Dr. Sukhdeep Kaur is presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. She has more than 12 years of experience in the field of teaching, research and extension. She has published 50 research papers, 20 extension articles, four book chapters and four booklets. She has completed three research projects (one as PI and two as Co-PI). She has guided five M.Sc. and one PhD students. She presently is supervising four Phd and two Msc students. She has organized various extension training programmes and workshops and delivered 20 Radio/TV talks. She also has worked as Warden of Hostel no.- 06 for six years.

Professional accomplishment 

Research projects completed

1. Employability of Home Science Graduates and Post Graduates of Punjab Agricultural University funded by ICAR, New Delhi from 2016 to 2017 as PI
2. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of students admitted in Northern SAUs during XII FYP funded by ICAR, New Delhi from 2017 to 2018 as Co-PI
3. Sensitizing farming families for sustainable water use behavior under CSR funded under CSR by BCS Pvt. Ltd., Ludhiana from 2022 to 2025 as Co-PI

Research paper

1. Vij A and Mann SK(2022) Food consumption pattern of Farming families in Punjab. Indian J of Ext. Edu. 58:21-25. (NAAS Rating : 5.95)  (citations: 12)
2. Mann SK and Kaur M (2022) Career Preferences of Home Science Graduates and Post mGraduates of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. J  Comm Mob and Sustainable Dev.17 : 592-596 (NAAS Rating : 5.67).
3. Kaur S, Mann SK and Kaur M (2021) Factors Affecting Adoption of Home Science Practices Disseminated Through Rural Awareness Work Experience (RAWE). Indian J of Ext. Edu. 57:143-146 (NAAS Rating : 5.95). (citations: 4)
4. Kaur A and Mann SK (2020) Impact of RSETI EDPs on Income and Employment Generation. J of Comm. Mob and Sustainable Dev.15:95-98(NAAS Rating: 5.30). (citations: 2)
5. Kaur S and Mann SK (2020) Extent of Adoption of Home Science Practices Disseminated under Rural Awareness Work Experience (RAWE). Asian J of H.Sc.15:16-21.(NAAS Rating :4.44)

Awards and honors (Till date):

• Best oral presentation award in ICAR sponsored “International Conference on Current Innovations and Technological Advances in Agriculture and Allied Sciences (CITAAS-2024)” held at Guru Kashi University, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda from August 29-31, 2014.
• Best poster presentation award in RUSA sponsored “International Conference on Nutrition Communication & Extension; Integrating Science, Policy, and Practice for Healthier Communities” organized by Dr. B.M.N College of Home Science and Nutrition Society of India Mumbai Chapter on September 28, 2024.
• Best oral and poster presentation award in ICSSR sponsored “National Seminar on Shaping Gender Responsive Agricultural Labour for Sustainable Future” held at PAU, Ludhiana on February 11, 2025.
• Best poster presentation award in ICSSR sponsored “National Conference on Waste to Resource: Unlocking the Potential of Treated Waste Water in Agriculture” held at PAU, Ludhiana on February 24, 2025.
• Best poster presentation award in “National Seminar on Futuristic Agriculture: Technology, Sustainability and Beyond” organized by Society of Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development, New Delhi held at Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Meghalaya on May 22-24, 2025.