Applications Invited for Post-Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension Management (PGDAEM)

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About the Organization

The National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) established in 1987, is an apex level autonomous institute under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India. MANAGE is involved in major initiatives towards reorientation and modernization of the agricultural extension system, for evolving effective ways of managing the extension system through professional guidance and training of critical manpower.

MANAGE offers its services in Training, Consultancy, Management Education, Research and Information Services.MANAGE has been facilitating in the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Scheme “Support to State Extension Programme for Extension Reforms”, which comes under Sub Mission on Agricultural Extension (SMAE)of the National Mission on Agricultural Extension and Technology (NMAET)” being implemented across the country with enrollment fromover 700 districts in31 States and5 Union Territories of the country.

About the Program

There are around one lakh public extension functionaries in India.The public and private extension system extension functionaries play a crucial role in addressing the serious concerns in Indian agriculture such as major percentage of small holding farmers, huge yield gaps, disparity in use of inputs and deterioration of natural resources. There is a need to encourageand empowerthem through capacity building for improving their effectiveness in extension delivery system.

MANAGE has launched the Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension Management (PGDAEM) is in distance learning mode during 2007 under this Centrally Sponsored Schemeexclusively on Agricultural Extension Management, for the public and private extension functionaries of the country. The programme has completed fifteen years and the sixteenth batch is in progress.

Acrossthe period more than 22,000 candidates from Agriculture and Allied sectors have been enrolled in PGDAEM. The PGDAEM being a unique intervention for strengthening the capacities of extension personnel, has gained a lot of interest and popularity in recent times.

 Since its inception in 2007 the programme received full support of the Government of India (GoI) till the Financial Year 2014-15. With effect from Financial Year 2015-16, the States are getting the support of the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA & FW), Govt. of India under Extension Reforms Scheme to the tune of 60%,90% and 100% for General States, North-Eastern States & three Himalayan States andUnion Territories respectively.

The remaining amount(matching share) 40% and 10% for the General States and North Eastern & three Himalayan States respectively is contributed by the concerned State Governments.

Since academic year 2020-21 onwards, MANAGE institutionalized Gold, Silver and Bronze medals to award top three candidates.

Objectives of the PGDAEM Programme

• To enhance the technomanagerial competence of extension functionaries
• To acquaint the extension functionaries on the latest developments in the field of agricultural extension
• To equip the extension functionaries with the tools and techniques for participatory decision making.
• To develop an insight into various extension models to enrich the agri-value chain.

Eligibility

 Extension functionaries graduated in Agriculture and allied sectors such as Horticulture, Veterinary, Fisheries etc. and other Graduates currently employed in the departments of Agriculture/ Allied sectors of Central/ State/ UT Governments and State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), Block & Assistant Technology Managers (BTMs & ATMs) of ATMA and Subject Matter Specialists (SMSs) of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) are eligible to enroll for the programme. Preference will be given to government extension functionaries in the above Departments.

 All Graduates in Agriculture, Allied subjects and other Graduates working in Agri-business companies, NGOs, Cooperatives, Farmers’ Organizations, Agrientrepreneurs and Input dealers are also eligible

How to Apply

Last date for receiving the applications: 15.03.2024

The MANAGE website: www.manage.gov.in has provision for the following:

• Admission list of candidates (Display and download)
• Study material in English and Hindi, pre-recorded video lectures on all courses by experts. (Viewing and download)
• Topics of Assignments and Topics of Project Report (Viewing and download).
• Guidelines for contact classes, assignments, project work and term end examinations. (Viewing and download)
• Question Bank (Viewing and download) 6. Examinations Schedule (Display)
• Hall tickets of the term end and supplementary examination (Download)
• Formats for results, UCs and Statement of Expenditure (SOEs) (Viewing and download).
• Marks memos and Results (Display and download)
• 10.Feedback (Online submission)

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