Presentation of Dr Sarfaraz A Wani for Dean Position. The expert committee was imptressed

1. My Profile:
A Brief Introduction
Prof. Sarfaraz Ahmad Wani
FACULTY /
UNIVERSITY /
NATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION
≈Head, LPT
LEADERSHIP
≈ Consortium PI;
≈UET 2013
EDUCATION
≈ Teaching UG/PG;
≈Students Advisory;
≈Examination Cell
RESEARCH
≈Attracted External Funding
EXTENSION
≈ Assoc. Dir. E.E.(AS)

2. My Role as Dean
My Profile: Contributions / Achievements
My Vision of a Dean

3. Head Division
Livestock Products Technology
1989 to 2010
Wool & Pashmina Processing Unit
Fibre Quality Evaluation
Laboratory
Meat Processing
Unit
Experimental
Slaughter House
EXCLUSIVELY
CONCEIVED, PROMOTED & DEVELOPED
• Built the infrastructural facilities
in Division purely through
External Funding
– Meat Processing Unit
– Wool and Pashmina processing units
– Fibre Quality Evaluation unit
• Strengthened teaching program
– Built Experiential Learning Prog.
– Instituted PG Program

4. LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATED
F.V.Sc. & A.H
Coordinator Examinations
 Developed Examination System
 Established Examination Cell
 Evolved 10 pt Grading System
Quality Product
Nationally
Competitive
University Level
 UET 2013 PG
 UET 2013 UG
Flawless
 Quality
 Secrecy
 Time bound
 Transparent System
(100% admissions
Including Self-
Finance seats)

5. LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATED
Consortium Leader
World bank Funded (NAIP) Mega
Project on Pashmina
Project Cost 1243.08 lakhs
Area Ladakh & Kashmir
Impact
Horizontal &
Vertical
Expansion
Explored new
areas for
introduction of
Pashmina
Developed Improvised
Tools for Pashmina
Processing
Natural Dyes
Development
of Standards
under process
IMPACT
CWDB → Furthering Pashmina
Projects
Leh : Rs. 600 lakhs
Kargil : Rs. 500 lakhs
SKUAST-K : Rs. 200 lakhs
DST, GoI → Promotion of charkha
Project SKUAST-K Rs. 29.84
lakhs

6. Major externally Projects Handled
Title
In Capacity
of
Budget Status
Processing of Wool/Hair for Value Added Products . CCPI 22.26 lakhs Completed
A Value Chain on Enhanced Productivity and Profitability
of Pashmina Fibre
PI 1243.08 lakhs Ongoing
Expansion of Pashmina Goat Rearing Area in Non-
Traditional Area of Kargil.
PI 200 lakhs Sanctioned
Enhancement of Livelihood Security of Pashmina Spinners
through popularization of Table Top Paddle operated
Charkha.
PI 29.86 lakhs Sanctioned
Use of Apple Pomace as alternative Energy Source in
Layer ration with or without Enzyme Supplementation
Co-PI 2 lakhs Completed
Performance of Grampriya bird under Baelly system of
rearing”
Co-PI 1 lakhs Completed
Performance of Vanraja under Backyard system and
Rearing
Co-PI 0.62 Lakhs Completed
Increasing Production and Productivity of Life Support
Crop Species and Allied Enterprises of tribal backward
and hilly areas
Co-PI 22.30 Lakh Completed
Improvement of Angora rabbit for wool and broiler rabbit
for meat
Co-PI 21.05Lakh Completed

7. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED
Patents Filed
Technology Application
Number
Year
Development of Innovative Charkha 3616/DEL/2011
Dated: 13-12-2011
2011
Identification of cashmere (Pashmina) fibre from
processed textile products by polymerease chain
reaction based technique.
3400/DEL/2012
Dated: 05-11-2012
2012
Development of Innovative
Charkha
 Reduced physical drudgery
 Increased Efficiency by 73.50 %
 Increased remuneration by
146.64 %
 Ecofriendly
 Value Addition
 Pro-Health
 Aesthetic
DNA test for differentiation
of Animal fibres from
textile materials
 Quality Control
 Identifying
Falsification
Identification and Application
of Natural Dye to Pashmina

8. Where We Stand
We should Know our Ground
Before We Take a Step Ahead
Where do we
want to be
tomorrow?
Where are we
today?

9. STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
• Core infrastructure
facilities.
• Talented and
dedicated faculty
members - experts in
their fields.
• High quality
products- graduates
nationally
competitive.
• Well-established
national and
international
reputation.
• Young, vibrant
faculty.
• Decisive and
visionary central
leadership.
• Lack of leadership at
Faculty Level.
• Lack of developmental
planning.
• Lack of cohesiveness at
different organizational
levels.
• Lack of collegiality and
collaboration across
disciplines
• Lack of accountability
and competitiveness.
• Lack of Personal
protection
• Lack of Laboratory
Safety Measures
• Provision of effective
leadership.
• Improve institutional
capacity.
• Tapping available
resources.
• Sharing of resources.
• Developing
competitiveness.
• Refine educational
programs.
• Sharing of technical
expertise.
• Improve infrastructure
and personal safety.
• Development of Work
atmosphere.
• Operate clinical services
effectively.
• Attracting external
funding
• Diminished funding.
• Stagnant
developmental
programmes.
• Faculty recruitment
and retention.
• Administrative gaps.
• Limited state policies
for diversification of
the sector.
• Lack of linkage.

10. Our Strengths: Academics
U.G. Programme
P.G. Programme

12. Our Strengths: Novel Programs
 Star College Program of MoST, GoI
 Bioinformatics Centre supported by DBT
 E-learning in Vet Sciences
www.starelearning.org
 Extramural fundings: over Rs 1800
lacs

13. WHAT NEXT ?
FACULTY OF VETERINARY SCIENCES & ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
STAR COLLEGE STATUS
ISO
ACCREDITATION
CENTRE FOR DISEASE
DIAGNOSIS & CONTROL
MODERNIZATION OF
FARMS
ADVANCED CLINICAL
SERVICES
ADVANCED LABORATORY
ADVANCED PHT UNITS
IMPROVED TEACHING
FACILITIES

14. As a Leader:
To break
Status Quo
Re-organise
to
Reform
My Understanding:.
The knowledge and skill of our
workforce is the major determinant of
our future development and
sustainability
My Guiding Principle.
My Approach:

16. Further Curricular Activities
to Achieve Professional Excellence
rather than adhering to minimum standards..
ACTION NEEDED
Course Up-gradation
Experiential Learning
Perpetual Funding
Certificate
DST ↔ SKUAST-K
Novel
Approaches
e-portals/
ICT
Hi-tech classes
Strengthening
Bioinformatics
Lab. Facilities
Clinical Facilities
Centre of Excellence/
Centre of Advance
StudiesInstitution of
Certificate Courses

17. v
Students – our Next Gen Leaders
• Continuous up-dating
of knowledge,
• skill development and
• Entrepreneurship
Periodic revision/Refinement
• of Curriculum,
• learning resources and
• delivery processes
Linkage of Student Research
with location specific problems
identified by University
Research / Extension Councils
Inspiring students in
promoting cause of
sustainable Livestock
and livelihood security
(Promote quality
literacy movement in
villages)
Development of partnership
with academic institutes,
industry and associate
clients
Development of effective
Backward and Forward Linkage
with university alumni
Every Scholar be
treated as an
ENTREPRENEUR;
Become
job creators
and
Not job seekers
Experiential Learning
Programmes:
Identify Programmes in each
division
Prepare projects for funding
Monitor Implementation
Developing Human resource to
fulfill area specific regional, state
and country’s commitment to
Millennium Development
Goals
Inculcation of
competitiveness
among students

18. Establishment of
Employment
Advisory Services
and Special One-stop
window
Career
Counseling Cell
Placement Cell
Linkage with Stakeholders
 Public / Private Industries
 Farmer’s Organizations /
Cooperatives / NGO’s
 State/Central
Government Agencies
Self Employment
opportunities:
Linkage with
State/Central Government
Agencies
Financial Institutions
MANAGE
Database on Career
Opportunities
Counseling Sessions
 Specialized Short
term Interactive
Sessions
Students – our Next Gen Leaders

19.  Teacher (Faculty) [Knowledge/ Motivation/ Dedication]
Teachers
Training and
Retraining:
Pedagogic
training of
Teachers /
Scientists at
Induction
stage
WHY needed?
Course curriculum
periodically revised
 Change in
Teaching mode
from “Teacher
centric” to
“Student Centric”
System is now
“Demand Driven”
[Previously “Supply
Driven” 90]
Faculty exchange programme with National and
International institutes
Establish Linkage with SIET/NAARM
and the Regional Colleges of
Education in the country for
developing modules for pedagogic
training at induction of scientists/
teachers
Study impact of the training after
every 2-3 years and initiate corrective
steps to improvise the scheme
Monitor implementation of the
Scheme after drawing MoU with
SIET etc.
Summer Training / Industrial Visit
Building partnership:
Joint need based training for Faculty Development
Provision of leave for Post-doctorate Fellowships

20.  Teacher (Faculty) [Knowledge/ Motivation/ Dedication]
Building
Excellence in
Teaching and
Learning
e-learning
Enquiry Based
Learning (EBL) Requirements?
 Content Management System
MOODLE – Open Source
Software
 Networking of the classrooms and
divisions and provision of Computer
and LCD Projector in class rooms
Shaped and directed primarily
by the student, with the
instructor as coach
Why?
Cutting-edge teaching and learning
methodology
How?
Develop e-learning portal on intranet /
internet
What is to be done?
Development of e-modules (lecture-
wise / Course Note, Power-point
presentation, animation, Video-clips
Virtual labs)
 The best way for students to learn
science is to experience problems
that challenge science.
 Problem-based learning (PBL) is a
powerful vehicle in which a real-
world problem becomes a context
for students to investigate, in depth,

21. Career Development
 Externship Programmes
 On campus placement.
 Short term on-campus trainings/ coaching
 Entrepreneurship development
 Earn-while-learn schemes.
Inculcation of competitiveness among students
Merit certificates
Year wise/ Subject wise.
Best student awards
Year wise

22. Final Goal
SKUAST-K Abroad
Opening
Gateways
Students
International
Funding
ISO
Accreditation