About NAHEP
National Agricultural Higher Education Project: NAHEP has been formulated by ICAR with a total cost of US$ 165 million (Rupees 1100 crores at the exchange rate of Rs. 66.75 = 1US$) for five years starting from 2017-18. The project is proposed on 50:50 cost sharing basis between the World Bank and the Government of India, implemented at the Education Division, ICAR, New Delhi. Overall, the project aims to develop resources and mechanism for supporting infrastructure, faculty and student advancement, and providing means for better governance and management of agricultural universities, so that a holistic model can be developed to raise the standard of current agricultural education system that provides more jobs and is entrepreneurship oriented and on par with the global agriculture education standards.
The mandate of ICAR/DARE includes promotion and coordination of education in agriculture, agro-forestry, animal husbandry, fisheries, home science and allied sciences in the country. ICAR is now embarking upon an ambitious step in further strengthening the National Agricultural Education system in the country through National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) with financial assistance of the World Bank by investing on infrastructure, competency and commitment of faculty, and attracting talented students to agriculture.
The project would benefit all the Agricultural Universities (AUs), i.e. 63 State Agricultural Universities modelled on the US Land Grant University pattern, 5 Deemed to be Universities (DUs), three Central Agricultural University (CAUs) and four Central Universities (CUs) with Agriculture Faculty.
Project Components: The objective of the NAHEP is aimed to be achieved through implementation of three unique but mutually impacting components which are:
- Component 1: Support to Agricultural Universities
- Component 1a: Institutional Development Plans (IDPs)
- Component 1b: Centre for Advanced Agricultural Science & Technology (CAAST)
- Component 1c: Innovation Grants (IGs)
- Component 2: Investment in ICAR Leadership in Agricultural Higher Education
- Component 3: Project Management and Learning
List of PI and Nodal officer of project
| Photo | Name of AU staff | Designation | Contact Number | Role in Project | ||
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Dr. I. B. Maurya | Dean & Professor, CH&F, Jhalawar | ibmaurya@rediffmail.com | 9887095532 | PI | |
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Dr. Jitendra Singh | Professor, CH&F, Jhalawar | jsingh_rau2s@rediffmail.com | 9950315761 | Nodal Officer- (Equity and Social Safeguards) | |
| Dr. Mamta Tiwari | Director, PM&E, AU, Kota | dpmeaukota2013@gmail.com | 9414177128 | Nodal Officer- (PM&E) | ||
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Dr. Ashutosh Mishra | Professor, CH&F, Jhalawar | drmishra2006@gmail.com | 9887505896 | Nodal Officer- (Environment) | |
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Dr. S. K. Jain | Director HRD, AU Kota | Jain_shashi_kumar@yahoo.co.in | 9414782564 | Nodal Officer- (Procurement) | |
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Dr. Virendra Singh | Controller of Examination, AU Kota | virendra.coab@gmail.com | 0744 – 2340638 | Nodal Officer- (GRM, AU) | |
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Dr. S. B. S. Pandey | Associate Professor, CH&F, Jhalawar | pandeysbs@gmail.com | 7597256411 | Nodal Officer- (GRM, CH&F) | |
| Sh. Ramdhan Raigar | Comptroller, AU Kota | aukota2013@gmail.com, | 0744 -2321206 | Nodal Officer- (Finance) | ||
List and brochure of activities of project
| Name of Activity | Date of Activity | Place |
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| National Seminar on Smart Horticulture | January 30-31, 2020 | CH&F, Jhalawar |
| National Seminar on Technological Advancement in Hi-Tech Horticulture in 21st Century | February 18-19, 2019 | CH&F, Jhalawar |
| National Workshop on Hi-Tech Horticulture | March 07-08, 2019 | CH&F, Jhalawar |
| Sensitization Workshop on NAHEP Component 2A: Activities and Implementation Of AMS and AU-PIMS | February 25-26, 2020 | ATMQIC Hall, Agriculture University, Kota |
| Training Programme on Personality Development | November 16-17, 2019 | CH&F, Jhalawar |
| Training Programme on Protected Cultivation of Horticultural Crops | December 12-13, 2019 | CH&F, Jhalawar |