Relationship between profile characteristics and attitude of under graduate students towards RAWE programme

People living in rural areas are dependent on agriculture. Development of India can be possible through strengthening the socioeconomic condition of rural people. The rural work experience is basic for developing a graduate’s competence. Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RAWE) is an opportunity to the students to live in rural areas and develop right perspective of rural life. RAWE is one of the best means to produce well trained agricultural graduates with broad based knowledge and techniques to meet the emerging challenges. It provides significant hands on experience in acquiring skills, which are mainly aimed at creating a product or providing a service to those who demand. In fact, RAWE is basic to develop graduate competence as a teacher, researcher and extension specialist. Agricultural students have immense potential which, if properly utilized, can be of great use for agricultural development. So, RAWE provide this facility to the students. Work experience includes physical and/or mental effort exerted for a purposeful activity that includes training, observation and practice, experience and personal participation or involvement. The main objective of the present study was to find out the attitude of under graduate students towards RAWE programme of Sardarkrushinagar dantiwada agricultural university and Anand agricultural university of Gujarat state.