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Fundamentals of Extension Education
B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture • Semester 3 • EXT 211
Lecture-wise study materialsTheory & PracticalPDF • MCQs • Videos
STUDY RESOURCES · GOOGLE DRIVE
EXT 211 Study Material
Browse the shared collection of extension education reference material, including folders labelled English Notes, HINDI, MANUAL and Old Papers.
English notesHindi resourcesManualsOld papers
Open EXT 211 Material ↗
Opens in Google Drive in a new tab. The source folder is titled “EXCOM 121” and includes older course codes. Match each resource with the current EXT 211 syllabus; this collection is supplementary and has not been verified as complete lecture-wise coverage.
Start the English Foundation Course
Four reading lessons cover education, extension principles, programme planning and communication, with applied examples and answer guides.
Open Extension Education lessons →
This introductory module supplements the topic outline below; it does not replace the full prescribed course.
Imported outline — verification pendingThis schedule comes from the supplied HTML pack. Check the original university syllabus before treating wording, numbering or topic coverage as final.
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Theory Lecture Schedule
18 bilingual theory posts
01
Education: Meaning, definition and Types; Extension Education
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
02
Agricultural Extension Education: meaning, definition, scope, importance and process; objectives and principles of Extension Education.
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
03
Extension Programme planning: Meaning, Process, Principles and Steps in Programme Development.
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
04
Extension systems in India: extension efforts in pre-independence era (Sriniketan, Marthandam, Firka Development Scheme, Gurgaon Experiment, etc.)
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
05
Post-independence era (Etawah Pilot Project, Nilokheri Experiment, etc.)
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
06
Reorganized Extension System (T&V system) various extension/ agriculture development programs launched by ICAR/ Govt. of India (IADP, IAAP, HYVP, KVK, IVLP, ORP, ND, NATP, NAIP, etc.).
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
07
Social Justice and poverty alleviation programme: ITDA, IRDP, SGSY, NRLM.
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
08
Women Development Programme: RMK, MSY etc.
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
09
New trends in agriculture extension: privatization extension, cyber extension/ e-extension, market-led extension, farmer-led extension, expert systems, etc.
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
10
Attributes of Innovation, DWCRA, Commodity Interest Groups (CIGs)., Farmers Producer Group (FPG)
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
11
Rural Development: concept, meaning, definition; various rural development programs launched by Govt. of India. Community Development: meaning, definition, concept and principles, Philosophy of C.D.
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
12
Extension administration: meaning and concept, principles and functions.
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
13
Monitoring and evaluation: concept and definition, monitoring and evaluation of extension programs
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
14
Transfer of technology: concept and models, capacity building of extension personnel
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
15
Extension teaching methods: meaning, classification, individual, group and mass contact methods,
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
16
ICT Applications in TOT (New and Social Media), media mix strategies
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
17
Agriculture journalism.
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
18
Diffusion and adoption of innovation: concept and meaning, process and stages of adoption, adopter categories.
Bilingual concept notes • Revision • Practice
Practical Lecture Schedule
13 bilingual practical guides
01
To get acquainted with university extension system.
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
02
Group discussion- exercise;
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
03
Identification of rural leaders in village situation
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
04
Preparation and use of AV aids
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
05
Preparation of extension literature (leaflet, booklet, folder, pamphlet news stories and success stories)
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
06
Presentation skills exercise
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
07
Micro teaching exercise
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
08
A visit to village to understand the problems being encountered by the villagers/ farmers
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
09
To study organization and functioning of DRDA/PRI and other development departments at district level
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
10
Visit to NGO/FO/FPO and learning from their experience in rural development
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
11
Understanding PRA techniques and their application in village development planning;
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
12
Exposure to mass media: visit to community radio and television studio for understanding the process of programme production
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
13
Script writing, writing for print and electronic media, developing script for radio and television.
Bilingual practical guide • Record format • Viva
All 18 listed theory topics and 13 practical exercises now link to English–Hindi study posts. Practical formats are for your own observations, not completed field reports. The shared Drive collection remains available for further reading. Match final coverage with your prescribed syllabus and course teacher.
