NAHEP has been formulated by ICAR with a total cost of US$ 165 million (Rupees 1100 crores at the exchange rate of Rs. 66.75 = 1US$) 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.
Workshop on NARES-BLP at Orissa University of Agricultural and Technology, Bhubaneswar, OdishaStart Date: 02/11/2023 End Date: 03/11/2023
Workshop on NARES-BLP at Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, HaryanaStart Date: 03/11/2023 End Date: 04/11/2023
Workshop on NARES-BLP at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, HaryanaStart Date: 03/11/2023 End Date: 04/11/2023
Workshop on NARES-BLP at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, KashmirStart Date: 30/10/2023 End Date: 31/10/2023
Workshop on NARES-BLP at U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Veterinary Science University and Cattle Research Institute, MathuraStart Date: 30/10/2023 End Date: 31/10/2023
Workshop on NARES-BLP at Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan, Himachal PradeshStart Date: 30/10/2023 End Date: 31/10/2023
Workshop on NARES-BLP Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, AyodhyaStart Date: 12/10/2023 End Date: 13/10/2023
Workshop on NARES-BLP at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, RajasthanStart Date: 12/10/2023 End Date: 12/10/2023
Workshop on NARES-BLP at Junagadh Agricultural University, Gujarat Start Date: 05/10/2023 End Date: 06/10/2023
Workshop on NARES-BLP at Anand Agricultural University, GujaratStart Date: 10/10/2023 End Date: 11/10/2023
Workshop on NARES-BLP at ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, MumbaiStart Date: 05/10/2023 End Date: 06/10/2023
Training Programme on "DATA SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURE"Start Date: 04/09/2023 End Date: 15/09/2023
Training Program on "GENOMIC TOOLS IN PLANT GENETIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT"Start Date: 18/09/2023 End Date: 30/09/2023
Training Program on Operationalization and Usage of Agri-DIKSHA Web Education ChannelStart Date: 29/05/2023 End Date: 31/05/2023
Training Programme on Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning In Agriculture Using PythonStart Date: 13/02/2023 End Date: 17/02/2023
The project would benefit all the Agricultural Universities (AUs), i.e. 63 State Agricultural Universities modelled on the US Land Grant University pattern, 5 Deemed to be Universities (DUs), three Central Agricultural University (CAUs) and four Central Universities (CUs) with Agriculture Faculty.