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Department of Agricultural Extension Education, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502.
This study sought to identify the job-oriented skillsets possessed by agricultural graduates acquired through academic curriculum. The study adopted exploratory research design. A total of 65 skills taken up for the study under three categories: personal, technical and other job-oriented skillsets based on the relevancy test. Data were collected from 120 agricultural graduates using a structured questionnaire. The skills were ranked based on their mean score value. Result revealed that among personal skills, learning skills (Rank I), interactive skill (Rank II), team working skill and presentation skill (Rank III) were highly acquired by graduates. Among technical skills, farm management skill (Rank I), irrigation management skill (Rank II), conservation agricultural skill, monitoring and evaluation skill (Rank III), need assessment skill and laboratory skill (Rank IV), soil health management skill and audio and video preparation skill (Rank V) were highly acquired and possessed by the agricultural graduates. In terms of other job- oriented skillsets, demonstration skill (Rank I), resource management skill (Rank II) and agri-business management skill (Rank III) were highly acquired by agricultural graduates through curriculum. The findings in this study will support universities in shaping their curriculum to better prepare the graduates in meeting the current demands of the labour market.
KEYWORDS: Agricultural graduates, job-oriented skills, personal skills, technical skills, other job-oriented skills, curriculum.