Dr. Harshneet Singh Sran did B.Sc Agri (Hons) in 2010, M.Sc (Soil Science) in 2013 and Ph.D (Soil Science) in 2017 from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) Ludhiana. He has joined university services in 2017, as Assistant Professor (Soil Science) at Krishi Vigyan Kendra Ludhiana (Samrala). Presently he is working as Soil Chemist (since Feb., 2025), in the scheme “All India Coordinated Scheme for investigation on correlation of soil test with crop response and self-employed rural soil health workers programme”. He has conducted more than thousand Frontline Demonstrations (FLDs), 95 method demonstrations and 58 adaptive research trials. He has also played a role in testing two innovative technologies recommended by PAU for farmers in Punjab. He has actively engaged with farmers by organising/assisted in organising 68 field days, 15 kisan melas, 143 kisan gosthis/camps and 27 exposure visits for farmers, in addition to delivering 219 lectures and participating in 90 exhibitions. His contributions to agriculture extension literature include 9 book chapters, 22 popular articles, 4 extension bulletins, 17 extension articles, along with 9 TV/radio talks to disseminate scientific knowledge.

Important Publications (2025)

Sran HS, Tiwari D, Sharma K and Rampal VK (2025) Performance of alternate wetting and drying technique of irrigation scheduling of paddy in Ludhiana district of Punjab. International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development. 

Kaur J, Sran HS and Rampal VK (2025) Impact Assessment of Cluster Frontline Demonstrations (CFLD) on Indian Brassica napus var. GSC-7 in Ludhiana District. Journal of Krishi Vigyan. 

Ongoing Projects:

1. All India Coordinated Research Project on STCR

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

1. University Merit Fellowship during M.Sc and Ph.D.
2. Award of Best KVK in Zone –I (Team award) for year 2018 during Annual Zonal Workshop at GBPUAT, Pantnagar ICAR, New Delhi on 6 August, 2019