International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Shinde SS, Dr. Sasane GK, Hukare RM and Chavai AM

abstract
The study was conducted in all KVKs of Maharashtra. To study the profile characteristics of KVK Scientists, a total 264 respondents were selected by complete enumeration method and data was collected using a structured interview schedule. The result revealed that 68.94 per cent of respondents were middle aged; four-fifths of the respondents 80.68 per cent belonged to male category; majority of the respondents 87.88 per cent belonged to designation of SMS i.e. Subject Matter Specialists; nearly half of the respondents i.e. 48.86 per cent possessed a medium level of work experience; above two-fifths of the respondents 41.29 per cent belonged to the medium level of computer literacy; majority of KVK personnel i.e. 87.88 per cent have attended at least one training program on ICT; nearly two-thirds of the respondents i.e. 64.01 per cent belonged to the medium level of extension service orientation; nearly two thirds of the respondents i.e. 58.33 per cent were classified under the medium level of information management orientation; nearly two-thirds of the respondents i.e. 65.15 per cent belonged to the medium level of innovativeness; majority of the respondents i.e. 71.60 per cent were classified under the medium achievement motivation; more than half of the respondents i.e. 57.20 per cent were categorized under the medium perceived work-load; nearly three-fifths of the respondents i.e. 57.95 per cent belonged to the medium level i.e. job Satisfaction; Three-fifths of the respondents i.e. 60.60 per cent belonged to the medium level of organizational Climate; majority of respondents i.e. 71.59 per cent were categorized under the favorable of attitude towards ICT.