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Gandhi Krishi Vigyana Kendra (GKVK),

• Programme: Apiculture programme any
• Available Dates: 3 [ Sept. 6, 2025; Sept. 19, 2025; Sept. 26, 2025; ]

Message by Practico: Apiaries: The Department is maintaining two apiaries one for the Indian bee, Apis cerana and another for the European bee, Apis mellifera for the purpose of practical training for the undergraduate and postgraduate students Research Laboratory: Modest laboratory facility is being created for the bee pathology, physiology, toxicology, molecular biology, and bee breeding and allied works through fund generation from external and internal sources. Laboratories are under modernization programme with latest instruments required for post graduate research. The DST, Government of India has provided fund under FIST programme for lab up gradation. Several Ad -hoc schemes helped facility build up. Instrumentation facilities available in the Department: PCR, Gel Documentation Unit, Electronic Balances for micro and macro weight measurements(5), Laminar Flow, Distillation Unit, Deep Freezer, Incubators(2), Refrigerators(2), UV Spectrophotometer, pH meter, Waterbath, Instrumental Insemination Unit, Steriozoom Microscopes of various makes and capacities(9), Muffle Furnace, Electrophoresis Unit, Gradient Thermal Cycler and many other minor instruments. All beekeeping equipments are available for research in sufficient numbers.