APPLICATION FORM FOR PARTICIPATION IN SUMMER SCHOOL UDAIPUR AT A GLANCE ICAR Sponsored Skill Oriented Entrepreneurship Development for Udaipur is a beautiful city of legend patriot Maharana Pratap; lakes, SUMMERSUMMER SCHOOLSCHOOL palaces, gardens and fountains attract large number of tourists on Sustenance of Agriculture Enterprises from different parts of the country and abroad. Serene in the (2 to 22 August, 2016) shadows of dark green hills, Three Lakes-Pichhola, Fatehsagar 1. Full Name (in block letters): and Udaisagar, as shimmering jewels from the opal surface of 2. Designation: which rise snow white palaces, Jagmandir and Jagniwas. The 3. Present Employer : famous temple of Shrinathji at Nathdwara (50 km) and Chittorgarh fort (110 km), Kumbhalgarh fort (70 km), Jai Samand largest lake in (2 to 22 August 2016) Asia (50 km) are other places of interest. Udaipur is well connected 4. Address to which reply should be sent (along with mobile, telephone, email) : by air from Delhi and Mumbai. It is also connected by super-fast trains from Jammu, Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Patna and

Calcutta. Luxury Volvo buses are available to and from Jaipur, 5. Date of birth : Delhi, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Mumbai, Bhopal and Indore. 6. Sex : 7. Teaching/ Research/ Professional experience (mention post held) during last 5 years and number of publications: 8. Marital Status : 9. Mention if you have participated in any research seminar, summer/ winter school/ short course during the previous years under ICAR/ other organizations : 10. DD/Postal Order No. ______dated ______for Rs. 50/- towards registration (non-refundable). Postal order may be sent in the name of Dean, College of Technology and Engineering (CTAE), payable at Udaipur (Rajasthan), India. Course Director 11. Academic record : Dr. Lokesh Gupta

Degree Discipline Year Class University Course Coordinator All correspondence may be Ph.D. Dr. Vinod Kumar addressed to Master Bachelor Dr. Lokesh Gupta Course Director Date: Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering Place: Signature of the applicant College of Technology and Engineering 12. Recommendation of Forwarding Institute: Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Department of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering UDAIPUR-313 001 (Rajasthan) It is certified that information furnished by the candidate has been verified College of Technology and Engineering Tel: +91-294-2470119 (O), Fax: +91-294-2471056 and found correct. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology Mob.: +91-9414156372 UDAIPUR-313 001 (Rajasthan) Signature of Sponsoring Authority with Seal Email: [email protected], [email protected] PREAMBLE OBJECTIVES NOMINATIONS India is on the cusp of a demographic opportunity. It is today one of the ?Exploring the possibilities of various skill subsectors in agriculture. Applications are invited from eligible candidates in the given format along with youngest nations in the world with more than 62% of the population in the ?Knowledge regarding developing and strengthening the entrepreneurial registration fee (Non-refundable) of Rs 50/- as DD/Postal order in the name of working age group (15-59 years), and more than 54% of the total population quality Dean, CTAE, Udaipur payable at Udaipur, Rajasthan. It is advised to apply below 25 years of age. The country's population pyramid is expected to “bulge” ? across the 15–59 age groups over the next decade. To reap this demographic End to end approach on skilling and linking all the stakeholders of online as follows: Agriculture. dividend which is expected to last for next 25 years, India needs to equip its 1. Visit the website http://www.iasri.res.in/cbp/ or Click on 'Capacity Building workforce with employable skills and knowledge so that the youth can ?Creating more non-agricultural jobs (Agriculture Allied Activities). Program' link under http://www.icar.org.in participate productively to make India a developed economy. Skills and ?Achieving rapid growth in the Agriculture sector through intensive skill knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development development. 2. Login using your User Id & Password. To create User Id use "Create New for any country like India which is dependent mainly on agriculture. Rural agri ?Financial and managerial skills for sustenance of agriculture enterprises. Account" link. based entrepreneurship plays a key role in capturing innovation, maintaining 3. After login, click on "Participate in Training" link and fill the Performa. and developing communities, providing job opportunities and moderating the relationship between farming, land-use, community and economic COURSE OUTLINE Take a printout and send duly signed copy through proper channel to the development. An obvious step towards this is to ensure economic Director Summer School by post along with registration fee (Application form development through the promotion of income-generating activities. The course contents will be covered with theme wise delivery of can also be downloaded from website www.mpuat.ac.in or www.ctae.ac.in). Developing entrepreneurship skills among rural people can play a vital role in lectures and hands on practice at the university farms, farmer's field The last date for receiving the nomination is 4th July, 2016. The advance this direction. A creative and innovative workforce well equipped with and industries. The course content will broadly cover: scanned copy of the nomination may be sent by E-mail. necessary skills is required to support productivity and growth of the nation. ? Modern concepts of entrepreneurship in agriculture. th The concept of entrepreneurship involves equipping a person with the required ?Attracting rural youths for entrepreneurship through skill oriented Note: The candidates will be notified about selection latest by 8 July, 2016. skills and knowledge needed for starting and running the enterprise. interventions. TRAVEL, BOARDING & LODGING ?Awareness, perception and gaps in entrepreneurship promotion in ABOUT THE COURSE agriculture. The participants will be paid for to and fro journey by rail/bus as per university Human Resource development is critical for sustaining, diversifying and ?Bee keeping: An effective enterprise for rural youths. norms. Actual TA will be paid on the production of tickets. TA will be paid from realizing the potentials of agriculture. Agricultural development has now to ?Livestock based farming systems. the place of duty to summer school at Udaipur and back by the shortest route. Free lodging and boarding will be provided at the college premises in the evolve in tune with fast changing national and international scenario. Future ?Mushroom growing: An economic entrepreneurial activity. agriculture is dominated by looming dangers of food insecurity originating from University Guest House/ Scientist Hostel. ? an unholy alliance of existing and emerging issues such as Landscape and gardening: A modern entrepreneurial venture. stagnating/declining productivity and profitability; degradation and depletion of ?Fish farming: A boon in entrepreneurship development. natural resources; increased risks in the face of changing climate; unsafe ?Secondary agriculture. livelihoods for millions of small and marginal farmers; regional imbalances in ?Hi-Tech and Exotic vegetable cultivation. agricultural productivity; rising 3 input costs, unsound profits and vulnerable ?Organic farming and certification. markets; changing food habits and quality concerns; high post- harvest losses ? and fragmented processing industry; globalization of trade and commerce; Accounting and financial management in agro based enterprises. weakened technology transfer system; fossil fuel crisis and growing emphasis ?Project management techniques for entrepreneurs. on bio-fuels encroaching upon good agricultural lands; poorly coordinated ?Role of bankers in agro based entrepreneurship development. natural disaster management system, and the looming prospects of bioterrorism etc. ELIGIBILITY The course is designed primarily to provide knowledge and information to the participants regarding basics of entrepreneurship, new The course is open for scientists/ teachers/ extension specialists working in venture planning and creation among rural community, business strategy and ICAR institutes and SAU's. A total of 25 candidates shall be registered based formulation, marketing, innovation, leadership and management, technology on the following eligibility criteria. management, sources of capital funding, finance and operations, taxation, factory act and labour laws etc. Apart from this, hands on training on some of ?Master's degree in any branch of Agriculture/Horticulture/Animal the identified skill sub-sectors will be imparted to the participants so that they Science/Dairy and Food Science/Agricultural Engineering/Home can play a key role for encouraging the rural entrepreneurship in their working Science/Any other related subject. area. ?Working in a position not below the rank of Scientist/Assistant Professor.