List of Agricultural Universities in India
The historical backdrop of agricultural education in India can be traced back to the medieval age period when courses in agriculture were included in the educational programs of Nalanda and Takshashila.
Formalized courses in agricultural education started uniquely toward the start of the twentieth century when six agricultural schools were set up at
1) Kanpur
2) Lyalpur, Faislabad (presently in Pakistan)
3) Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
4) Nagpur, Maharathra (1905)
5) Pune, Maharastra (1907)
6) Sabour, Bihar (1908)
The first agriculture university in the nation was set up in 1960 at Pantnagar (presently in Uttarakhand), which made ready for the foundation of agricultural universities in different states.
As of now, there are 73 Agricultural Universities (AUs) including five deemed-to-be universities, three central agricultural universities, and, four
The admission limit for understudies, which was under 5,000 in 1960, has now gone up to 40,000. With around 350 constituent universities, these AUs select, every year, around 25,000 understudies at the UG level, over 15,000 at the Master’s level, and Ph.D. programs. What’s more, numerous private associated universities are selecting a large number of understudies yearly.
There are about 23,000 researchers for instructing, research, and extension under the present ICAR-Agricultural Universities (AUs) framework.
Degree courses in 11 UG disciplines and 93 controls at the PG level are offered with an emphasis on learning through hands-on training meetings.
About 52% of understudies conceded are from the country foundation, and 36% are young ladies.
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