness can never be at a halt and therefore, gaining sufficient knowledge about this particular arena in the education sector keeps me connected to education. The motivation within that comes by seeing where our Country is lacking to reach the objective. The education sector in the field of Agriculture will remain secure for the best career. Like everyone else, I also choose the best one for myself.

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Tell us about the major challenges in the field of Agriculture courses, as a professor of the agriculture department?

“No course works without hurdles”

India has come a long way from the situation of “living from ship to mouth” to “food self-sufficiency”. Being a professor of agriculture the challenges in the field of agriculture include

  • To increase productivity per unit of land
  • To develop a location-specific technology package by a multidisciplinary team. 
  • This package of best practices should be economically viable and environmentally sound. Due to various constraints within the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), research has lagged and there is technology fatigue after the first Green Revolution.

What suggestions would you like to give to the students pursuing higher education?

“Skills define success rather than grades”

Keep enhancing your Interpersonal skills, bring in the leadership, and build confidence within yourself. Being a high school graduate doesn’t open up the doors to many rewarding careers as it did in past generations. You may not know exactly what you want to do after graduating from college, but you do at least know you want a more rewarding career, pays well, and is something you feel secure in and satisfied with. Since you learn a broad range of skills, you could end up in a field you didn’t necessarily study for. This can open up new and unexpected opportunities that might not have become available to you had you not received higher education. That said, by furthering your education, you acquire a broad range of skills that can qualify you for a wider range of career choices in different fields and that offer you more room for advancement.

What are the interventions and approaches you bring in apart from the curriculum to train/teach the students?

“Bringing in practical experiences driven through internships as a unit to every course”

  • Field Practical classes are also being performed in the respective farm units to improve the skill of students regarding various activities like – budding, grafting, layering, pot filling, pruning, spraying, crop harvesting by a hand-operated reaper, threshing, weeding hoeing, milking, tractor driving, brooding work in poultry, etc.
  • There is a proper work chart for every student while interning for experience for their monthly reports of experience and learning.
  • There goes an ELP abbreviated for Experiential learning program to promote employment opportunities and entrepreneurship developmental skills in the field of agriculture science through the integration of basic knowledge and conceptual aspects with experiential learning in the specialized field of use of value-added technology, devices & system.
  • To generate trained skill manpower for self-employment and entrepreneurship development.
  • To earn through value addition technologies available locally through the integration of integrated farming, food Safety, the agriculture market, and good agricultural practices.