Rate My Professor Rajiv Kumar Pathak

Dr. Rajiv Kumar Pathak serves as Professor of Horticulture and Plant Protection in the Department of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry at the Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education (PSSCIVE), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Sc., with over 24 years, 10 months of NCERT work experience as of recent records. Specializing in Agriculture and Food Processing under the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF), he also holds the additional charge of Head, Hindi Cell, and serves as State Coordinator for Haryana and Delhi. His career focuses on developing vocational education resources that integrate practical skills in horticulture, crop cultivation, animal husbandry, and food processing for secondary and senior secondary levels.

Dr. Pathak has coordinated the development and publication of numerous NCERT vocational textbooks, including Paddy Farmer (AGR/Q0101) for Classes 9-10, Floriculturist – Protected Cultivation (AGR/Q0702) for Classes 11-12, Solanaceous Crop Cultivator (AGR/Q0402) for Classes 9-10, Animal Health Worker (AGR/Q4804) for Classes 9-10, Dairy Farmer/Entrepreneur (AGR/Q4101) for Classes 11-12, Floriculturist (Open Cultivation) (AGR/Q0701) for Classes 11-12, Gardener (AGR/Q0801) for Classes 11-12, Spice Crops Cultivator (AGR/Q0603) for Classes 11-12, Soil & Water Testing Laboratory Assistant (AGR/Q8102) for Classes 11-12, Small Poultry Farmer (AGR/Q4306) for Classes 11-12, Pulses Cultivator (AGR/Q0104) for Classes 11-12, Hydroponics Technician (AGR/Q0808) for Classes 11-12, Plant Tissue Culture Technician (AGR/Q8101) for Class 11, Fish Seed Grower (AGR/Q4908) for Classes 11-12, Dairy Worker (AGR/Q4102) for Classes 9-10, Oilseed Crop Grower (AGR/Q0201) for Classes 11-12, and food processing titles such as Baking Technician/Operative (FIC/Q5005) for Classes 9-10 and Craft Baker (FIC/Q5002) for Classes 11-12. These contributions have shaped vocational training programs, fostering industry-relevant competencies in agriculture-related fields.