The College of Post Graduate Studies started functioning in the year 1963 with Master’s Programmes in 12 departments of Agriculture and Basic Science. The Ph.D. programme commenced in 1965. This is an important college of the University having students for Master’s and Ph.D. degree programmes. The faculty of post-graduate courses. Accordingly, the college is spread over in the department of College of Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences, Home Science, Technology, Fishery Sciences, Hill Agriculture and Forestry, Agri-Business Management and Basic Sciences and Humanities. All Master’s and Ph.D. degree programmes offered by the University are coordinate by the Dean, College of Post-Graduate Studies, through the Deans of different faculties and the Heads of the Department of the college.

The College has grown both in size and stature over the last 44 years. In the sixties 30 Master’s and Ph.D. programmes were offered. Six Master’s and 14 Ph.D. programmes were added in the seventies, 8 Master’s and 4 Ph.D. programs in the eighties and 23 Master’s and 20 Ph.D. programmes in the nineties and 2 Ph.D. programmes in 2004-05. 2 Master’s viz. MBA (for B.Tech. students) and Master of Computer Application (MCA) in 2006-07 and 1 MBA (Food Retail Supply Chain & Entrepreneurship) and 1 Ph.D. programme in Management in 2007-08 were introduced. Now the College offers Master’s degree in 70 and Ph.D. degree in 54 subjects. For a post-graduate degree every student has to study a package of courses and do research work and write a thesis. The ratio between the course work and thesis research is 2:1 with a minimum of 45 credit hours at Master’s degree level and 1:1 with a minimum of 60 credit hours at the Ph.D. degree level. The courses are divided into core, basic supporting, optional and minor packages. The university follows a multi-disciplinary approach and students are allowed to choose courses considering their relevance and interest. The deficiency of a student is removed by offering him remedial courses. Nearly all post-graduate students avail one or the other form of financial assistance.

The College of Post Graduate Studies offers 121 post-graduate programmes through the 70 departments of constituent college of the university.

Click on the links below to view the courses offered in various P.G. programmes:

Agricultural Disciplines

Basic Science Disciplines

Fishery Science Displines

Hill Agriculture Disciplines

Home Science Disciplines

Technology Disciplines

Veterinary Science Disciplines

Multi-Disciplinary Programmes

 

STEPS TO CHECK REPETITION OF RESEARCH WORK

The following resolution was adopted in the Conference of Vice Chancellor’s held at 4-5 Feb., 2006:

‘The PG research work carried out by the students in various agricultural universities often leads to repetition in another university. It was therefore, deliberated that as and when the topic of the research work is finalized, it should be put to the website of the Institute so that the repetition is avoided.’

 

 

List of Theses submitted during Ist Semester,  2006-2007:

• Masters Theses

• Ph.D. Theses

Contact Information

Dr. K. K. Singh, Dean

College Of Post Graduate Studies

G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

Pantnagar - 263145

Uttarakhand

India

Phone:+91-5944-233326  (O)

   235189 (R)

Fax:+91-5944-233473