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Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Assam Agricultural University is the first institution of its kind in the whole of North-Eastern Region of India. The main goal of this institution is to produce globally competitive human resources in farm sectorand to carry out research in both conventional and frontier areas for production optimization as well as to disseminate the generated technologies as public good for benefitting the food growers/produces and traders involved in the sector while emphasizing on sustainability, equity and overall food security at household level. Genesis of AAU - The embryo of the agricultural research in the state of Assam was formed as early as 1897 with the establishment of the Upper Shillong Experimental Farm (now in Meghalaya) just after about a decade of creation of the agricultural department in 1882. However, the seeds of agricultural research in today’s Assam were sown in the dawn of the twentieth century with the establishment of two Rice Experimental Stations, one at Karimganj in Barak valley in 1913 and the other at Titabor in Brahmaputra valley in 1923. Subsequent to these research stations, a number of research stations were established to conduct research on important crops, more specifically, jute, pulses, oilseeds etc. The Assam Agricultural University was established on April 1, 1969 under The Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968’ with the mandate of imparting farm education, conduct research in agriculture and allied sciences and to effectively disseminate technologies so generated. Before establishment of the University, there were altogether 17 research schemes/projects in the state under the Department of Agriculture. By July 1973, all the research projects and 10 experimental farms were transferred by the Government of Assam to the AAU which already inherited the College of Agriculture and its farm at Barbheta, Jorhat and College of Veterinary Sciences at Khanapara, Guwahati. Subsequently, College of Community Science at Jorhat (1969), College of Fisheries at Raha (1988), Biswanath College of Agriculture at Biswanath Chariali (1988) and Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science at Joyhing, North Lakhimpur (1988) were established. Presently, the University has three more colleges under its jurisdiction, viz., Sarat Chandra Singha College of Agriculture, Chapar, College of Horticulture, Nalbari & College of Sericulture, Titabar. Similarly, few more regional research stations at Shillongani, Diphu, Gossaigaon, Lakhimpur; and commodity research stations at Kahikuchi, Buralikson, Tinsukia, Kharua, Burnihat and Mandira were added to generate location and crop specific agricultural production packages.

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    Self-Directed Blended Learning and Students’ Academic Achievement
    (2023) Karmakar, Kritika; Bhattacharjee, Rupjyoti
    Covid-19 pandemic had a marked impact on the educational system all over the world. The pandemic has exposed the students to remote learning environment and has accelerated the adoption and prominence of online education among them. It was seen that in the post-pandemic situation students started to incorporate online learning in their daily routine after the returning back from schools, which is termed as self-directed blended learning. Self-directed blended learning is an educational approach where learners take an active role in their learning process by combination of the offline and online mode. In this approach, learners have the flexibility to engage with educational content online from the comfort of their home in addition to conventional classroom learning. But this approach may have both benefits and challenges. By using stratified sampling method four Kendriya Vidyalaya schools were chosen from Balipara block of Sonitpur district, Assam. After identifying the prevalence of self-directed blended learning among students with the help of a self-constructed checklist, a sample of 224 students were selected from the highly prevalent group by the Cochran’s formula. A self-constructed questionnaire was distributed to those selected students in order to elicit information regarding their demographic characteristics, the factors influencing them to adopt the self-directed blended learning approach and the challenges of this approach. Academic records of the selected students were obtained from respective school authorities in order to assess the impact of self-directed blended learning on students’ academic achievement. The collected data were coded and analyzed using IBM SPSS software. With the help of a multiple regression analysis, it was found that factors of physical, social and intellectual dimension had a significant influence on students’ adoption of self-directed blended learning approach, with intellectual dimension being the strongest influencing factor. By calculation of composite mean it was found that among all the four chosen dimensions of challenges, physical challenge holds the highest position and with the help of correlation analysis, it was identified that self-directed blended learning has a positive impact on students’ academic achievement
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    A Study on Prevalence of Social Anxiety among Students
    (2023) Laldinpuii, B.; Bhattacharjee, Rupjyoti
    Anxiety is a mental health condition in which the person anticipates a future worry and reacts to specific items and situations with dread and fright. Social anxiety is a persistent mental health issue characterized by unreasonable anxiety during social interactions. Everyday social encounters for those with social anxiety can result in unreasonable worry, fear, self-consciousness, and embarrassment. Symptoms can include an extreme fear of being judged, feeling embarrassed or ashamed, or worry about upsetting someone. The college time is critical for college students’ rapid maturity of cognition, emotion, and behaviour. Interpersonal communication is becoming increasingly vital in college students’ studies, lives, and employment. It is one of the most significant psychological issues influencing college students’ studies and lifestyles, and interpersonal communication issues are prevalent among today's college students. (Luan Y. et al, 2022). The objectives of the study were to find out the prevalence of social anxiety among students, to assess gender difference in the prevalence of social anxiety and to find out the impact of social anxiety on life style of the students. The study was conducted on 198 numbers of college going students who falls under the age group of 19-21 years. Two questionnaires were used for data collection. The responses were coded and analysed. The findings revealed that social anxiety was prevalent among students as about a quarter of the students (24.8%) were found to have a high level of social anxiety and 56.6 percent of the students were found to have a moderate level of social anxiety. Social anxiety has the potential to negatively impact all aspects of life, including social relationships, academic performance, emotional well-being, and future work opportunities — particularly if left unaddressed. With proper planning and understanding of its unique effects on students, educators can create an inviting environment for all students to learn and grow.