This article lists agricultural universities (AUs) in India, by state or territory. Although a number of Indian universities offer agricultural education, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the main regulator of agricultural education, recognizes three "Central Agricultural Universities", [1] four Deemed Universities [2] and 63 "State Agricultural Universities", [3] as of January 2021 [update] . [note 1]
The state with the most agricultural universities in India is Uttar Pradesh with seven universities (one deemed, one central and five state universities). There are no agricultural universities in Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim or Tripura, nor on any of the union territories, except Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.
| State | Agricultural universities |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 3 |
| Assam | 1 |
| Bihar | 3 |
| Chhattisgarh | 2 |
| Delhi | 1 |
| Gujarat | 5 |
| Haryana | 4 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2 |
| Jharkhand | 1 |
| Karnataka | 6 |
| Kerala | 3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 |
| Maharashtra | 6 |
| Manipur | 1 |
| Odisha | 1 |
| Punjab | 2 |
| Rajasthan | 6 |
| Tamil Nadu | 3 |
| Telangana | 3 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 7 |
| Uttarakhand | 2 |
| West Bengal | 3 |
| Total | 70 |
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Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya is a public state agricultural university in Pundibari about 11 km north-west of Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. It offers degree courses in Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture and Horticulture. It was established in 2001 by an Act of the West Bengal legislature.
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Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J) is an agriculture university in the Jammu division of the Jammu and Kashmir. SKUAST-J came into existence on 20 September 1999 following the amendment in Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Act 1982 through the State legislature. The university inherited few assets and staff deployed at various stations and sub-stations from erstwhile SKUAST (J&K) to carry on the mission of agriculture research and development. Currently Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Dairy Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Horticulture & Forestry and School of Biotechnology are located at Chatha, Jammu whereas the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry is located at R. S. Pura, Jammu.
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Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), also Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, is a public university in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India specializing in the field of agriculture. It is recognized and accredited by University Grants Commission (UGC) and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
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University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Raichur is a Public university exclusively dedicated to the study and research of agricultural sciences established by the Government of Karnataka at Raichur district through the University of Agricultural Sciences Act, 2009.
The Indian Agricultural Universities Association or IAUA is a registered Indian society based in New Delhi which aims to promote agricultural research, education and extension in universities and states.
Madappa Mahadevappa, popularly known as Rice Mahadevappa was an Indian agricultural scientist and plant breeder, renowned for developing high yielding hybrid varieties of rice. He served for more than 55 years and had a glowing career. He served as the Vice-chancellor of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad for two terms and his selfless hard work along with broad vision lead to the award of ICAR's SARDAR PATEL OUTSTANDING INSTITUTION award in the year 2000 to UAS, Dharwad. He served as chairman of Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board under Indian Council of Agricultural Research of which he was a member of governing council. As chairman of ASRB, he introduced radical changes to create transparency in recruitment and expedited the process of promotions. This enhanced the talent pool at ICAR system to further contribute to the cause of the agriculture and farming community. He was the recipient of Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, Padma Shri and various other accolades.
Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry, formerly Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, is a state agricultural university located in North Indian state of Uttarakhand. The University has two campuses, one is in Bharsar town of Pauri Garhwal district and other is in Ranichauri town of Tehri Garhwal district.
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Bihar Animal Sciences University (BASU) is a state agricultural university located at Patna, Bihar, India. It has jurisdiction over the field of veterinary and animal sciences in Bihar.
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