Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology (CSAUA&T) is an

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in the

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. It is named after the Indian revolutionary

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, it also has constituent colleges (also known as campuses) in

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. The university caters to the needs of the farming community of 29 districts of Uttar Pradesh.

History

A small school was started in 1893 at Kanpur to provide training to revenue officers. It gradually grew to the status of a Government Agricultural College (1906), the U.P. Institute of Agricultural Sciences (1969) and a full-fledged university in 1975. U.P. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry,

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was merged with the university at that time.

Colleges

The university comprises eight colleges: (in

) College of Agriculture, College of Home Science, College of Forestry, College of Horticulture, (in

) Dr.BRA College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, College of Dairy Technology, College of Fisheries and another (in

) College of Agriculture.

Admission policy

Students are admitted to the undergraduate programme through UPCATET (Uttar Pradesh Combined Agriculture & Technology Entrance Test) conducted by Agriculture Universities one by one of UP, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. Seats are allotted according to the merit of the students in UPCATET and their choice at the time of counselling 2008-09 onward students are taken through UPCATET, Now this year for 2020-21 session this Entrance exam is conducted by CSAUA&T, Kanpur.

Courses

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Bachelor of Science in Horticulture Bachelor of Science in Forestry Bachelor of Science in Community Science (H.Sc.) Bachelor of Fisheries Science Bachelor of Technology in Agricultural Engineering Master of Science in Agriculture Master of Science in Horticulture Master of Science in Home Science Master of Business Administration (MBA-ABM) Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture Sciences B.Tech in Computer science

Research

The extensive research effort in the university takes place under director of the Agricultural Research Station. It is divided into the following research sections: * Economic Botanist ( Rabi

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s) established in 1904 as the first Economic Botanist of India (along with

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, now in

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Section * Economic Botanist (

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) * Economic Botanist (

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) The university has developed and released more than 150 early maturing, high yielding, and disease/insect resistant crop varieties/hybrids of cereals, pulses, oilseeds,

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, 29 of these in the last three years. It has contributed to the evolution of agro-techniques suited individual situations.

Extension

The university provides training to farmers and officials in agricultural technologies. An Agricultural Technology Information Centre at the main gate provides information to the farmers in the region.

Notable alumni

* Kishan Singh, plant pathologist and

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology (SSB) is a science award in India given annually by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for notable and outstanding research, applied or fundamental, in biology, ...

recipient *

Hargovind Bhargava Hargovind Bhargava is an Indian agricultural economist, politician and a former MLA. He is a PhD degree holder assistant professor of agricultural economics and was a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh & 15th Legislative Assem ...

, MLA

References

External links

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology Agricultural universities and colleges in Uttar Pradesh Universities and colleges in Kanpur Universities in Uttar Pradesh Memorials to Chandra Shekhar Azad 1975 establishments in Uttar Pradesh Educational institutions established in 1975