CAMPUS

Infrastructure

The aesthetically landscaped campus with sprawling beautiful lawns, colorful annuals and captivating perennials create an unique ambience of serenity for the pursuit of education and personal growth. It has an academic block comprising classrooms, faculty rooms, conference halls, library and computer Centre. The air-conditioned classrooms and conference halls are equipped with the latest AV equipment to create a comfortable learning atmosphere. The centrally air-cooled hostels have arrangements for hygienic, cosmopolitan food. A video channel is available every evening on the TV to provide enrichment of classroom inputs on a wide variety of relevant themes, besides being a source of recreational pass-time.

The Cyberary

Yet another center of learning, apart from the classroom is the Cyberary, which has a collection of 170 Indian and foreign journals, with new ones being added continuously. Besides the above, approximately 100 newsletters, newspapers and conference proceedings are also received regularly. Access to the library resources is available on the internet through the LIBSYS software. The paperless collection includes 300 videocassettes and 500 CDROM's (on management and related areas). Important databases include TROPAG & RURAL, AGRIS, AGRICOLA, and CABSAC databases including CMIE databases, Prowess, India Trades, Exim and IBID are also subscribed for obtaining the latest on the Indian economy, the corporate world and export import scenario. The Cyberary has full connectivity with Internet having multi-user capability. Information dissemination services offered by the institute include access to the library database, literature search, bibliographies and reprographic services.

Publications

MANAGE also publishes several periodicals and occasional literature. The bi-monthly MANAGE Bulletin presents a picture of the extension scene and current developments in Agriculture. 'Estore' is a bi-monthly newsletter of PGP-AWASCM. The institute has a co-publishing arrangement with Overseas Development Institute, UK for bringing out the Indian edition of Natural Resources Perspective Series. The monthly 'WTO and Agriculture' focuses on the impact of WTO on Indian agriculture. Various publications have been brought out which include the Strategic Research and Extension Plans for IT districts under the World Bank funded NATP Project, Private Extension in Indian- Agricultural Marketing, Floriculture, Fertilizers and Product Guide, Farmers Participation in Agricultural Research and Extension Systems, Distance Learning material for farmers in several frontier areas of agricultural technology, publications on the Participatory Adaptive Research Project and Participatory Watershed Projects.

Video Conferencing

The Cyberary is equipped with a Video Conferencing Unit. The video conferencing facility can be used to connect with more than 25 state-wide institutions/universities in India.

Information Technology Centre

MANAGE recognizes the catalytic role of information technology in improving the efficacy and efficiency of managers marching into the 21st century. This is the reason behind establishing a 'state of the art' information technology Centre. A Local Area Network (LAN) connects about 200 nodes with latest Pentium processors to cater to the need of faculty, students, staff and participants. An exclusive computer lab for PG students established with high end H/W and different Softwares exclusively for their need as per demand of the curriculum. Two 64 kbps leased line, exist in MANAGE for internet and data transfer with the outside world. The IT Centre works 24 hours a day, throughout the entire year, for users providing different facilities. The MANAGE website is hosted as www.manage.gov.in with daily updates. Lotus R5 domino based messaging system for intranet as well as roaming facility on internet is provided for each faculty, staff and students to update themselves about the organization and other issues wherever they exist. The IT Centre maintains the state of the art teleconferencing as well as V-Sat based and ISDN based video conferencing facilities to cater to the needs of all at MANAGE. With all these facilities, MANAGE has become a role model for practicing and implementing Cyber Extension in India. And in the near future, the institute intends to become a paperless organization.

Recreation and Health Centre

To relax after the rigorous course inputs, adequate recreation facilities are available in the campus. Outdoor games like Tennis and Badminton, have courts of synthetic turf, while facilities are provided for Swimming, Squash, Table Tennis, Snooker, Carom, Chess and work outs at the Gymnasium are avenues which students utilize for their mental and physical build up. The health care Centre is equipped with out-door patient treatment facilities for the resident staff, visiting participants and students. Regular arrangements also exist with prominent advanced centres of treatment in case of need for advanced or in-patient treatment.

Professional Activities

Apart from PGP-AWASCM, the range of our professional services/activities include Management Education with a two year PG Programme in Agri-Business Management, Training and Consultancy to public and private sector institutes and functionaries at senior level, Industry-Institute interface on contemporary issues, sponsored research studies, International training Programmes sponsored by UNOPS, FAO, DFID, World Bank etc. and information technology based services.