Lok Shikshan Vibhag

Directorate of Jan Shikshan and Extension Programme

      Rajasthan Vidyapeeth began its journey in 1937 with the Literacy and Non-formal Education Programme for adults and neo-literates in rural areas. As an essential commitment to the people of Southern Rajasthan and on the call of Mahatma Gandhi for the drive of literacy towards national service, Rajasthan Vidyapeeth started the sacred work by putting in efforts so as to uplift the destitute, tribal, unemployed laborers and people living below poverty line by rekindling the light of literacy to make them an enlightened educated Indian Citizen.

The vision of Rajasthan Vidyapeeth to transform illiterate society into literate society at that time gave the structure of Adult Education which was the rare innovation at the national level. The Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth  (Deemed-to-be University) under the Faculty of Extension as an important dimension, equal in importance to teaching and research with infrastructure, institutional resources-knowledge and man power with an obligation to develop sensitivities to evolve development of community with a particular need of the tribal of Southern Rajasthan has established DIRECTORATE OF JANSHIKSHAN AND EXTENSION PROGRAMME.

MISSION

TO PROMOTE EDUCATION OF UNDERPRIVILEDGED AND WORKING MASSES THROUGH ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIOCAL UPLIFTMENT AND HIGHER FUNCTIONAL EFFICIENCY.

VISION

TO FULLFILL THE MISSION THE DIRECTORATE OF JAN SHIKSHAN AND EXTENSION EDUCATION PROGRAM IS INVOLVED IN EXTENSION EDUCATION, TRAINING, RESEARCH THROUGH NETWORKING AND ADVOCACY IN THE AREA OF ETHNIC PEOPLE.

OBJECTIVES

• Promote the philosophy of Continuing education learning as a part of total education programme of the Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth  (Deemed-to-be University).

• Make concerted efforts towards integration between formal and non-formal education and out of school learning processes.

• Reach out to larger sections of community specially deprived groups through Continuing education  Programmes.

• Extend knowledge and other institutional intellectual resources to the underprivileged community.

• Link higher education of the University including teaching and research for the community living problems and overcome them through the application of their teaching and applied research.

• Education for creative citizenship in urban areas to foster the civic sense and strengthen the democracy.

• Providing the high skills necessary for rural masses through training in need based and leisure time activities to develop employment opportunities at their door steps. 

• To develop literature for adult and continuing education in consonance with Linguistic, Cultural and Development needs of the region.

• Integration of formal and non-formal education for opening doors of neo-literates, village youths and adults to Life Long Learning skills through capsule certificate courses.

• Attend major issues of deprived children, child labor, health issues AIDS/HIV, nutrition, sanitation, gender issues and rural technology appropriate to rural youth and adults.

• Continuing Education Programme at the grass root level through rural workshops, awareness programmes, education through mobile libraries and e-learning from the distance mode.

• To provide best skill sets to youth to prepare them for industry in such a way that they become productive from first hour of first day of their job and industry absorb them even before passing the final examinations.

TARGET GROUPS

Ø  Women, SC/ST, Disadvantaged groups, destitute, adults, neo-literates and youth out-of-school youths and senior citizen.

Ø  Youths-already in the service or the under employed or unemployed.

Rural youth who are drop outs and usually do not enter the Janardan Rai Nagar Rajasthan Vidyapeeth  (Deemed-to-be University) System