SKUAST-J hosts vocational Course for students under NAHEP-IDP

Jammu  : A one week Vocational Course of NAHEP – IDP, organised by SKUAST-JAMMU is going on in full pace with the theme “Application of Computer and IT Tools in Improving Learning and Research Efficacy of Students”.
The training is being attended by 26 students of various faculties viz., Faculty of Agriculture, School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Basic Sciences and Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry. The training witnessed lectures by eminent scientists aimed to enhance the skills of the students. The scientists from IASRI, New Delhi delivered expert lectures. A lecture on mobile applications in agriculture was delivered by Dr. Soumen Pal, while the lecture on Artificial Intelligence was delivered by Dr. Alka Arora in which she discussed about the application of image analysis.
Dr. Sudeep Marwaha explained the role and initiative of IT in agriculture for higher education and Dr. Anshu Bhardwaj explained Geo A.I along with its analytics.
The scientists of the SKUAST-Jammu, Prof. Manish Sharma, Prof. Vikas Sharma, Dr. Rakesh Sharma and Dr. Anil Bhat also delivered lectures on Automation of Tools and Analyis Toolpack, Application of Computer in Research Management, Application of ICT in Agriculture and Fundamentals of Office Automation Tools, respectively. Dr. Saurabh Srivastava of SMVDU delivered a lecture on the role of Computer & IT in Entrepreneurship, Prof. Pawnesh Abrol from University of Jammu shared his experience on Machine Learning and its Application in Agriculture and Dr. Rakesh Kumar deliberated on Web Development framework. The main objective of the Vocational Course is to promote the untapped creativity and skills of the students with a vision to prepare them as a young innovator who can become a job giver not the seeker.