• Improving rural youth with knowledge and skill in frontier area of Agriculture and Technology, particularly Biotechnology, Dairy Technology, Food Technology and Nanotechnology etc.
• Commercialization of innovation and technologies through intellectual property rights and knowledge sharing.
• Capacity building of the University faculty and staff.

• Organizing and conducting induction training programme for newly appointed teachers in the University and refresher courses for in service teachers/scientists.
• Organizing advance training courses in frontier areas of agriculture, research management, educational technology etc, for capacity building of the faculty and staff.
• Commercialization of innovation and technologies through organized intellectual propriety right and knowledge sharing system.
• Organizing group discussion, seminars and workshops on areas of topical interest in agricultural research and education system.
• Improving faculty competence through participation of faculty in National/International conferences/symposia/seminars/workshops/trainings and fellowships.
• Assessment studies in areas pertaining to productivity of faculty, their training needs etc. and develop data bank of human resources in the University.
• Introduction of best teacher/researcher/student/scholar awards.

Professor S. K. Khandelwal, renowned Horticulture Scientist & Educationist is serving as Director, HRD in SKNAU, Jobner. Born on 21^st August, 1968 at Dausa (Rajasthan) Dr. Khandelwal obtained his B.Sc. (Ag.) in 1989, M.Sc. (Ag.) 1992 and Ph.D. in 1999 in Horticulture from RAU, Bikaner. Dr. Khandelwal initiated his professional career in 1996 as Assistant Professor (Horticulture) at KVK, Sirohi. He has contributed in the field of transfer of horticultural technologies for upliftment of the socio economic status of the farmers. He was transferred at Department of Horticulture, SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner in July, 2000 and involved in the teaching activities. Dr. Khandelwal served in AICRP on Arid Fruit project in the Department of Horticulture, SKN College of Agriculture, Jobner since 2003 to 2015. He was assigned the responsibility of the Project Incharge from 2010 to 2015. Dr. Khandelwal also discharged the responsibility as University Head, Department of Horticulture from 2013 to 2015.  He also performed various responsibilities i.e, Incharge, Landscape Cell, Farm Incharge, Asalpur Farm, Incharge, Fruit and Ornamental Nursery and others during this period. Dr. Khandelwal was transferred at Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, Durgapura and served as Project Incharge, AINRP on Onion & Garlic from 2015 to 2018. Afterwards, Dr. Khandelwal was assigned the responsibility as Zonal Director Research, Agricultural Research Station, Fatehpur and worked there from February, 2020 to April, 2021. On 23.07.2021 joined as Director, PM&E, SKNAU, Jobner.

Dr. Khandelwal is nominated as member in Rajasthan Kisan Ayog, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur in August, 2022 and member in Board of Management (BOM), SKNAU, Jobner in June, 2022. He is also acted as member in several steering committees like Academic Council, Board of Studies, Extension Education Council, Research Council, Course Committee, Consultancy Services committee and preparation of Vision document of SKNAU, Jobner committee, Technical committee of National Mission on Medicinal Plant, Screening Committee of National Horticulture Board etc. He has developed one variety of Lasoda i.e, Karan Lasoda-1 and more than 15 production technologies of arid fruits, medicinal plants and vegetables. He has published more than 27 research papers, 88 popular articles, 03 book chapters, 05 technical bulletins, 09 folders and delivered more than 57 Radio and TV Talks and guided 34 students of M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D level. Dr. Khandelwal organized 02 National Workshops in the capacity of Organzing Secretary and 01 national conference in the capacity of Co-organizing secretary.

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Major Training/Seminars/Winter Schools/Workshops Organized

A 21- days, IV Orientation Programme for newly recruited Assistant Professors and SMS of SKNAU was organized by Directorate of Human Resource Development, SKNAU, Jobner from 1st to 21st December, 2021 at University headquarter, Jobner. Sixteen Assistant Professors and SMS were participated in the orientation programme. The main objective of this orientation programme is to acquaint the newly recruited faculty with the university functioning in Teaching, Research & Extension activities and to know about the general service rules and regulations, financial management and other day to day working of University.

IV Orientation programme organized by DHRD

A 21-days ICAR Sponsored winter school on “Advance Production Technologies of Underutilized Vegetable Crops under Arid and Semi-arid conditions” organized by Deptt. of Horticulture, SKNCOA & Directorate of HRD, SKNAU, Jobner from 21st February to 13th March, 2022. Twenty three participants from different states were participated in the Winter School.
 

A Workshop on “Virtual Classroom Management System” was organized by Deptt. of Statistics, Maths & Computer Sci., SKNCOA & Directorate of HRD, SKNAU, Jobner on 22nd February, 2022. The Workshop was conducted both on physical as well as Virtual mode and Sixty Teachers/Scientists of our university were participated in the workshop. The main objective of this workshop is to acquaint our University Faculty with the Virtual Classroom Management System during this covid-19 period.

A 21-days ICAR Sponsored winter school on “Disease Scenario in Climate Change Conditions - Challenges, Experiences, Innovation and Future Prospects” organized by Deptt. Of Plant Pathology, SKNCOA & Directorate of HRD, SKNAU, Jobner from 1st to 21th March, 2022. Twenty one participants from seven states were participated in the Winter School.
Winter school of Plant Pathology organized at SKNAU, Jobner

8th International Conference (Hybrid Mode) on “Plant Pathology: Retrospect and Prospects” was Jointly organized by Indian Psychopathological Society, New Delhi and SKN Agriculture University, Jobner from 23rd to 26th March, 2022 at SKNCOA, Jobner. The International Conference was inaugurated by his Excellency and Governor of Rajasthan, Hon’ble Shri Kal Raj Mishra on 23rd March, 2022. There were six hundred Scientists/Teachers from different countries participated in the International Conference, Physical as well as Hybrid Mode.

21- days, 5th Orientation Programme for newly recruited Assistant professors and SMS of SKNAU, Jobner was organized by Directorate of Human Resource Development at RARI, Durgapura, Jaipur SKNAU, Jobner from September 21st to 11th October 2023. Thirty Nine Assistant professors and SMS were participated in this orientation programme. The main objective of this orientation programme is to acquaint the newly recruited faculty with the university functioning in Teaching Research & Extension activities and to know about the general service rules and regulation.
 
21 days ICAR Sponsored winter school on “Livelihood Security and doubling of farmer’s income through Agro- Horti based Integrated farming system” from 15th November to 05th December, 2022 organized by Deptt. of Agronomy, RARI, Durgapura & Directorate of HRD, SKNAU, Jobner. 25 participants from different states were participated in the winter School.

21 days ICAR Sponsored winter school on “Advances in Agricultural Waste Management for Environment Safety, Soil Health Management and energy production” from 18th Jan. to 07th Feb. 2023 by Dr. S.K. Dadhich, Assoc. Science and Agril. Chemistry, SKNCOA, Jobner & Directorate of HRD, SKNAU, Jobner. 25 participants from different state were participated in the winter School.