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KERALA
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
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Degree Programmes
Between four faculties (Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Fisheries and Agricultural Engineering,) ten constituent colleges (three for Agriculture, two for Veterinary and Animal Sciences, one each for Agricultural Engineering, Forestry, Fisheries, Cooperation Banking Management, and Dairy Science and Technology) and 56 Departments, the University offers graduate and post-graduate programmes at Masters as well as Doctoral levels, in almost all the disciplines and specialties on various subjects related to agriculture.
The seven graduate programmes offered include Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperation and Banking, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Dairy Science and Technology, Fisheries, and Agricultural Engineering and Technology.
In 43 disciplines the University offers nine Post-graduate programmes leading to Masters degree such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Agricultural Statistics, Cooperation and Banking, Home Science (Food and Nutrition), Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Fisheries and Agricultural Engineering and Technology.
Doctoral programmes are offered in Agriculture, Horticulture, Home Science (Food and Nutrition), Cooperation and Banking, and Veterinary & Animal Sciences covering 23 disciplines.
The University has built up the capacity and facilities to train annually a little over 700 students of which 425 for Graduates, 215 for Masters and 65 for Doctorates.
On the average, the University has around 2000 students on its rolls of which girl students constitute nearly three fifths.
The University during its existence has been providing high quality professional education that in the year 2000 the Indian Council of Agricultural Research adjudged the Kerala Agricultural University as the second best performing University among the 35 State Agricultural Universities and deemed Universities in this country.
The Kerala Agricultural University has been instrumental in providing the intellectual foundation and training in scientific experimentation through its graduates and post graduate programmes to a visible quantity of internationally known professionals and scientists in agriculture and related fields.
Name of the College Under Graduate Courses Post Graduate Courses Faculty of Agriculture College of Agriculture, Vellayani B.Sc. (Ag.) M.Sc.(Ag.), M.Sc.(Hort.), M.Sc.(Food Sci. & Nutrition.) and Ph.D. College of Agriculture, Padannakkad B.Sc.(Ag.) College of Horticulture,Vellanikkara B.Sc. (Ag.) M.Sc. (Ag.), M.Sc.(Hort.) M.Sc.(FS & N), M.Sc.(Ag. Stat.) and Ph.D. College of Forestry, Vellanikkara B.Sc. (Forestry) M.Sc. (Forestry) College of Co-operation, Banking and Management, Vellanikkara B.Sc. (C&B) M.Sc. (C&B), Ph.D. Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Mannuthy B.V.Sc. & A.H. M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. College of Veterinary & Animal Sci., Pookot, Wayanad B.V.Sc. & A.H. College of Dairy Science and Technology, Idukki * B.Tech.(D.Sc. & Tech.) Faculty of Fisheries College of Fisheries, Panangad B.F.Sc. M.F.Sc. and Ph.D. Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology Kelappaji College of Agrl. Engineering & Technology, Tavanur B.Tech.(Agrl.Engg.) M.Tech.(Agrl. Engg.)
* Presently functions at Mannuthy
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