Job Details
Post Name : Teaching Assistant
No of Vacancies : 13 Posts
Pay Scale : Rs35000/- (per month)
Educational Qualification : MSc/MVsc in relevant discipline.
Age Limit : Maximum age limit is 40 years as on 01012017
Job Location : Kerala
Selection Process : Selection will be based on interview
Application Fee : There is no application fee
How to Apply : Interested candidates may appear for Interview along with bio-data, original & Attested Copies of certificates to prove age, qualifications, experience at the time of Interview.
Venue Of Interview : PG Council Room of College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram
The history of agricultural education in Kerala can be traced back to the year 1896 when a scheme was evolved in the erstwhile Travancore State to train a few young men in scientific agriculture at the Demonstration Farm, Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram, presently, the Cropping Systems Research Centre under Kerala Agricultural University Agriculture was introduced as an optional subject in the middle school classes in the State in 1922 when an Agricultural Middle School was started at Aluva, Ernakulam District The popularity and usefulness of this school led to the starting of similar institutions at Kottarakkara and Konni in 1928 and 1931 respectively
Agriculture was later introduced as an optional subject for Intermediate Course in 1953 In 1955, the erstwhile Government of Travancore-Cochin started the Agricultural College and Research Institute at Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram and the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Mannuthy, Thrissur for imparting higher education in agricultural and veterinary sciences, respectively.
These institutions were brought under the direct administrative control of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Animal Husbandry, respectively With the formation of Kerala State in 1956, these two colleges were affiliated to the University of Kerala The post-graduate programmes leading to MSc (Ag), M.
VSc and PhD degrees were started in 1961, 1962 and 1965 respectively.