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Agriculture University, Jodhpur

Agriculture University, Jodhpur was established on 14th September, 2013 by Government of Rajasthan under Agriculture University, Jodhpur Act 21 of 2013 to focus on holistic development of arid and semi-arid regions of the state covering 6 districts (Jodhpur, Barmer, Nagaur, Pali, Jalore and Sirohi), constituting 28% of total geographical area which is sustaining 20.8% human and 28.4% animal population of the state. The districts under jurisdiction of the university cover 3 agro-ecological zones of the state. These are Arid Western Plain Zone Ia (Jodhpur and Barmer districts), Transitional plain of Luni Basin Zone IIb (Jalore, Pali, and Sirohi districts) and part of Transitional Plain of Inland Drainage Zone IIa (Nagaur district). The university has 1 institute of diploma and 3 colleges to produce highly competent educated human resources in agriculture and allied sciences besides 2 agricultural research stations, one each in zone Ia & IIb and 3 agricultural research sub stations, one in each zone to prepare, plan and perform highly need based research in this acute water scarce but naturally rich bio-diversified zone of the country. The third most important part in tri-pillar (Teaching, Research & Extension) of agricultural development, the extension for transfer of technologies are reached to doorsteps of the farming community by 6 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (K-V-Ks), 2 in Nagaur district and 1 each in Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore & Sirohi districts under the umbrella of the university. The different units of teaching, research and extension are coordinating to systematically run by the headquarter situated at Mandor, Jodhpur.

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    Level of Soft Skills among Under-graduate Students of Agriculture University Jodhpur
    (Agriculture University, Jodhpur, 2022-10-09) Choudhary, Ravindra Singh; Lal, Banwari
    Soft skill is a personal attribute that supports situational awareness and enhances an individual's ability to get a job done. The term soft skills are often used as a synonym for people skills or emotional intelligence. Unlike hard skills, which describe a person's technical ability to perform a specifically-defined task, soft skills are broadly applicable across job titles and industries. It's often said that while hard skills might get someone an interview, soft skills will help that person get (and keep) the job. The term soft skill covers a wide range of skills like teamwork, time management, empathy, integrity and delegation. Research study entitled “Level of Soft Skills among Under-graduate Students of Agriculture University Jodhpur” was undertaken to study the level of soft skill, know the opinion of the under-graduate students towards usefulness of soft skills in teaching and learning and find out the association between dependent and independent variables. The study was conducted in three colleges of agriculture university of Jodhpur (AUJ) with a sample size of 130 respondents. The students interviewed personally by a well-structured interview schedule. The data were collected, tabulated and interpreted using suitable statistical tools. The profiles of the respondents revealed that majority of the students were from rural background, father’s educations were from secondary level, and mother’s education were from primary level. Most of them were educated from Hindi medium school and were categorized under medium category of annual family income. The respondents showed medium involvement in extra-curricular activities, daily basis use of internet, use of computer applications on monthly basis, library use on daily basis, ICAR services. The study also revealed that majority of respondents possessed medium level of soft skills and opinion of the under-graduate students towards usefulness of soft skills in teaching and learning. Native place, father’s education, mother’s education and academic performance were found to be highly significant and Annual family income, Involvement in extra-curricular activity, Medium of instruction at school, Internet exposure, Computer exposure, Library exposure were non-significant with the level soft skill among UG students. Involvement in extra-curricular activity were found to be highly significant and Native place, fathers education, mothers education, academic performance Annual family income, Involvement in extra-curricular activity, Medium of instruction at school, Internet exposure, Computer exposure, Library exposure were non-significant with the level soft skill among UG students.