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.

18/09/2026

Join us in remembering our beloved Zubeen Garg on Zubeen Diwas.

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!An insightful and engaging session was conducted on โ€œAgriculture and Rural Developmen...
18/09/2026

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!
An insightful and engaging session was conducted on โ€œAgriculture and Rural Development: Towards Transforming Rural Lifeโ€ with Shiv Anuj Dalmia, CEO, Dalmia Greenfields, Meghalaya, as the Resource Person.

The session explored the central role of agriculture in rural life, highlighting its connections with livelihoods, community well-being and the broader process of rural transformation.


๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ | ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซThe Department of Rural Development extends warm greetings on Unitarian Day, commemorating t...
18/09/2026

๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ | ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ

The Department of Rural Development extends warm greetings on Unitarian Day, commemorating the founding of the Unitarian movement in the Khasi-Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya by Hajom Kissor Singh in 1887.

May we continue to uphold the values of unity, harmony, humanity and mutual respect.


๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ! A thought-provoking and interactive session was conducted on "๐”๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐†๐ซ...
16/09/2026

๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ!
A thought-provoking and interactive session was conducted on "๐”๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž: ๐†๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ" with Dr. Rajiv Mili, Principal Associate, National Innovation Foundationโ€“India (NIF), as the Resource Person.

The session sparked an inspiring conversation on how local ideas and grassroots innovations can create new pathways for rural entrepreneurship and sustainable development.

๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€The Department of Rural Development, University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM), invites Acade...
15/09/2026

๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
The Department of Rural Development, University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (USTM), invites Academicians, Researchers, Educators, Students, NGOs, and Practitioners to present papers at the National Seminar on โ€œ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ: ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต.โ€

The seminar aims to foster discussions on equity, access, quality, and resilient health systems, with a focus on inclusive and community-centred approaches to rural maternal healthcare.

Organized by: Department of Rural Development, USTM
Sponsored by: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi

Date: 11th & 12th November 2026
Venue: USTM | Hybrid Mode

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€:
Abstract: Up to 250 words
Full Paper: upto 5000 words (APA 7th Edition)
Register on or before: 30th October 2026
Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfozPce34PNmRm4vggBXJzOcgCz6E9nKzDvbrOmOXE3XtWRIA/viewform?usp=send_form

Selected papers will be considered for publication in an edited book.

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€! The Department of Rural Development extends heartfelt congratulations to Viency Yuva G. Momin...
14/09/2026

๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€!

The Department of Rural Development extends heartfelt congratulations to Viency Yuva G. Momin on successfully qualifying the Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test (MTET) 2026.

We wish her continued success in her academic and professional journey ahead.

๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐† ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ | ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”โ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•The Department of Rural Development organised an insightful session on ...
13/09/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž
๐๐† ๐‘๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ | ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”โ€“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•
The Department of Rural Development organised an insightful session on โ€œQuality Teaching-Learning of Rural Development Domain under NEP-2020 & Awareness of Trends in Technology for Rural Development.โ€

The session was led by Dr. T. Vijay Kumar, Associate Professor, NIRDPRโ€“NERC, Guwahati, who shared valuable insights on strengthening teaching-learning practices in Rural Development in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, while highlighting emerging technological trends shaping the rural development landscape.

The programme provided an enriching platform for students to understand the evolving dimensions of Rural Development, the role of technology, and the changing competencies required to engage meaningfully with rural communities and development processes.

12/09/2026
12/09/2026

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