About NAHEP
NAHEP (National Agricultural Higher Education Project) has been formulated by ICAR with a total cost of US$ 165 million (Rupees 1100 crores) 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.
Components of NAHEP
NAHEP has three components,
Component: 1
Support to Agricultural Universities. This component has three sub-components:
- Sub-component 1A: Investments toward 21st Century Agricultural Universities through Institutional Development Plan (IDP)
- Sub-component 1B: Investments in Centres for Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology (CAAST)
- Sub-component 1C: ICAR innovation grants to AUs
Under Sub-component 1A; the IDP project is sanctioned to OUAT under the title:
Branding the University for Excellence and Equity in Agricultural Education to Produce Skilled Graduates for Enhanced Employability and Entrepreneurship
Objectives:
- To create a student centric learning system for producing academically excellent graduates, ready for entrepreneurship, industry and public services
- To enhance faculty competence meeting the current and future needs of agricultural education and research
- To make academic governance more efficient, responsive and adaptable which would be a template inspiring others to emulate.
Duration: 2017-18 to 2020-21
Budget: Rs.30.76crore (ICAR: Rs.25.0 crore and Govt. of Odisha & OUAT: Rs.5.76 crore)
VISION
To become a globally recognized and locally relevant Premier Farm University in India providing leading-edge education in agriculture and allied sciences that are life enhancing, socially sensitive, environmentally responsible, economically beneficial and scalable in the current and emerging scenario of socio-economic-climatic-technological changes in India and globe. It will serve the state for providing template of dynamic but excellence in agricultural education that would transform agriculture sector into the engine of economic growth in India in general and Odisha in particular.
MISSION
- Academic Governance Mission to develop quality education management model to serve as a template for other farm universities to emulate. It includes reforms in governance to attract talented students and competent faculty, besides others.
- Teaching Mechanics Mission to change the present teaching-focussed education system to learning-focussed. It also involves change in evaluation from heavily knowledge biased to higher learning levels on acquiring professional skill and application.
- Faculty Improvement Mission to internationalise the faculty competence through training and exposure in India and abroad.
- Infrastructure Development Mission to create ICT enabled learning ecosystem in the campus in- and out the classroom.
- Enhanced Employability Mission promoting entrepreneurship and incubation centre, imparting soft skill and proactive placement services for enhancing student employability
- Student Support Mission for enhancing support and services by networking the students and alumni in India and abroad.
VALUES
- Confidence power of self in acquiring knowledge, skill and their professional application.
- Passion and can-do spirit for excellence in problem solving of the complex agricultural problems and tougher global competition.
- Rendering professional service with ethics and equity.
- Embracing and rekindling for public service with human values
- Courage and bold in facing mammoth of challenges in the work field and entrepreneurship.
- Drive to become a real model of inspiration for creativity and digital spirit.
IDP Team
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Sl. No. |
Name |
Designation |
Contact No. |
E mail |
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1 |
Dr. P.K. Agrawal |
Vice Chancellor OUAT & IDP Leader |
9868275277 0674-2397700 0674-2397780 |
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2 |
Dr. B. Baisakh |
Controlling Officer, IDP & Dean, PGF-cum-DRI, OUAT |
9437195452 |
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3 |
Dr. R. C. Dash |
Principal Investigator, IDP |
9437632319 9337791749 |
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4 |
Mr. Manunath Sethi |
Comptroller, OUAT and Finance Officer, IDP |
9437438640 |
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5 |
Dr. S.K. Dash |
Procurement Officer, IDP |
9437205952 |
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6 |
Dr. P.C. Mishra |
Associate Coordinator, IDP |
9861194615 |
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7 |
Dr. C.S.K. Mishra |
Nodal Officer, GRM, IDP |
9861073501 |
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8 |
Dr. Jayaraj Padhi |
Nodal Officer, EAP, IDP |
9437130730 7684073759 |
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9 |
Dr. Sanat K. Mishra |
Nodal Officer, M&E |
9439831414 |
IDP Team (Grievance Redressal Mechanism)
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Sl. No. |
Name |
Designation |
Phone |
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1 |
Dr. C.S.K. Mishra |
Nodal Officer, GRM, IDP |
9861073501 |
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2 |
Dr. Devraj Lenka |
GRO, CA, BBSR |
8338014887 |
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3 |
Dr. J. K. Das |
GRO, CVSc&AH, BBSR |
9861470840 |
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4 |
Dr. S.K. Patra |
GRO, CoF, Rangeilunda |
9937147081 |
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5 |
Dr. S.K. Raul |
GRO, CAET, BBSR |
9439051997 |
IDP Team (Procurement)
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Sl. No. |
Name |
Designation |
Phone |
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1 |
Dr. S.K. Dash |
Procurement Officer, IDP |
9437205952 |
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2 |
Dr. Abhijit Kar |
Procurement Member |
9868203485 |
Nodal Officers of Partnering Colleges
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Sl. No. |
Name |
Designation |
Phone |
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1 |
Dr. Devraj Lenka |
Nodal officer, CA, BBSR |
8338014887 |
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2 |
Dr. J. K. Das |
Nodal Officer, CVSc&AH, BBSR |
9861470840 |
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3 |
Dr. S.K. Patra |
Nodal Officer, CoF, Rangeilunda |
9937147081 |
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4 |
Dr. S.K. Raul |
Nodal Officer, CAET, BBSR |
9439051997 |
IDP Official Staff
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Sl. No. |
Name |
Designation |
Phone |
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1 |
Sri Suresh Kumar Samantaray |
Sr. Accountant, IDP Cell, OUAT |
9422376518 |
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2 |
Sri Prasanta Kumar Pattnaik |
Office Assistant, IDP Cell, OUAT |
9090301470 7008690965 |
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3 |
Sri Debasis Rout |
Data Entry Operator, IDP Cell, OUAT |
7540841821 9853841821 |
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4 |
Sri Basanta Kumar Samal |
SRF, CA, BBSR |
9348973393 |
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5 |
Mrs. Sujata Mohapatra |
Office Assistant, CA, BBSR |
9853266971 |
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6 |
Mrs. Sasmita Kumari Patro |
Office Assistant, CVSc & AH, BBSR |
7978369247 |
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7 |
Miss Iteeshree Panda |
Office Assistant, CAET, BBSR |
9778142981 |
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8 |
Sri Aditya Behera |
Office Assistant, CoF,Rangeilunda |
8456062701 |
Entrepreneurship Development Courses
The following Entrepreneurship development training programme for the students of the partnering colleges were conducted during the financial year 2019-20.
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Title |
Nos. |
Name of the College |
No. of beneficiaries |
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Commercial production of quality fish seed |
1 |
College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda, Berhampur |
20 |
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Utilization of fish waste |
1 |
College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda, Berhampur |
20 |
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Entrepreneurship development in dairying |
2 |
College of Veterinary Sc. & Animal Husbandry, BBSR |
46 |
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Value addition of dairy products |
2 |
College of Veterinary Sc. & Animal Husbandry, BBSR |
48 |
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Establishment of SSI unit for production of small farm implements |
2 |
College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar |
50 |
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Bio-fertiliser production |
1 |
College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar |
20 |
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Development of spawn unit and automatic production and processing of mushroom |
1 |
College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar |
20 |
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High-tech Horticulture |
1 |
College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar |
20 |
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Total |
11 |
244 |
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Development of spawn unit, automatic production & processing of mushroom at CA, BBSR Dt. 26.12.2019 |
Establishment of SSI unit for production of small farm implements at CAET, BBSR Dt. 02.12.2019 |
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Establishment of SSI unit for production of small farm implements at CAET, BBSR Dt. 10.12.2019 |
Exposure visit of B.F.Sc. students to State Fishery Hatchery, Kausalyaganga Dt. 10.09.2019 |
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Preparation of value added products by the BFSc, Rangeilunda students Dt. 10.12.2019 |
Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor observing student’s activities at college premises Dt. 05.09.2019 |
Entrepreneurship Development training at CVSc & AH, Bhuabneswar Dt. 02.01.2020
Skill Development Courses
The following Skill development training programme for the students of the partnering colleges were conducted during the financial year 2019-20.
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Title |
Nos. |
Name of the College |
No. of beneficiaries |
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Fish seed production |
3 |
College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda, Berhampur |
75 |
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Colour fish production |
6 |
College of Fisheries, Rangeilunda, Berhampur |
150 |
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Production of mineral mixture for livestock |
1 |
College of Veterinary Sc. & Animal Husbandry, BBSR |
25 |
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Production of conc. Feed for cattle and poultry |
1 |
College of Veterinary Sc. & Animal Husbandry, BBSR |
25 |
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Food packaging technology |
2 |
College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar |
48 |
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Remote sensing and GIS in agriculture |
2 |
College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, Bhubaneswar |
50 |
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Landscaping architecture |
3 |
College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar & Bhawanipatna |
74 |
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Bio-fertilizer production |
3 |
College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar & Bhawanipatna |
75 |
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Automatic system for mushroom cultivation and spawn production |
2 |
College of Agriculture, Bhubaneswar |
50 |
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Total |
23 |
572 |
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Skill development course on “Automated system for Mushroom cultivation & Spawn production” Dt. 18.12.2019 |
Students exposure visit to CIPET : IPT, Bhubaneswar Dt. 02.11.2019 |
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Practical Session of “Landscaping & Architecture” at CA, Bhubaneswar Dt. 21.12.2019 |
Skill Development course on “Food Packaging Technology” at CAET, Bhubaneswar Dt. 02.11.2019 |
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Skill Development course on “Food Packaging Technology” at CAET, Bhubaneswar Dt. 03.12.2019 |
Skill Development course on “Remote Sensing & GIS in Agriculture” at CAET, Bhubaneswar Dt. 11.12.2019 |
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Exposure visit of B.F.Sc. students to private hatchery Duba, Bhanjanagar Dt. 19.09.2019 |
Skill development course on “Fish Seed Production” at CoF, Rangeilunda Dt. 20.08.2019 |
International Training of Students
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Title of event |
No. of students |
Host AU/ Institute |
Duration (days) |
Learnings |
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Int. Internship of final yr. B.Sc. (Ag.) students |
05 |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA |
111 |
Production of agronomic, vegetable and hort. crops, post production and value addition |
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Int. Internship of final yr. B.F.Sc. students |
10 |
Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok |
109 |
Genetics and biotechnology in aquaculture, commercial production of Tilapia, fish seed formulation and quality control, Design and operation of recirculatory aquaculture and aquaponics. |
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Rice- Post production to Market |
05 |
IRRI, Philippines |
18 |
Processing, preservation, value addition and marketing of rice |
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Int. Internship of final year BVSc&AH students |
04 |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA |
91 |
Livestock, poultry & dairy production Management, livestock technology services, disease diagnostics and vaccination, Ag. marketing |
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Send-off programme of B.Tech. (Agril. Engg.) students to IRRI, Philippines in the presence of Hon’ble Agriculture Minister, Govt. of Odisha & Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, OUAT |
Send-off programme of BVSc & AH, Bhubaneswar and BFSc, Rangeilunda students to UNL, USA & AIT, Bangkok |
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| B.Tech. (Agril. Engg.) students at IRRI, Philippines |
B.Tech. (Agril. Engg.) students during their practical session at IRRI, Philippines |
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| B.Sc. (Ag) students at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA | B.F.Sc. students at Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok |
B.V.Sc.&AH students on visit to an animal feed industry
during the International Internship at
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Workshop
A two day Workshop on “Academia- Industry- Government Linkages for Quality Agricultural Education (National Agricultural Higher Education Project component 2A)” jointly organized by ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad and IDP, OUAT, Bhubaneswar on 20th-21st September 2019. In which Scientists from NAARM and Mr. R.K.Padhi, leader in sea food export delivered lecture in the topic.
A one day workshop on “Institutional Waste Management” under Environmental Sustainability Plan of IDP was held on 11.03.2020. Er. R.N.Prusty, Senior Environmental Engineer, State Pollution Control Board, Odisha, Dr. Pramode Kumar Prusty, Senior Environmental Scientist, State Pollution Control Board, Odisha & Prof. Sanjat Kumar Sahu, Head, PG Department of Environmental Sciences and Registrar (I/C) Sambalpur University deliver lectures on various aspects of Institutional Waste Management.
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| Dr. P.K. Agrawal, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor inaugurating the one day workshop on “Institutional Waste Management” |
Guest Lecture
A guest lecture was organized on the topic “Present & future scenario of Indian agriculture” delivered by Dr. P.K. Gupta, Emeritus Professor, Dept. of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut.
A guest lecture was conducted on the topic “Avenues of Higher Agricultural Education, Research, Exchange of Students and Faculty” delivered by Dr. Ajay Kumar Dalai, Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. In which about 100 students and faculty members participated.
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Guest lecture by Dr. A.K. Dalai, Professor, University of Saskatchewan, Canada |
Audience during the lecture of Dr. A.K. Dalai |
