SRS Institute of Agriculture and Technology

Social Sciences

Department Details

Social Sciences is committed to providing agriculture-based computer education. It builds confidence among the students to make themselves experts in the field of computers and economics of crop production, marketing, finance, extension and communication methods, transfer of technology and rural communication models, Rural Agricultural Work Experience, Internship, farmers linkage, Farmers Producing Company, NGO, Department of Agriculture, Entrepreneurship development and e-extension, etc.,

Disciplines

Disciplines

Computer Science Laboratory

Computer Laboratory is well established with 25 systems which have modern computer facilities connected to the internet. The department is committed to providing agriculture-based computer education. It builds confidence among the students to make themselves experts in the field of computers. Students access the computer laboratory not only for their course but also for browsing, works related to RAWE, projects, assignments, etc.,

Year Course Code Course Title
III COM 311 Agro-Informatics

This laboratory has 75 Mbps internet connectivity spreading all over the campus established in collaboration with Jio network private limited. A checkpoint firewall is installed for internet security purposes and to maintain logs. The locations of systems and other peripherals which come under the control of the computer center are as follows.

Audio Visual Laboratory

Audiovisual Laboratory is equipped with all the necessary aids noted below which facilitate the students to improve their learning skills and make them disseminate the farm technologies effectively to the farming community.

Year Course Code Course Title
I AEX 101 Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology
I AEX 102 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education
II AEX 201 Communication Skills and Personality Development
IV AEX 401 Student READY Program (Rural Agricultural Work Experience and Agro-industrial Attachment)
IV AEX 402 All India Study Tour

Language Laboratory

In the language laboratory Computer Assisted Language software with 25 concurrent users, headsets with mike and Web cam have been established. English language learning DVDs are available to generate the platform for self-paced learning and instant self-evaluation. This language laboratory has been installed with E- Class Software, fully computerized multilingual digital learning software which enables the teacher to facilitate the right way to learn the language. This E – Class language laboratory premium edition Software includes Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Communication Skills, Life Skills, Interview Skills, Interview Skills, and Group Discussion. This interface is privileged with assigning work to the class students and monitoring assignments in progress while keeping track of a student’s attendance and performance.

Year Course Code Course Title
I ENG 101 Comprehension and Communication Skills in English
I ENG 103 Development Education

Central Instrumentation Laboratory

This laboratory shares the instruments and equipment with other laboratories. This was established to help the students and staff members with their experiments, projects, and research works. This Laboratory provides the facilities like analysis of nitrogen content in plants, analysis of fats and essential oil by Soxhlet method, microbiological observations with microscopes, incubation of microbial cultures and separation of DNA, RNA, and seed germinator for germination of different types of seeds, purification of water by distilled water unit, determination of sodium, potassium and calcium ions by frame photometer, electromagnetic energy at a specific wavelength of light was measured using a spectrophotometer. The disciplines utilizing the facilities of CIL are soil science, environmental science, agricultural microbiology, plant pathology, agricultural entomology, plant breeding and genetics, and crop physiology. This is a reliable equipment facility that centers research and experimentation, creating a vibrant interdisciplinary atmosphere.

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