Top 10 Agricultural Universities in India in 2019-

Top 10 Agricultural Universities in India in 2019

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When we talk about the Indian economy, the foremost thing that comes to mind is agriculture. There is no doubt in saying that agriculture forms one of the most important parts of Indian economy and demand for trained professionals in the field is increasing.

With graduation or post-graduation degree in the field of agriculture, you can get high-paid jobs in both government and private sectors. You can be appointed as Agricultural Research Scientist, Agriculture Officer, Production Manager, Farm Manager, etc. Interested students can also opt for jobs in the fields of teaching, banking, and insurance.

: Read more: BSc in Agriculture: Course, Career Scope and Salary Prospects

If you are eying a successful career in the field of agriculture, it is important that you enroll in a reputed university in order to gain maximum benefits in the form of good faculty and campus facilities. Therefore, given below are top 10 agricultural universities in India in 2016-17 as per the rankings released by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

Towards the end of the article, we have listed the top 57 agricultural universities in India as mentioned in ICAR rankings 2016-17.

It may be noted that ICAR is an autonomous organisation working under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. The council is responsible for the coordination and management of research and education in the field of agriculture in India.

National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)

NDRI

[ICAR Rank 1]

Establishment Year: 1923
Location: Karnal, Haryana

As one of the premier dairy research institutes, NDRI offers high quality education in the field of dairying and offers UG, PG, PhD, and diploma courses to students. The university’s campus sprawls over 560 hectares (about 1,383 acres) and houses various labs, hostels, complexes, etc. All labs of the university are equipped with state-of-the-art analytical instruments to conduct high quality research.

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)

IARI

[ICAR Rank 2]

Establishment Year: 1905
Location: New Delhi

Popularly known as Pusa institute, IARI attained the status of a deemed university in 1958. The institute’s campus is a self-contained sylvan complex which is spread over an area of about 1,250 acres. Currently, the institute has about 20 divisions, five multi-disciplinary centres, eight regional stations, two off-season nurseries, three all-India coordinated research projects, and 10 national centres functioning under coordinated research projects. The university offers PG and PhD courses majorly in disciplines of Agriculture, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Computer Application, Environmental Sciences, Food Science, Horticulture, Floriculture, Fruit Science, Vegetable Science, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, Seed Science, Soil Science, and Water Science.

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)

PAU

[ICAR Rank 3]

Establishment Year: 1962
Location: Ludhiana, Punjab

Situated on the Ludhiana - Ferozepur Road, PAU is spread over an area of about 1,510 acres on its main campus and 4,615 acres at the regional research stations. With its four constituent colleges (College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering, College of Home Science and College of Basic Science & Humanities), the university currently offers four UG courses, 43 PG courses, and 29 PhD courses to students. The university performs integrated functions of teaching, research, and extension in the fields of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Home Science, and allied disciplines.

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU)

CCSHAU

[ICAR Rank 4]

Establishment Year: 1970
Location: Hisar, Haryana

Spread over an area of 7,219 acres at main campus and 1,426 acres at outstations, CCSHAU also has four constituent colleges, namely, College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, and College of Home Science. Each college building consists of well-planned lecture rooms, labs, auditorium, seminar rooms, audio-visual labs, computer facilities, etc. The university’s main campus also has a well-developed experimental farm of 994 hectares. The varsity offers UG, PG, and PhD courses majorly in the disciplines of Home Science, Agriculture, Basic Sciences, and Food Science.

Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI)

IVRI

[ICAR Rank 5]

Establishment Year: 1889
Location: Izatnagar, Bareilly

IVRI is a research institute that is dedicated to livestock research and development. With a faculty strength of over 275, the institute awards degrees for PG and PhD courses offered in over 20 disciplines of Basic Sciences, Veterinary and Animal Science, and Livestock Products Technology. Apart from this, IVRI also offers diploma courses in the fields of Animal Husbandry, Animal Reproduction, Veterinary Biological Products, Poultry Husbandry, Medicine and Surgery, Meat Products Technology, etc.

University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS)

UAS Bengaluru

[ICAR Rank 6]

Establishment Year: 1964
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Campus facilities at UAS, Bengaluru includes many state-of-the-art facilities such as labs, hostels, playground, and library. The university offers quality education to students through its different UG and PG courses offered in the streams of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Sericulture, Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural Marketing & Co-operation, Agricultural Engineering, and Food Science.

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)

TNAU

[ICAR Rank 7]

Establishment Year: 1971
Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

With its 15 constituent colleges and many other private affiliated colleges located in different TNAU campuses, the university offers UG, PG, PhD, and other doctoral courses in about 12, 33, 4, and 26 disciplines, respectively. Courses offered are under the broad range of streams such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, Forestry, Home Science, Sericulture, Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, etc.

G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUA&T)

GBPUA&T

[ICAR Rank 8]

Establishment Year: 1960
Location: Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

With a total staff strength of about 2,878 including 763 teachers and officers, 59 technical staff, 631 administrative and ministerial personnel, and 1425 class III employees, the university offers UG and PG programmes under the faculties of Agriculture, Agribusiness Management, Basic Sciences, Fishery Science, Home Science, and Veterinary and Animal Science.

Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU)

GADVASU

[ICAR Rank 9]

Establishment Year: 2005
Location: Ludhiana, Punjab

Relatively a newly constituted university, one of the main objectives of GADVASU is to supply trained veterinary professionals that are capable of handling livestock health and production aspects according to the State Government needs. The varsity offers various UG, PG, and PhD programmes mainly in the disciplines of Veterinary Science, Dairy Science, Fisheries, and Biotechnology.

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TNV&ASU)

TNV&ASU

[ICAR Rank 10]

Establishment Year: 1989
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Popularly known as TANUVAS, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University is an autonomous institution that offers UG, PG, and PhD courses in the streams of Veterinary Science, Food Technology, Poultry Processing Technology, Dairy Technology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Livestock, and Animal & Fisheries Science.

Top 57 Agricultural Universities in India in 2016-17 as per ICAR Rankings

Agricultural University	Rank.	Agricultural University	Rank.
National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, Haryana	1	Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHIATS), Allahabad	30
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi	2	Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), Pookode	31
Punjab Agricultural University  (PAU), Ludhiana, PB	3	Assam Agricultural University (AAU) Jorhat	32
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar, Haryana	4	Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), Rahuri	33
Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly	5	Tamil Nadu Fisheries University (TNFU), Nagapattinam	34
University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bengaluru	6	Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai	35
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore	7	Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University (SKRAU), Bikaner	36
G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUA&T), Pantnagar	8	Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agriculture University (RAU), Pusa	37
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana	9	Nanaji Deshmukh Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya (NDPCVV), Jabalpur	38
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TNV&ASU), Chennai	10	Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (RUVAS), Bikaner	39
Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUA&T), Bhubaneswa	11	Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), Tirupati	40
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), Hyderabad	12	University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga	41
University of Horticultural Sciences (UHS), Bagalkot	13	Shri Karan Narendra Agriculture University (SKNAU), Jobner	42
Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), Thrissur	14	Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), Mohanpur	43
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAS&T), Jammu	15	UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (UPPDDUPCVVVEGAS), Mathura	44
Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University (MAS&FU), Nagpur	16	Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Bidar	45
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKVV), Raipur	17	Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University (SKDAU), S K Nagar	46
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur	18	Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (Dr BSKKV), Dapoli	47
Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LLRUVAS), Hisar	19	Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (Dr PDKV), Akola	48
Anand Agricultural University (AAU), Anand	20	Agriculture University (AU), Kota	49
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUA&T), Udaipur	21	Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University (VNMKV), Parbhani	50
Navsari Agricultural University (NAU), Navsari	22	Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (Dr YSPUH&F), Solan	51
Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (CSKHPKVV), Palampur	23	Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya (UBKVV), Cooch Behar	52
Bihar Agricultural University (BAU), Sabour	24	Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology(CSAUA&T), Kanpur	53
University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad	25	Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidyalaya (CKV), Anjora Durg	54
YSR Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem	26	Sri PV Narsimha Rao Telangana State Veterinary University	55
Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU), Hyderabad, AP	27	Kamdhenu University (KU), Gandhinagar	56
West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences (WBUA&FS), Kolkata	28	Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi	57
Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU), Junagadh	29