Rural Management
Programme Certificate course in Rural Management
Owing to the significant contribution of rural sector in accelerating the overall economic expansion of the nation, The School of Business Management and commerce of Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University, Patiala is planning to commence a certificate course in Rural Management from the upcoming session. India’s dream to establish herself as a robust economy cannot be realised without the development of Rural Sector. Hence to transform the rural sector into a highly competent and efficient human resource, expertise in the management of rural sector is essential. The programme’s mission is to help the learners enhance their proficiency to develop rural sector along with their professional growth and educate students with high quality theoretical, practical, ethical, technological and skill-oriented education in the area of rural sector. This course focuses on context specific development issues of rural areas and equips students to tackle these issues with appropriate strategies and approaches along with the development and use of appropriate monitoring, evaluation and management tools for implementing these projects and programs. The University has adopted choice based credit system which has been introduced by University Grant Commission. The Certificate Course in Rural Management has 18 credits consisting 3 Papers
Passed 10+2 in Non-Medical/Medical/Commerce/Arts or its equivalent examination stream conducted by Board recognized or established by Central/State Government through a legislation
| Total Credits: 18 | Min-Duration : 6 Months | Max-Duration : 1 Year | ||||
| Sr. No. | Name of the Course | Course Code | Credit | SM | Syllabus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | |||||
| 1 | Rural Sector in India | CCRM1 | 6 | - | View |
| 2 | Rural Development: Planning and Programmes | CCRM2 | 6 | - | View |
| 3 | Rural Management | CCRM3 | 6 | - | View |
Continuous Internal Assessment 30%
- Two assignments will be submitted for a 4-credit course and three assignments will be submitted by the learner for a 6-credit course.
- The learner will be required to obtain thirty per cent marks as pass percentage in each assignment separately.
- Each assignment will carry 100 marks. In the final result, assignments will carry thirty per cent weightage.
End Semester 70%
- The learner has to score at least 30% marks in the semester end examinations .
The learner is required to score at least 35% marks in both continuous evaluations (i.e.in assignments) as well as in semester end examinations separately. Besides, at least 40% marks in each course is required in the overall computation.
On successful completion of the six-month Certificate course, the learner will earn 18 credits for the Programme and shall be awarded a certificate in Rural Management.
- Dr. Pinky Sra
- Assistant Professor,
- School of Business Management and Commerce
- pinky{dot}sra{at}psou{dot}ac{dot}in