Department of Rural Development, USTM

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With the aim to improve the quality of life of rural people, the department of Rural development started its journey in the year 2012. The mission is to empower the RD professionals so that they extend their helping hand towards the rural mass. At present the department is offering Bachelors/Masters in Agriculture and Rural Studies, MA/MSc in Rural Development and PhD programme.

22/05/2026
๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜The Department is delighted to share that ๐— ๐—ฟ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ has been honored with the โ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜...
22/05/2026

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜

The Department is delighted to share that ๐— ๐—ฟ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ has been honored with the โ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜†โ€ for his contributions in the fields of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The award was conferred during the 13th International Conference on โ€œ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ (๐—™๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฆ๐—”๐—˜๐——-2026)โ€, organized by Assam University in collaboration with the Agro Environmental Development Society.

The Department congratulates ๐— ๐—ฟ. ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ on this remarkable achievement and wishes him continued success in all his future endeavors.
USTM update

๐—ฃ๐—›.๐——. ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—กCongratulations to ๐— ๐˜€. ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถon the successful presentation of her Ph.D. Seco...
18/05/2026

๐—ฃ๐—›.๐——. ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก

Congratulations to ๐— ๐˜€. ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ถ
on the successful presentation of her Ph.D. Second Progress Report under the supervision of Dr. Sanjib Kr. Dutta.

The session was graced by Prof. D. C. Kalita as the External Expert. The session was further enriched by the esteemed presence of Prof. G. D. Sharma, Honโ€™ble Vice-Chancellor, USTM; Dr. R. K. Sharma, Advisor, USTM; and Dr. Garima Kalita, Dean, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, USTM, whose insightful observations and constructive suggestions added immense value toward strengthening the research work.

The department extends its best wishes to Ms. Rupanjali Gogoi for continued success in her Ph.D. journey.

๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ | ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— Join us in fostering community-driven social change throu...
15/05/2026

๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ | ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐— 

Join us in fostering community-driven social change through field engagement, research, and collective action.

๐ŸŽ“ UG | PG | PhD | Certificate Programmes

๐Ÿ“ Apply now to be part of a journey toward rural transformation and sustainable development.

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Family is where love begins and never ends. Wishing everyone a Happy International Day of Families!
15/05/2026

Family is where love begins and never ends.
Wishing everyone a Happy International Day of Families!

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ The Department is pleased to share the announcement of the ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—  ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ...
15/05/2026

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

The Department is pleased to share the announcement of the ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—  ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ (๐—จ๐— ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ฃ-๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ). This online internship programme offers students an opportunity to explore research, innovation, skill development, and interdisciplinary learning under expert mentorship.
Interested UG & PG students are encouraged to apply and make the most of this enriching academic experience.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†: 10 June 2026
๐Ÿ’ป ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ: Online

๐Ÿ”— ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ:
https://forms.gle/wfPhTBkVLWzynP217

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜The Department is delighted to share that ๐— ๐˜€. ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฎ has been honored with the โ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ...
14/05/2026

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜

The Department is delighted to share that ๐— ๐˜€. ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฎ has been honored with the โ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜†โ€for her outstanding contribution in the field of Extension Education and Rural Development.

The award was conferred during the 13th International Conference on โ€œFrontiers in Science and Technology for Sustainable Agricultural and Environmental Development (FSTSAED-2026)โ€, organized by Assam University in collaboration with the Agro Environmental Development Society.

The Department congratulates Ms. Gayatri Saikia on this recognition and wishes her continued success in all her future endeavors.

USTM update

Technology empowers change, innovation transforms lives, and collectively they build stronger rural communities.Happy Na...
11/05/2026

Technology empowers change, innovation transforms lives, and collectively they build stronger rural communities.

Happy National Technology Day!

FIELD VISIT!The Department visited Mawkhla Village on the theme Experiencing Natural Resource Management. The field visi...
08/05/2026

FIELD VISIT!

The Department visited Mawkhla Village on the theme Experiencing Natural Resource Management. The field visit provided valuable exposure to community-based resource management practices and sustainable environmental initiatives. The experience served as an enriching opportunity, effectively bridging classroom learning with real-world practices.

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