STUDY ON SOCIO-PERSONAL PROFILE OF FACULTY MEMBERS OF STATE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES IN UTTAR PRADESH

SHEELESH KUMAR¹*, K. GHADEI^2
1Department of Extension Education, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Department of Extension Education, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : sheeleshbhu@gmail.com

Received : 02-12-2018     Accepted : 12-12-2018     Published : 15-12-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 23       Pages : 7576 - 7578
Int J Agr Sci 10.23 (2018):7576-7578

Keywords : Academic, Agricultural, Extension, Teacher
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The concept of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) was first termed by the United Nations in 1992. It is used to connote ‘internet service’, media, ‘telecommunication’ and ‘network-based information services. Agricultural extension serves as a bridge between the agricultural research organization and the potential users of research findings. It aims at helping research scientists to design and undertake needs based research and enable farmers and others to adopt new scientific knowledge and useful research results/agricultural technologies for increasing agricultural production leading to enhanced farm income and better quality of life for all in the rural areas. Agriculture teaching and training institutes in many of developing world have irrelevant curricula, teaching learning and training materials insufficient equipment and physical facilities for practical pre and in-service education and training. This study was conducted all of the State Agricultural Universities of Uttar Pradesh that are the recognised by the Indian council of agricultural research (ICAR). The sample size of 271 faculty members from all four selected Agricultural universities collected from assistant professors, associate professors and professors. The data from the respondents were collected through the Questionnaire sent through e-mails.

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