Life Time Achievement Award For Dr. Sarbjit Singh Nagra, Director Of Instruction, Central Agricultural University, Imphal
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Dr. Sarbjit Singh Nagra, Director of Instruction, Central Agricultural University, Imphal
Dr. Sarbjit Singh Nagra, Director of Instruction, Central Agricultural University, Imphal has been conferred the Life Time Achievement Award – 2014, by the Indian Poultry Science Association in recognition of his contributions in the field of Poultry Science Education, Research and Extension by the Indian Poultry Science Association on 18th December 2014 at Namakkal, Tamil Nadu .
Born on 3rd February 1952 in a remote village of Punjab, he did his B.Sc. Agriculture Honours in Animal Science in 1975, M.Sc. 1978 and Ph.D. 1982 from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He was recipients of Junior and Senior Research Fellowships of ICAR for M.Sc. and Ph.D. Programme. He began his service as a Research Fellow in 1982 in the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
Continuing his journey through different positions in PAU and Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences Universities, Ludhiana, he became the Director of Instruction in Central Agricultural University, Imphal in 2013.
During his career, Dr. Nagra made significant contributions in the field of Animal Husbandry, particularly to Poultry Nutrition, Housing and Management. He has more than 165 National and International Publications, one patent, authored two books and contributed chapters in another 5 books.
During his career, Dr. Nagra visited USA, Canada, Australia and Turkey and travelled widely for presenting his research in National and International Conferences. Besides, being a dedicated scientist and able administrator, Dr. Nagra has been a highly respected teacher. He guided many Ph.D. and Masters Degree students. He has been member in many decision making bodies in College, University, State and at National level.
He has been a member of the Research Advisory Council of Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad and Central Aviation Research Institute, Izatnagar, Member Advisory Committee to the Central Poultry Development Organisation, Chandigarh and Member of the Academic Committee of MANAGE, Hyderabad. He remained Vice-President of the Indian Poultry Science Association and Indian Society of Animal Production Management.
As Director of Instruction, Dr. Nagra has brought several reforms to improve the academic activities of Central Agricultural University, Imphal (Manipur) and its constituent colleges. He introduced the programmes for holding sports and cultural competitions in the Central Agricultural University after his joining as Director of Instruction through Inter Collegiate Athletic Meet of the constituent colleges of CAU and ensured the participation of CAU students in the Inter-versity, Zonal and National Games and Cultural Events.
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This Post is uploaded on December 25, 2014
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