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Vol. 7, Issue 12 (2018)

Profile characteristics of agricultural scientists working in Acharya N.G. Ranga agricultural university

Author(s):
Dr. T Prasantha Kumar, Dr. B Vijayabhinandana, Dr. G Sivanarayana, Dr. Ch. Pulla Rao and Dr. V Srinivasa Rao
Abstract:
The present investigation was done to study the profile characteristics of Research and Extension Scientists working in Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University. An Ex-post-Facto research design was adopted for the study and a sample of 180 respondents were selected based on proportionate random sampling among the research and extension scientists in ANGRAU. Data was collected using well-structured questionnaire during the year 2017. The acquired data was analysed using mean and standard deviation. The results of the study revealed that most of the agricultural scientists were middle aged group (36-45 years), Ph.D., degree (78.89%), 5 years of experience in the present position (60.56%), (35%) of the scientists had 6 to 10 years of overall experience, (46.67%) had undergone medium number of trainings in their entire service, (45%) had the favourable attitude towards organization, (54%) perceived high level of stress, (41%) of the selected scientists agreed about their job clarity in terms of their job roles and responsibilities in the University, high level of achievement motivation, high level of job involvement (44%), (55%) of the scientists with regard to perceived opinion on promotional avenues of the selected scientists derived full satisfaction on their career advancement scheme (CAS) and direct selection.
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How to cite this article:
Dr. T Prasantha Kumar, Dr. B Vijayabhinandana, Dr. G Sivanarayana, Dr. Ch. Pulla Rao, Dr. V Srinivasa Rao. Profile characteristics of agricultural scientists working in Acharya N.G. Ranga agricultural university. Pharma Innovation 2018;7(12):467-483.

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