Sindh Agriculture University
(Sindhi:سنڌ زرعي يونيورسٽي ٽنڊو ڄام) | |
Motto | Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security |
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Type | Public Sector University |
Established | March 1, 1977 |
Vice-Chancellor | Fateh Muhammad Marri |
Undergraduates | 6000+ |
Postgraduates | 1500+ |
100+ | |
Location | ,, Pakistan 25°25′35.68″N68°32′22.31″E/ 25.4265778°N 68.5395306°E |
Campus | Rural |
Colours | Green and white |
Affiliations | Higher Education Commission and Pakistan Engineering Council |
Website | sau |
Sindh Agriculture University,(Sindhi:سنڌ زرعي يونيورسٽي ٽنڊو ڄام) is situated inTando Jamtown ofHyderabad,onHyderabad-Mirpurkhashighway and is about 200 km (120 mi) fromKarachiairport linked with super highway to Hyderabad.[1]
Recognized university
[edit]Sindh Agriculture University is ranked 3rd best university in Agriculture in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission.[2][3]
The university is an academic complex of five faculties (Faculty of Crop Production, Faculty of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Social Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences). Two institutes (Information Technology Centre and Institute of Food Sciences and Technology ). Three affiliated colleges (Sub Campus Umarkot, Shaheed Z.A.Bhutto Agriculture College Dokri and The Khairpur College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology) and Directorate of Advanced Studies and Research. The five faculties are majoring in almost 41 departments. These include the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M), Bachelor of Engineering in Agriculture (B.E.Agriculture), Bachelor of Science (Agriculture Honours). and Bachelor of Science Information Technology (BS-IT Honours). The university offers postgraduate programmes leading to the award of M.S/ME and MS-IT in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Agricultural Engineering and Information Technology and in all the above-mentioned disciplines of Agriculture. M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree programmes are also offered in selected subject areas where trained staff and other facilities are available.
Geography
[edit]The total area covered by the university is 416.66 acres (1.6862 km2) including an area of more than 80 acres occupied by residential and non-residential buildings of the university, Agricultural Research Institute, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Rural Academy, Agricultural Engineering Workshop, Drainage Research Centre, and Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
25°25′35.68″N68°32′22.31″E/ 25.4265778°N 68.5395306°E
Faculties
[edit]A modest number of short courses and training programmes are regularly offered to meet the continuing and in service education needs of Agriculture Officers, Field Assistants, Bank Officials, Agricultural Technicians, Progressive Farmers, Small Farmers, Tenants, Gardeners, Housewives and other clientele groups.[4]
Faculty of Crop Production
- Department ofSoil Science.
- Department ofAgronomy.
- Department ofHorticulture.
- Department ofPlant Breeding & Genetics.
- Department ofBiotechnology.
- Department of Crop Physiology.
Faculty of Crop Protection
- Department ofEntomology.
- Department ofPlant Pathology.
- Department ofPlant Protection.
Faculty of Agriculture Social Sciences
- Department ofAgriculture Economics.
- Department ofAgriculture Extensions.
- Department ofRural Sociology.
- Department ofStatistics.
- Department ofEnglish.
- Department ofIslamic Studies.
- Department of Studies.
Faculty of Agriculture Engineering
- Department ofIrrigation and Drainage.
- Department of Farm Power and Machinery.
- Department ofLand and Water Management
- Department of Farm Structure.
- Department ofEnergyand Environment.
- Department of Basic Engineering.
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences (AVHS)
- Department ofVeterinary Medicine
- Department ofVeterinary Pathology
- Department ofVeterinary Parasitology
- Department ofVeterinaryPharmacology
- Department ofVeterinaryMicrobiology
- Department ofVeterinaryAnatomy&Histology
- Department ofVeterinaryPhysiology&Biochemistry
- Department ofAnimal Nutrition
- Department ofPoultryHusbandry
- Department ofAnimalReproduction
- Department ofLivestockManagement
- Department ofSurgery&Obstetrics
- Department of Animal Products Technology
- Department ofAnimal Breeding&Genetics
Information Technology Centre
Institute of Food Sciences and Technology
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Profile of Sindh Agriculture UniversityQS TOP UNIVERSITIES website, Retrieved 24 October 2022
- ^"Ranking of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Recognized Universities in Pakistan".Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website.6 March 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 27 June 2013.Retrieved24 October2022.
- ^abcUniversity Overview of Sindh Agriculture UniversityUniversity Rankings (uniRank Australia) website, Retrieved 24 October 2022
- ^Hybrid seeds harming chilli crop: expertsDawn (newspaper), Published 31 May 2022, Retrieved 24 October 2022