MESSAGE FROM DEAN, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

Welcome to the temple of knowledge = which supports the livelihood of about 2/3^rd population of India. India is one of the leading agricultural countries in the world and one of the biggest sources of its wealth is its produce from land. Indian Agricultural sector plays a crucial role in the economic development of the country. It contributes 29.4% of GDP. It employs about 64% of the work force. Over the years significant strides have been made in agricultural production towards ensuring food security. It is a prestige to the individual student to get a seat in G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar ̵= 1; ‘Harbinger of Green Revolution’.

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College of Agr= iculture registered its first batch of stud= ents on 9 July, 1960 and dedicated it to the nation on 17 Nov., 1960 when Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the First Prime Minister of India, inaugurated the University. Faculty of Agriculture is a home to about 200 faculty member ex= perts in their fields, who are recognized worldwide for their eminent teaching and research skills. We offer excellent education opportunities for building a career in Agricultural Sciences. It is a need of an hour that the agricultu= ral graduates of 21^st century should be tailored to have the applied= as well as empirical knowledge; entrepreneurial skills, strong leadership along wit= h the team building skills; effective communication skills, social consciousness = and commitment to rural communities. The curricula of various programs are forward looking= and focussed to meet the challenge of an hour. The Graduate program is designed= to prepare the students to accept the challenges in the field of agriculture a= nd mitigate them with high degree of proficiency while the Post Graduate progr= ams are focussed to encourage the scholarly enquiries and research in addition = to the development of strong understanding of the scientific principles. Since its inception, the College h= as produced many stalwarts in the field of Agriculture and is still continuing with its mandate of producing quality trained manpower for the country. We offer two undergraduate programs namely B.Sc. Agriculture and B.Sc. Food Technology; and M.Sc. and Ph.D. in 12 disciplines. To support the various academic and research programs there are eleven departments (Agricultural Communications, Agricultural Economics, Agrometeorology, Agronomy, Entomolo= gy, Food Science and Technology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Soil Science and Vegetable Science) manned with tutelage of high= ly trained and productive scientists. Besides this different faculties in the university are closely and strongly associated to cater the needs of various supporting and other courses. The college is located at the main campus whi= ch is situated in the ‘Tarai’= area of Uttarakhand and surrounded by the hills and plains providing the excelle= nt varying situations for research and studies. At graduate level the students gets an additional training in actual doing through Practical Crop Production, Earn= While You Learn, and Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RAWE). We the Faculty of Agriculture are committed to accept the challenges ahead to train and prepa= re the students to lead the world in the arena of Agriculture. We believe in quality and positive values.