Design and On-Line Management of Database on Indian Agricultural Education System
Anu Shanna · 2006
SUMMARY The Indian Council ofAgricultural Research (lCAR) and State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) are the basic sources ofagricultural research, education and extension in India. Therefore, the infonnation about the various activities of the ICAR and SAUs is essential for planning, policy fonnulation and strengthening education for agricultural human resource development for the country's progress in agriculture. The purpose ofthis paper is to describe the design and on-line management ofdatabase on Indian Agricultural Education System through NISAGENET (National Infonnation System on Agricultural Education on Internet). An on-line data management module has been developed for maintaining and disseminating infonnation on various activities of the agricultural universities like academic, research and extension. The system is capable of maintaining an up-to-date agricultural education data bank of all SAUs and deemed universities ofICAR.