PANAJI
Ramanata Crisna Pai Raikar School of Agriculture and Community College at Savoi-Verem has opened admissions for the coming academic year. So far the college has rolled out 100 under-graduates from 2013 till the last academic year. Add to this the 75 odd who joined the advanced diploma course.
“We have set an ambitious target of creating 500 Goan agropreneurs by the end of this year and those interested in making a career in agriculture and related businesses may approach us,” appeals Prof Shrirang Jambhale, principal at this community college and a farmer himself.
"Our college has many success stories of graduates that are already out “ three of them are working at the Directorate of Agriculture under ATMA project, two at CAR nursery, three at Tropical Mushrooms Ltd, two at ICAR as project assistants and one as young professional, another one is working with Zuari Agro-chemicals," states Jambhale.
Some of the students have started taking up landscape development contracts; others are working with agencies appointed by GoI for the PKVY project; some have taken up ancestral agriculture cultivation as a carrier while others have opted to be agro-service providers. Four of them have joined the stockman training course of the veterinary department and are making their career in animal husbandry, informs Jambhale.
The principal is happy that many of their graduates have successfully carved a niche for themselves “ Akshay Purkhe (Sangolda) has embraced farming. Swapnil Gaonkar (Gaodongari) is in vegetable cultivation. Likhani Naik (Pali) runs a plant nursery. Uttam Kamat (Bicholim) has set up a modern dairy unit. Dipti Satarkar (Keri-Ponda) has entered the masala and turmeric/chilli powder making business. Manjila Naik (Savoi-Verem) prepares and supplies organic preparations like Jivamrut. Then there are Manuja Gaude (Priol), Vitthal Prabhu (Shiroda), Kunal Desai (Guleli), Shivdas Korade (Betoda) and Tanmay Naik (Shiroda) have taken up ancestral cashew, areca nut, coconut and spice cultivation.
The college is currently offering two Goa government recognised courses “ a two-year XI and XII Agriculture vocational course affiliated to Goa Board and a two-year advanced diploma Agriculture course, also affiliated to Goa University. The admissions for these two courses have opened up for the coming academic year. For the XI admissions, eligibility is SSC/X pass from Goa Board, NIOS or any other recognised Board and for the diploma/advanced diploma in Agriculture, the students should have passed the HSSC/XII exam from either Goa Board, NIOS or any other recognised Board of education. There will be a priority to the students passing XII Agriculture/Horticulture. The admission process is online.
There is 65 % weightage to practical work. The college has well-experienced faculties, well-equipped laboratories and enough field space for practical purposes and also tie-ups with the Directorate of Agriculture, ICAR-CCARI and other reputed organisations for knowledge sharing.
Those interested in seeking admission to this college can fill the form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4QegQpw3zEFBJ9tAxJpok8G_qSsKX-WHQkkma1vDtTgCdrg/viewform?usp=sf_link
