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Marching firmly towards excellence…… Two Years of Reforms and Results CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University) Palampur H.P. 176062 India The University activities in pictures The Vice-Chancellor presenting mementoes to Hon'ble Governor Acharya Devvrat Jee and Hon'ble Chief Minister Sh. Jai Ram Thakur Jee during their visit to the University on 29 January 2018 Hon'ble Governor laying the foundation stone of Model ZBNF Centre in the presence of Hon'ble CM & other dignitaries Tribal farmers with the Vice-Chancellor during his visit to RRS, Sangla, Kinnaur Marching firmly towards excellence…… Major Reforms and Achievements « The University ranked among top 20 agricultural universities at all India level: CSKHPKV ranked at 19th position at all India level among all SAUs, CAUs and ICAR deemed Universities as per the National Institution Ranking Framework of ICAR, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Govt. of India. « Since its inception, the University attained all time high second position among all SAUs, Central Agricultural Universities and ICAR institutes declared as deemed universities in Agricultural Research Services examination 2017 conducted by ASRB, New Delhi. An all time record number, 193 students qualified national level competitive examinations like JRF, SRF, NET,UGC, etc. « In Entrance Test Based Admissions for the Academic Year 2018-19, a record 17276 candidates registered online for admissions to B.V.Sc. & A.H. and B.Sc.(Hons.) Agri. programmes. « Around 390 staff members were benefitted with fresh appointments, promotions, absorption of services of Co- terminus appointees, etc. « Rs. 80.00 crore received as additionality besides regular grant-in-aid from the Govt of H.P. to clear pending liabilities of employees and retirees. Cleared all pending liabilities such as DA/CAS arrears of employees, and gratuity & leave encashment of retirees. « The University developed and recommended 11 varieties of various crops and a poultry variety. « Twenty farm based models formulated and shared with the stakeholders to Double the Farmers' Income. « KVK, Mandi received 'Zonal Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Protsahan Puruskar' in Zone-1. « The construction works worth Rs.2.42 crore completed and works worth Rs.8.45 crore are in progress. « Establishment of Zero Budget Natural Farming(ZBNF) Centre. Establishment of PPVFRA Northern region Branch Office at CSKHPKV, Palampur. « To accelerate production of high quality planting material through grafting, a Grafting Machine/Robot has been installed. « Statutes of the University (earlier updated upto 30 August 2006) have been updated upto 1 July 2018. « Paperless working has been introduced for better communication and save resources. « The University implemented 5th Deans' Committee's recommendations of ICAR. « Research projects worth Rs.16.64 crore sanctioned and research projects worth Rs.184 crore submitted to the funding agencies. A Breeder/Foundation seed production project worth Rs 10 crore awaiting approval from JICA (phase II) launch after its approval from the Govt of H.P. « The University introduced the sale of milk through coupons- a step towards cashless transactions. « 16 Hand Books and Technical Manuals, including Package of Practices of Rabi Crops, Package of Practices of Kharif Crops and Package of Practices of Vegetable Crops were published after a long interval. « MoUs were signed between SJVN/ Himachal Pradesh Crop Diversification Promotion Project JICA-ODA/ Agricultural Skill Council of India for providing trainings to farmers and trainers. « A Golden Letter Day for the University: It was a historical and momentous occasion on 29 January 2018 when Hon'ble Governor of Himachal Pradesh and Chancellor of the University Acharya Devvrat Jee, Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram Thakur Jee, five Ministers Dr Ram Lal Markanda, Sh Vipin Singh Parmar, Sh Kishan Kapoor, Smt Sarveen Chaudhry and Sh Vikram Singh Thakur were in the University. Ho'ble Governor laid the foundation stone of ZBNF centre and also inaugurated Animal Disease Investigation & Research Laboratory in the presence of Hon'ble Chief Minister, Ministers, Vice-Chancellor Prof Ashok Kumar Sarial, MLAs Shri Ravinder Ravi Dhiman, Shri Mulkhraj Premi, Sh Vikram Jarial and Sh Ashish Butail, Add Chief Secretary(Finance & Agri) Dr. Shrikant Baldi, other senior officers of the State Govt., University staff and students. Later, Hon'ble Governor, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Hon'ble Agriculture Minister and Vice-Chancellor Prof Ashok Kumar Sarial addressed the University community, State Govt. Officers and others. 1 Marching firmly towards excellence…… Administration After taking over as Vice-Chancellor, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University in August 2016, Prof A.K.Sarial was quick to assess the prevailing atmosphere in the University and took measures to make it congenial by taking requisite steps to create goodwill among all staff members. In his maiden address to the employees, he had assured them to “Provide an encouraging environment where all staff members work in cohesion to their optimum capacity for the benefit of university, students and farming community…”. To achieve this, he repeatedly gave a mantra: “Respect Work, Work Hard and Create Work Culture.” The following major decisions were taken to smoothen the path of progress: v Decision Making Streamlined: All important meetings of the Statutory bodies like Senate, Board of Management, Academic Council, Research Council, Extension Council, etc were held regularly to streamline decision making and taking appropriate actions on the issues concerning the University. Four meeting of the Board of Management were held on the regular intervals (18.03.2017,13.07.2017,09.02.2018 and 07.07.2018). v Eight meetings of the Academic Council were held to discuss the academic policy and other important matters. v Annual Reports: Compilation and publishing of all pending Annual Reports was also done. Annual Report for the year 2013-2014 has been published while for the year 2014- 2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017, the Annual Reports were edited, compiled, got printed and approved from the BOM and now will be placed in the ensuing meeting of the Senate. v Statutes of the University which were earlier updated upto 30.09.2006 have now been updated upto 01.07.2018 and sent for printing. v Paperless Office Working: Paperless working has been introduced. To keep pace with the Govt. of India and Govt. of H.P. digital programme and for judicious use of scarce University resources, all important notifications office orders, circulars etc. are uploaded on University website and the system has been working well. v Implemented 5th Deans' Committee's recommendations: The University implemented 5th Deans' Committee's recommendations of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in the B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture and B.Tech. (Food Technology) and B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science in the College of Agriculture and College of Home Science from the academic year 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively. v The University is on board with National Academic Depository being operated under University Grants Commission, New Delhi. v Successful organization of Convocation: The University organized 14th Convocation successfully on 8 September 2017 and conferred the Graduate, Master and Doctorate level degrees, Honours Certificate and Gold Medals, etc. to the passed out graduates and 2 Marching firmly towards excellence…… postgraduates of CSKHPKV upto 31 August 2016. In this Convocation, 343 degrees (227 graduation, 97 Masters' and 19 Doctoral degrees) were conferred besides conferring Gold Medals and Certificates of Honour. Hon'ble Governor, H.P. and Chancellor of the University conferred the degrees on the students. v The Information Brochure and Prospectus for the Academic year 2017-18 and 2018-19 uploaded on the University website well in time for admissions to Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes of the University. v During the Academic year 2018-19, admissions to six Undergraduate, 23 disciplines in Masters' programmes and 15 disciplines in Doctoral programme were offered. v Record number of candidates apply for UG programmes: For admission to Entrance Test Based programmes for the Academic Year 2018-19, 17276 candidates registered online for 152 seats of B.V.Sc. & A.H. and B.Sc. (Hons.)Agriculture. v A significant increase in number of applicants compared to previous years was observed. During 2016-17 academic sessions, 12500 candidates had registered while in 2017-18, the number rose to 13664 and in 2018-19 the number of applicants increased to 17278. Similarly, 1257 candidates registered online for admission to Masters' programmes. v On the request of Eternal University (EU), Baru Sahib and Baddi University of Emerging Science & Technology(BUEST), Baddi, for enrolment of meritorious students in their B.Sc.(Hons) Agriculture degree programme, the University made available the list of candidates appeared in the Entrance Test-2018 with a facilitation fee @ Rs.5000/- per seat from EU and @ Rs.8000/- per seat from BUEST. v Ragging Free & Smoke Free Campus: This University took all the measures to prohibit, prevent and eliminate the scourge of ragging during the Academic Sessions 2016-17 and 2017-18. No incident of ragging was reported and the campus continued the glorious tradition of 'Ragging Free and Smoke Free Campus.'. v Fresh Recruitments and Staff Welfare: In harnessing the full potential of staff, Prof Ashok Kumar Sarial believes that the employees be provided with their