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Shekhar Mondal

Assistant Professor
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
Faculty of Agriculture

Office Address

Room no: A/308. Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. Patuakhali Science and Technology University.

Phone

01720299471

Email

Personal Profile


Biography

Shekhar Mondal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development at Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU). He was born in 1993 in the village of Kafurkathi, located in Jhalokathi Sadar Upazila under Jhalokathi District. Being born in a remote rural area, he completed his primary and secondary education at local institutions (Kafurkathi Government Primary School and Kafurkathi K.M. Secondary School). In 2010, he successfully passed the Higher Secondary Certificate examination in the Science group from Kabi Guru Rabindranath Degree College, Kuriana, Necaradad, Pirojpur. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc. Ag. Honours) degree from Patuakhali Science and Technology University. Later, he earned a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development from the same university.

He achieved first position in both his undergraduate and postgraduate programs. For his outstanding academic performance, he was awarded the President’s Gold Medal and the Prime Minister’s Gold Medal.

As a graduate in agricultural sciences, he studied a wide range of subjects related to production, protection, extension, marketing and policy. At present, Shekhar Mondal is actively engaged in various types of research. His research interests include education, climate change, climate-smart agriculture, food productivity, and food security. As a teacher and researcher, he possesses strong skills in Microsoft Office programs, operating systems, and statistical software such as SPSS and R.

Mr. Mondal liked keeping in touch with national and international news media, and enjoyed listening to music and watching dramas. As a football and carrom lover he enjoyed playing with diversified opponents and has earned a number of trophies. He also acts as an active team member for organizing regular extension field tours for undergraduate students.

Research Interest

Extension education, Rural development, Crop productivity and food security, Climate smart agriculture.

Qualifications

  • M.S. in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development., Patuakhali Science and Technology University. Dumki, Patuakhali-8602. (2016)
  • B. Sc. Ag. (Hons.), Patuakhali Science and Technology University. Dumki, Patuakhali-8602. (2015)
  • H.S.C., Kabiguru Rabindranath Degree College, kuriana, Necarabad, Pirojpur. (2010)
  • S.S.C., Kafurkathi K. M. Secondary School (2008)

Previous Positions

  • 2018-2020
    Lecturer Patuakhali Science and Technology University. Dumki, Patuakhali-8602.
  • 2020-2025
    Assistant Professor Patuakhali Science and Technology University. Dumki, Patuakhali-8602.

Teaching overview

  • ARD 211Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension
  • ARD 311Communication and Teaching Methods in Extension Education
  • ARD 321Rural Development
  • ARD 322Rural Development
  • ARD 411Training, Education and Office Management
  • ARD 412Training, Education and Office Management
  • ARD 6102Extension and Development Social Psychology
  • ARD 6103Communication and Information Technology
  • ARD 6106Extension Administration and Management
  • ARD 6203Training Management
  • ARD 6205Farming System Research and Sustainable Agriculture

Membership

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goal


Publications

Journal (8)

Abdulla Al-Towfiq Hasan

Factors affecting climate-smart agriculture adoption intentions among potato farmers in Bangladesh: the moderating role of agricultural innovativeness.

Mondal, S., & Hasan, A. A. (2025). Factors affecting climate-smart agriculture adoption intentions among potato farmers in Bangladesh: The moderating role of agricultural innovativeness. Management & Sustainability: An Arab Review, DOI:10.1108/MSAR-09-2024-0136.

Aparajita Badhan, Dr. Md Isfatuzzaman Bhuyan, Dr. Md. Golam Rabbani Akanda, and Md. Mehedi Hasan Sikdar

Farmers’ adaptation strategies towards soil salinity effects in sunflower cultivation: A gender-based analysis of some selected south-central coastal areas in Bangladesh.

Badhan, A., Mondal, S., Bhuyan, M. I., Sikdar, M. M. H., & Akanda, M. G. R. (2024). Farmers’ adaptation strategies towards soil salinity effects in sunflower cultivation: A gender-based analysis of some selected south-central coastal areas in Bangladesh.

Abdulla Al-Towfiq Hasan

Online grocery shopping intentions in the post COVID-19 context: a case of millennial generations in Bangladesh.

Mondal, S. and Hasan, A. A. T. (2023), Online grocery shopping intentions in the post COVID-19 context: a case of millennial generations in Bangladesh. South Asian Journal of Marketing, doi/10.1108/SAJM-01-2023-0001.

Abdulla Al-Towfiq Hasan, and Aparajita Badhan

Determinants of Farmers’ Level Awareness on Pesticide Use in a Selected Region in Bangladesh.

Mondal, S., Badhan, A., & Hasan, A. A. T. (2022). Determinants of Farmers’ Level Awareness on Pesticide Use in a Selected Region in Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 40(9), 330-339. DOI: 10.9734/AJAEES/2022/v40i9310

Abdulla Al-Towfiq Hasan

The white tourist gaze: A review perspective.

Hasan, A. A. T., Shakib, A. S. A., & Mondal, S. (2022). The white tourist gaze: A review perspective. Global Media Journal, 20(51). DOI: 10.36648/1550-7521.20.51.304

A. T. M. Sanaul Haque, and Dr. Md. Golam Rabbani Akanda

Determinants of Farmers’ Level Crop Productivity at Dumki Upazila under Patuakhali District

Mondal, S., Akanda, M. G. R., & Haque, A. T. M. S. (2020). Determinants of Farmers’ Level Crop Productivity at Dumki Upazila under Patuakhali District. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 38(1), 78-86.DOI:10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i13030

Dr. Md. Mamun ur Rashid

Effect of Government Youth Development Training on Knowledge, Skill, and Attitude of the Incumbents in Barisal Division of Bangladesh

Rahman, M. M., Rashid, Mamun-ur-Rashid, M., & Mondal. S. (2020). Effect of Government Youth Development Training on Knowledge, Skill, and Attitude of the Incumbents in Barisal Division of Bangladesh. International Journal of Education, Training and Learning. 4(1), 1-7. 

Shekhar Mondal

Sustainability of smallholder seed enterprises (SSE): A case study of Nagarpur and Shahjadpur Upazila, Bangladesh.

Hossen, M. S., Roy, R., Islam, M. K., Akhter, N., Mondal, S., & Islam, M. M. (2019). Sustainability of smallholder seed enterprises (SSE): A case study of Nagarpur and Shahjadpur Upazila, Bangladesh. Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science, 4(4), 388-395.

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    Shekhar Mondal
    Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
    Faculty of Agriculture
    Email: shekharard@pstu.ac.bd
    Phone: 01720299471
    SL Code Title File Uploaded Date File Download Link
    1 ARD 211 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension 2024-10-02
    2 ARD 311 Communication and Teaching Methods in Extension Education 2024-10-02
    3 ARD 321 Rural Development 2024-10-02
    4 ARD 322 Rural Development 2024-10-02
    5 ARD 411 Training, Education and Office Management 2024-10-02
    6 ARD 412 Training, Education and Office Management 2024-10-02
    7 ARD 6102 Extension and Development Social Psychology 2024-10-02
    8 ARD 6103 Communication and Information Technology 2024-10-02
    9 ARD 6106 Extension Administration and Management 2024-10-02
    10 ARD 6203 Training Management 2024-10-02
    11 ARD 6205 Farming System Research and Sustainable Agriculture 2024-10-02