Dr. Amit Kumar

Assistant Professor (Agricultural Extension & Communication)

Qualification Ph.D. (Agricultural Extension & Communication) M.Sc. (Ag.) B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.)
Total Years of Work Experience 5 Years 8 months
No of Recent Publications Three (2023-24)
No of Conferences, Seminars & Workshops 03
Awards (International/National) -

Dr. Amit Kumar, currently working as Assistant Professor of Extension Education & Communication in F/o Agricultural Sciences, SGT University. Before joining SGT University, he served as Senior Research Fellow in Agricultural Research Station, SKRAU, Bikaner and Assistant Professor in School of Agriculture Sciences, Neemrana, Alwar, Rajasthan. He obtained his Ph.D. from SKRAU, Bikaner, Rajasthan in the field of Agricultural Extension Education. He qualified ASRB-NET. Two Diploma courses completed. He has published more than 15 research papers, 05 book chapters, 02 Edited Books and more than 15 online/offline articles in various national and international publications and participated in various conferences/Seminars/ Workshops and Trainings. He awarded Best Paper Presentation Award in the National Seminar of ISEE, New Delhi and Young Scientist Award during the National Conference by life sciences society. 04 online courses agMOOCs in collaboration of Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) and Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) and supported by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.

Teaching Interests

  • Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
  • Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology
  • Transfer of Agricultural Technology
  • Extension System in India
  • Extension Programme planning
  • Communication
  • Agriculture journalism
  • Entrepreneurship Development.

Research Interests

  • Impact studies of Development programmes
  • Studies of Effectiveness of Various Developmental Programmes.

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