Department of Rural Technology  & Social Development

 Department of Rural Technology and Social Development was established in the year 2001 with one of the prime objectives to carry out teaching & research activities for developing more effective equipments / tools utilizing the indigenous technology and knowledge of rural people for overall upliftment of rural artisans and cottage industries for sustainable rural development. Presently the department runs professional and job oriented, Bachelor and Master degree courses related to Rural Technology with approval of University Grants Commission, New Delhi. The primary motivation behind running these courses, is to facilitate appropriate development of science and need-based technology for rural areas. The department is a member of the Executive Board of Council of Advancement of people and Rural Technology ( CAPART ) New Delhi. Department. has well equipped laboratories. In the Master’s Degree programme six month project work is compulsory. The students carryon their project work in reputed educational and research institutes like Regional Remote Sensing Agency, Nagpur, Indian Lac Research Institute, Ranchi, Centre of Energy, Devi Ahilahya University, Indore, Centre of Science of Village, Wardha, Birla Institute of Technology, MESRA, Ranchi, Deen Dayal Shodh Sansthan, Chitrakut, MP and Centre of Bio - Genetics Research, Bhopal. The students of the department. were placed in national and International NGO’s through campus selection.