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Opinion of Students of SKNAU, Jobner Regarding Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RAWE)

(2022) Yadav, Reshma; Sharma, R.N.

The students READY (Rural Entrepreneurship Awareness Development Yojana) programme aims to provide rural entrepreneurship awareness, practical experience in real-life situation in rural agriculture and creating awareness to undergraduate students about practical agriculture and allied sciences. The programme helps in building confidence, skill and acquire Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) of the locality and thereby preparing the pass-outs for self employment. It also aims to provide opportunities to acquire hands-on experience and entrepreneurial skills. To reorient graduates of agriculture and allied subjects for ensuring and assuring employability and to develop entrepreneurs for emerging prerequisite for the award of degree and to ensure hands on experience and practical training. The SKNAU, Jobner started this programme from the year 2020-21. Rural Agricultural Work Experience is basically a well-organized system with an objective to impart practical training to final year B.Sc. Agriculture students by providing them an opportunity to live and work with the farmers in the villages.It is introduced with a motive to provide the students an opportunity to have a feel of real life situation of the profession. This is a sort of training and practical exposure to agriculture students in field situation. Rural Agricultural work Experience Programme is a unique comprehensive work experience and good platform that brings students and rural people together under close supervision of teachers. It provides an opportunity to the graduating students to learn and serve in real life situations vis-à-vis their future professional career for agricultural development in rural areas. It is not only an essential requirement for the completion of B.Sc. Agri. Degree but also is a golden opportunity for the students to develop skills and confidence to discharge their responsibilities as extension workers (Anonymous, 1999). Keeping all these views in mind, the present study entitled “Opinion of Students of SKNAU, Jobner Regarding Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RAWE)” has been under taken with following objectives: 1. To study the opinion of students regarding RAWE 2. To determine the satisfaction level of the RAWE students 3. To study the problems faced by the students during RAWE programme 4. To seek suggestions from the students to make RAWE more effective The study was conducted in 4 constituent colleges of SKNAU, Jobner namely SKNCOA, Jobner (Jaipur); COA, Lalsot (Dausa); COA, Fatehpur Shekhawati (Sikar); COA, Kumher, (Bharatpur) and a sample of 60 students of constituent colleges was selected using simple random sampling through proportional allocation method. Similarly, 60 students of affiliated colleges from 4 affiliated colleges namely B.B.D. Govt. P.G. College, Chimanpura-Shahpura (Jaipur); Government College, Uniara (Tonk); Dayanand College, Ajmer; M.B. Agriculture College, Tonk were also selected using simple random sampling through proportional allocation to the sized sample. The data on a well prepared interview schedule were collected through personal interview method by the investigator herself. The data so collected were classified, tabulated and analyzed statistically, which led to the following findings: 1. Majority of the students of constituent (71.67%) and affiliated (73.33%) colleges belonged to medium opinion category. 2. According to practice wise opinion, it was also found that maximum opinion of students of constituent colleges was possessed regarding “Village Attatchment Programme has helped me to know about the Agronomical Interventions”, “You are benefitted by gaining the experience about farming during Unit Attatchment”, “Practical training in plant clinic for 2 weeks was sufficient” and “Interaction with extension agents motivated you for better performance on RAWE” (98.33 MPS) whereas, in case of students of affiliated colleges it was “Agro-Industrial Attatchment (AIA) must be compulsory” (91.67 MPS) regarding RAWE. Similarly the least opinion of students of constituent colleges was possessed regarding “Conversation in local language is difficult” (21.67 MPS) whereas, in case of students of affiliated colleges it was “Adequate stipend at proper time” and “Stipend are available easily and on time” (0.00 MPS) regarding RAWE. 3. There was significant difference in the opinion of students of constituent and affiliated colleges regarding RAWE programme. 4. Different trends of opinion was found between students of constituent and affiliated colleges. 5. Majority of the students of constituent (81.67%) and affiliated (70.00%) colleges belonged to medium satisfaction category. 6. According to practice wise level of satisfaction, it was also found that maximum satisfaction level of students of constituent colleges was possessed regarding “RAWE placement to be decided in consultation with the students” (99.17 MPS) whereas, in case of students of affiliated colleges it was “Discussion with farmers on conservation tillage practices” (64.17 MPS) of RAWE. Similarly the least satisfaction level of students of constituent colleges was possessed regarding “Placement of students every year in same village to be avoided” (45.83 MPS) whereas, in case of students of affiliated colleges it was “Adequate stipend at proper time” and “Stipend are available easily and on time” (0.00 MPS). 7. There was significant difference in satisfaction level of students of constituent and affiliated colleges regarding RAWE programme. 8. Different trends of satisfaction level was found between students of constituent and affiliated colleges. 9. Majority of the students of constituent (65.00%) and affiliated (60.00%) colleges belonged to medium problem category. 10.According to practice wise problems, it was found that major problems faced by the students of constituent colleges during RAWE programme were “Less amount of stipend” and “Oral examination on each component of RAWE” (75.00 MPS) Whereas, in case of students of affiliated colleges “Less amount of stipend” (100.00 MPS). Similarly the least problems faced by the students of constituent colleges during RAWE programme were “Stay facilities in the village attachment” (11.67 MPS) Whereas, in case of students of affiliated colleges “It was difficult to understand the local language of villagers during RAWE Programme” (20.00 MPS) during RAWE. 11.There was significant difference in problem faced by the students of constituent and affiliated colleges regarding RAWE programme. 12.Different trends of problem faced by the students between the students of constituent and affiliated colleges. 13.Both the categories of students of constituent and affiliated colleges gave different suggestions regarding RAWE. 14.There was the highest suggestions of the students of constituent colleges regarding “Stationary facilities should be provided to the students during RAWE” (65.00%) and “Proper lunch should be provided during orientation programme” (63.33%) and the students of affiliated colleges gave highest suggestions regarding “Stipend should be provided” (100%) and “Proper laboratory should be established for practical experiments” (88.33%) while the least suggestions of the students of constituent colleges regarding “Stipend should be provided” (0.00%) and in case of the students of affiliated colleges was regarding “RAWE should be for full crop season (Kharif/Rabi)” (26.67%). 15.There was a significant difference observed between suggestions of the students of constituent and affiliated colleges about all the aspects regarding RAWE