Best Practices

  1. Academic Best Practices

 

  • Curriculum Upgradation done regularly
  • Align courses with ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) guidelines and emerging fields like data science.
  • Curriculum, Includes practical data applications
  • Data raised from real Agricultural experiments, surveys, and field trials are analyzed in class.
  • Interdisciplinary Teaching
  • Collaborate in teaching with department of Agronomy, Horticulture, Agricultural Economics, Soil Science, and Genetics and Plant Breeding, Agricultural Extension, Animal Science, Entomology, Agricultural Engineering, and Plant Physiology.
  • Skill Development Workshops
  • Regular workshops on application of statistical software (R, SPSS, JAMOVI) for data handling.
  • Training on data visualization and scientific writing.
 
  1. Research Best Practices

 

  • Field-Driven Research
  • Focus on design of experiments (DOE) for agricultural field trials, varietal evaluations.
  • Use survey sampling methods for socio-economic and farm-level studies.
  • Collaborative Research
  • Publications and Impact
  • Encourage faculty and students to publish in reputed journals.
 
  1. Extension & Outreach Best Practices

 

  • Short courses on statistical literacy, yield forecasting, and data-based decision making for scientists and extension workers.
  • Provide support in impact evaluation, and preparation of best forecasting models.
  • Faculty Development
  • Organize faculty development training on Research Methodology, Statistical tools and techniques and conferences.
  • Student Mentoring System
  • Guidance given to the students for their M.Sc./Ph.D. thesis.
 

Example of a Best Practice Initiative

“Statistical Support and services in Research”

  • Offers experimental design advice, data analysis services, and training programmes to other departments and research scholars.