Education: B.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (1986); M.Sc., PAU, Ludhiana (1989); Ph.D., PAU, Ludhiana (1999)
Positions held: Assistant Professor, PAU Ludhiana (1989- 1999), Associate Professor PAU Ludhiana (1999-2007), Professor PAU Ludhiana (2007- till date)
Field of Specialization: Agrostology, Resource Conservation Technology
Research Interests:
1. Research on no-till technology in rice and wheat system
2. Crop residue management and resource conservation technologies.
Research Projects:
- Nitrogen management for zero tillage and bed planted maize and wheat in maize-wheat system
- Performance of mechanically transplanted basmati rice as influenced by age of seedlings and planting density
Selected Research Publications (maximum upto 5):
1. Singh A, Kang J S and Kaur C (2004) Effect of Rye grass intercropping on the yield and net profit of autumn planted sugarcane. Sugar Technology 6 (1-4): 99- 100 (NAAS rating = 6.58)
2. Singh A, Kang J S and Tiwana M S (2003) Herbage potential of promising rye grass genotype in monoculture & mixture with berseem. Range Management & Agro forestry. 24 (1): 77-79. NAAS = 6.17
3. Aggarwal N, Singh A, Singh S and Kang J S (2015) Heat utilization vis-à-vis crop performance of mechanically transplanted rice (Oryza sativa L.) as affected by tillage systems and nitrogen levels. Journal of Agrometeorology 17 (1): 84- 89 (NAAS rating = 6.17)
4. Roy R, Avtar Singh and Kang J S (2014) Yield and quality of chickpea (cicer arietinum) varieties as Influenced by different planting techniques. Legume Reserch 37 (3) : 294-299 ( NAAS rating 6.15)
5. Panday M,Singh T and Kang J S (2015) Competitive indices of bed planted wheat based intercropping systems as influenced by row orientations and different intercrops. Research On Crops. 16 (3): 432 – 437. (NAAS rating = 5.0)
Awards/Honours/Distinctions: University award of honour | 
