To train students become “Job givers rather than Job seekers”
A major component of Student READY programme.
Initiated in the Tenth five year plan.
During the last decade the Experiential Learning Programme progressed
A total of 426 modules were sanctioned to Agricultural universities by end of the XII plan.
During 2017-18 fifteen new Experiential Learning Units were added with the total number reaching up to 441.
Over 26000 students have been trained and developed skills in various areas. Many of them have started their own enterprise.
Figure: Number of Experiential Learning Units sanctioned upto XII plan
The Experiential Learning Programme aims for promoting professional skills and knowledge through hands on experience, building confidence and ability to work in project mode and acquire enterprise management capabilities.
The programme has provided a very good platform for students with an approach of “Learning by Doing” and “Seeing by Believing” and gives a new direction to the undergraduate programme which will develop thinking, skillful, expert, manager, human resource in the area of agriculture, veterinary, horticulture, forestry and other allied disciplines. The experiential learning programme is offered for one semester in the final year.
The main objectives of EL are:
Major areas for training under Experiential Learning Programme