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Punjab Agricultural University(PAU) is a public funded agricultural university located in Ludhiana district of Punjab.[citation needed]It is a central agricultural university inIndiaestablished under Harayana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act 1970 enacted by Parliament in the Twenty first Year of the Republic of India.[2]It was established in 1962 and is the nation's third-oldest agricultural university, afterGovind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology,PantnagarandOrissa University of Agriculture and Technology,Bhubaneshwar.It was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India,Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,on July 8, 1962. PAU pioneered theGreen Revolution in India[3]in the 1960s. It was bifurcated in 2005 with the formation ofGuru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University(GADVASU). The Farmers Fair, which have been organised by the PAU since 1967, see the footfall of at least one lakh farmers in two days on PAU campus in Ludhiana, Punjab (bi-annually in March and September). Farmers not only from Punjab, but also from neighbouring states such as Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, etc., travel to the PAU campus to buy high-quality seeds, farm equipment and gain knowledge on new agricultural technologies in the two-day main fair event. TheNational Institutional Ranking Framework(NIRF) ranked the university 3rd in its agriculture and allied sectors ranking 2024.[4]
PAU | |
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Established | 1962 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr Satbir Singh Gosal |
Administrative staff | Sh. Rishi Pal Singh, IAS |
| Students | around 5500 |
| Undergraduates | B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture, Horticulture |
| Postgraduates | M.Sc Agriculture |
| Location | ,, |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC,ICAR[1] |
| Website | www |
About
editThe university has six constituent colleges, viz. College of Agriculture, PAU-College of Agriculture Ballowal Saunkri, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, College of Community Science & College of Horticulture and Forestry, besides PAU Pre-Graduation Institutes of Agriculture at Gurdaspur and Bathinda.
The university has 18 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in districts Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ferozepur, Samrala (Ludhiana), Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Noor Mahal (Jalandhar), Kapurthala, Langroya (SBS Nagar), Mansa, Moga, Ropar, Patiala, Sangrur and Mukatsar Sahib.
The university extends services to farmers through 14 Farmers' Advisory Service Centres (FASCs) in districts Abohar (Fazilka), Amritsar, Bathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Noor Mahal (Jalandhar), Kapurthala, Tarntaran, Ropar, Patiala, Barnala, Sangrur, and one in Chandigarh.
Sports
editPunjab Agricultural University Stadiumis a multi-purpose stadium located in the campus. The stadium has facilities forcricket,football,hockey,and other sports. There is anastroturffield for hockey.[5]In addition to this there is aswimming pooland avelodrome.[6]
There are facilities for indoor sports such asbasketball,badminton,gymnastics,handball,volleyball,lawn tennis,table tennis,weight liftingandKabbadietc. The Ground has also hosted 10Ranjiincluding a final in1993wherePunjabdefeatedMaharashtrato win their only Ranji Trophy title and oneIrani Trophymatches from 1987 to 1999[7]and 10List Amatches.[8]
Notable alumni
editReferences
edit- ^Status of NAEAB Accredited Agriculture Universities/Colleges as on 29 July 2019,ICAR
- ^"Universities | Indian Council of Agricultural Research".Archived fromthe originalon 18 August 2011.Retrieved10 July2017.
- ^Roul, Chhabilendra (2001).Bitter to Better Harvest: Post-green Revolution: Agricultural and Marketing Strategy for India.ISBN9788172111199.
- ^"NIRF Ranking 2024"(PDF).
- ^Hockey Ground[usurped]
- ^"District Sports Office".Archived fromthe originalon 9 August 2013.Retrieved6 August2015.
- ^First-class matches
- ^List A matches
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