Welcome To Swami Kheswanand Rajashan Agriculture University, Bikaner

Directorate of Human Resource Development

Academic Staff College cum Distance Education Centre (ASC – DEC) was set up in the University in 1996 to strengthen teaching, research and extension education wings of the University. For making the sphere even more broader, this Centre was restructured in 2012 as Directorate of Human Resource Development (DHRD ).

Objectives

Orientation programme for the newly recruited faculty.
Broadening the horizon of knowledge of existing faculty by offering refresher courses/ Winter Schools/ Summer Schools, Workshops and Seminars of national level.
Short training / lecture programmes for University teaching and other staff members.
Educational programmes for officers of the Deptt. of Agriculture, public & private agri-business personnel’s, unemployed graduates and persons from other educational institutions / organizations.
Learning programmes through distance education.

Building up of quality and excellence among teaching community in higher education through imparting knowledge, updating teaching skills/technology periodically, promoting critical and innovative thinking, application of ICT for updating curricular transactions in order to turn India into a global leader of the 21st Century in Higher Education.

MISSION

Our mission is to impart required knowledge and skills to the newly recruited and in-service academicians and administrators associated with higher educational institutions to pursue activities with new emphasis related to quality of education, organizational development, community and societal service, as well as basic and applied research endeavours.

Objectives

To inculcate right kind of values and societal responses in student community to make them knowledgeable citizens
To impart new teaching skills/tools and teaching technology and values of education to the newly recruited colleges’/universities’ teachers
To update knowledge in cutting edge areas of research of in-service academicians associated with higher educational institutions.
To impart ICT and information resources in teaching and learning processes.
To maintain and improve professional competence and to enhance career progression.
To help the faculties to attain their full potential as critical thinkers, effective communicators, leaders, and committed life-long learners by providing integrated learning educational experience.
To keep/provide abreast knowledge, in cutting edge research and technology developments in various subjects by interacting with erudite scholars and eminent academicians.
To develop distinctive, innovative, educational opportunities including regional and global partnerships that lead to student success, sustainable communities and higher ranking of universities.
To create a student-centered environment that is characterized by academic excellence, inspiring and preparing students to serve as ethical, informed citizens and leaders in an increasingly complex, diverse and global environment.
To impart training in ICT and internet usages for collection, collation and dissemination of information.

Ongoing Certificate Courses at DHRD, SKRAU, Bikaner: 05 (2022-23)

Fee structure of each certificate course is Rs.1500

Jal BachatKheti
Jaivik Krishi
Mushroom Ki Unnat Kheti
Poultry farming
Value Added Products from Harvested Fruits & Vegetables.

Organized Training

Topic	Name & Department	Duration
Entrepreneurship Development through Sheep and Goat Farming	Dr. N. S. Dahiya Prof. and HOD, LPM, COA Bikaner	7 days
Techniques in Mushroom Cultivation	Dr. Data Ram, Prof & Head, Plant Pathology, COA, Bikaner	7 days
Production & Marketing Strategy of Organic Agri- Products	Dr. Shirish Sharma, Asstt. Prof. Agril. Economic. COA Bikaner	3 days
Effective strategies for Modern Plant Disease Management	Dr Data Ram, Prof & Head, Plant Pathology, COA, Bikaner	21Days (Winter school)
Capacity building on advances seed production technology	Dr. P.C. Gupta Prof. & HOD, GPB, COA, Bikaner	7Days
Strengthen the Millet based Ecosystem to Cater Food Security Challenges	Dr. Vimala Dunkwal, Dean, College of community science	21 Days(Winter school)
Mushroom cultivation & Value Addition	Dr. Data Ram, Prof & Head, Plant Pathology, COA, Bikaner	3days
Professional & Personal development	Dr. A.K. Sharma Director, DHRD	2 days
Value addition of fruits	Dr P. K. Yadav, Prof & Head, Horticulture, COA, Bikaner	1 Days
Bee keeping	Dr. H L Deshwal, Prof & Head,Agricultural Entomology, COA, SKRAU, Bikaner	7 days
Organic farming	Dr S R Bhunia, Prof & Head, Agronomy, COA, SKRAU, Bikaner	7 days
Poultry production and management	Dr N S Dhaiya, Prof & Head, LPM, COA, Bikaner	7 days

Soil and water testing and instrumentation	Dr. Yogesh Sharma, Prof & Head, Soil Science, COA, SKRAU, Bikaner	7 days
Nursery management	Dr. P K Yadav, Prof & Head, Horticulture	7 days
Efficient irrigation management and enhancement of water use efficiency	Dr S R Bhunia,Prof.& Head, Agronomy, COA, SKRAU, Bikaner	7 days