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'''Kullal Chickappu Naik''', abbreviated as '''K. C. Naik''' (14 August 1903 – 1973)<ref name=who>{{cite book|last=India News and Feature Alliance|title=India who's who|year=1978|publisher=INFA Publications|pages=102|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmlmAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> was an [[India]]n agricultural scientist mainly dealing with horticulture. He was also an academic administrator and author. He was the first vice chancellor of [[University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore]].<ref name=who /><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Naik was born in an ethnic [[Bunt (community)|Bunt]]<ref name=weekly>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated weekly of India, Volume 94, Issue 2|year=1973|publisher=[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]]|pages=23|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hVg6AQAAIAAJ}}</ref> family of [[Kolnadu]] village, [[South Canara]] district, [[British India]]. His father was Sankappa Naik.<ref name=who /> He was married to Indira Naik.<ref name=who /> K.C. Naik obtained his BSc (Agric.) from [[Pune University]] and master's degree from the [[University of Edinburgh]] in 1931. He completed his doctorate in 1951 from the [[University of Bristol]].<ref name=who /><br />
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Prior to the independence of India he served in various capacities in the erstwhile Madras state. He served on the managing committee of Horticultural Society of India as treasurer from 1943 to 1945, as vice-president from 1953 to 1955, and as acting president from 1952 to 1956. Naik was the first vice-chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore.<br />
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Naik introduced an innovative system of ‘students meeting’ in the university to supplement the student counselling. He introduced series of innovations in the academic field, encompassing teaching, research, and extension, which resulted in a result-oriented system in the university.<ref name=weekly /><br />
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*[http://www.iauaindia.org/pastpresidents_fr.htm#drkcnaik Reference to the "late Dr K.C. Naik "]<br />
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