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Courses in Rural Developent

About Rural Developent
Rural Development refers to a range of approaches and activities that aim to improve the welfare and livelihoods of people living in rural areas. These approaches pay attention to social issues particularly community organizing. Rural development has always been the prime focus of any government mainly because of the potential of Rural Development in the overall prosperity of the country. Rural development includes both the economic betterment of people as well as greater social transformation. The main thrust areas of Rural Development are to provide rural people with better prospects for economic development, increased participation of people in the rural development programmes, decentralization of planning, better enforcement of land reforms and greater access to credit.

Rural community development is important in developing countries where a large part of the population is engaged in farming. Consequently, a range of community development methods have been created and used by organisations involved in international development Those engaged in Rural Development are generally known as Rural Managers or Rural Development Specialists. They are required to assist the villagers in their process of development, so that the whole nation could achieve progress and prosperity. Rural regions throughout the world have attracted a lot of attention which in turn has led to expansion of ambitious developmental schemes for rural people involving national, international and local agencies along with Non-Governmental bodies. Therefore rural management is a bright career options to those who are deeply concerned about nation's development.

Some of its specialized fields are -

1.  Rural Sanitation and Water Management


2.  Ecology & Environment

3.  Science & Technology for Rural Development

4.  Rural Alternate Energy Sources

5.  Employment Generation

6.  Rural Entrepreneurship and Industrialisation

7.  Bee-keeping and Mushroom Cultivation

8.  Information Management and Networking

Content

The study of this field includes all or few of these –
  • Rural Planning & Development
  • Natural Resources Development & Management
  • Rural Community Facilities & Services
  • Comprehensive viva voce
  • Project
Objectives

1.  To make a positive contribution to the economy and the environment.
2.  To prepares students to work as managers or executive officers in both governmental and non-governmental rural enterprises and to work for development NGOs and their networks, international and UN aid agencies, large village councils, rural co-operatives, corporate donor agencies and farm estates.
3.  To prepare well equipped entrepreneurs for running their own ventures and act as agents of change for rural society.
4.  Elimination of poverty, ignorance, diseases and inequality of opportunities and providing a better and higher quality of life.

Basic Requirement

Degree and Diploma course in rural management are offered by several management institutes in the country. Admission into these courses is made through all India entrance tests conducted by the institute concerned, which follows group discussion and personal interview. The minimum qualification to appear these tests is a graduation or equivalent degree from any recognized institute in any subject.

Job Perspectives

Various Government and Non-Government Organizations offer Rural management pass outs, the appropriate employment opportunities. They can also be hired on contractual basis to manage developmental schemes and programmes. Corporate run development agencies are favoured destination for a section of rural managers. Highly talented people can find lucrative job options in UN and its specialized agencies or programmes run by them. International. Rural Managers can also run their own NGO's. Experienced professionals get higher pay packages in this field.

Some Employment Areas
  • Voluntary Organisations.
  • Social Development Units of corporate sector.
  • National/International donor agencies
  • Freelancing
Some Job Types
  1. Trainer
  2. Researcher
  3. Consultant
  4. Project co-ordinator

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