The university offers 14 undergraduate programs across 19 Government Agriculture Colleges and 28 Affiliated Private agriculture colleges throughout the state.
Undergraduate programmes
Government aided
B.Sc.(Honours) Agriculture
B.Sc. Agriculture (Tamil Medium)
B.Sc.(Honours) Horticulture
B.Sc. Horticulture (Tamil Medium)
B.Sc.(Honours) Sericulture
B.Sc.(Honours) Forestry
B.Sc.(Honours) Food Nutrition and Dietics (Formerly Home Science)
B.Sc.(Honours) Agri Business Management
Self financed
B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering
B.Tech. Energy and Environmental engineering
B.Tech. Biotechnology
B.Tech. Bioinformatics
B.Tech. Agriculture Information technology
B.Tech. Food Technology
TNAU School of postgraduate studies offers 32 post graduate programs.
Postgraduate programs
Agriculture stream
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Agricultural Economics
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Agricultural Extension Education
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Agri Business Management
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Agronomy
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Plant Physiology
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Agricultural Meteorology
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Soil Science
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Microbiology
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Nanoscience and Technology
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Environmental Science
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Remote Sensing and Geographical information systems
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Molecular biology and Biotechnology
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Genetics and Plant Breeding
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in seed science and technology
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Plant Protection - Entomology
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Bioinformatics
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Plant Pathology
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Nematology
M.Sc. (Agriculture) in Agricultural Statistics
Horticulture stream
M.Sc. (Horticulture) in Fruit Science
M.Sc. (Horticulture) in Vegetable Science
M.Sc. (Horticulture) in Floriculture and landscaping
M.Sc. (Horticulture) in Plantation, spices, medicinal and Aromatic crops.
Forestry stream
M.Sc. (Forestry) in Forest Biology and Tree improvement
M.Sc. (Forestry) in Silviculture and agroforestry
M.Sc. (Forestry) in Forest products and utilization
Sericulture stream
M.Sc. in Sericulture
Food science stream
M.Sc. (Community Science) in Food and Nutrition
Engineering stream
M.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) in Farm machinery and power Engineering
M.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) in Renewable energy engineering
M.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) in processing and food engineering
M.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering) in Soil conservation and Engineering
The school of postgraduate studies also offers 28 doctoral programs[3] As the university switched over to the e-learning from the academic year 2007, it was made compulsory for first-year students to procure personal laptops.[4]
Doctoral programs
Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
Ph.D. in Agricultural Extension Education
Ph.D. in Agri Business Management
Ph.D. in Agronomy
Ph.D. in Plant Physiology
Ph.D. in Agricultural Meteorology
Ph.D. in Soil Science
Ph.D. in Microbiology
Ph.D. in Nanoscience and Technology
Ph.D. in Environmental Science
Ph.D. in Remote Sensing and Geographical information systems
Ph.D. in Molecular biology and Biotechnology
Ph.D. in Genetics and Plant Breeding
Ph.D. in seed science and technology
Ph.D. in Plant Protection – Entomology
Ph.D. in Plant Pathology
Ph.D. in Nematology
Ph.D. in Agricultural Statistics
Ph.D. in Fruit Science
Ph.D. in Vegetable Science
Ph.D. in Floriculture and landscaping
Ph.D. in Plantation, spices, medicinal and Aromatic crops.
It was ranked 6th in the Agriculture and allied sector institutions of India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework for 2024 and an overall university ranking of 84th all over India.[10]
University Constituent Campuses
The university has 19 constituent colleges[11] across the state. The below furnished list is of 2024 status.
No.
Name
Short Name
Location
District
Estd
Status
Image
Website
1
Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore
Thanthai Roever Institute of Agriculture and Rural Development (TRIARD)
Perambalur
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
4
Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture (VIA)
Pollachi
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
5
Imayam Institute of Agriculture and Technology (IIAT)
Tiruchirappalli
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
6
PGP College of Agricultural Sciences (PGPCAS)
Namakal
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
7
RVS Agricultural College
Thanjavur
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
8
College of Agricultural Technology (CAT)
Theni
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
9
Kumaraguru Institute of Agriculture (KIA)
Erode
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
10
JKK Munirajah College of Agricultural Science (JKKMCAS)
Erode
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
11
Don Bosco College of Agriculture
Ranipettai District
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
12
RVS Padmavathy College of Horticulture
Dindugul
B.Sc.(Hons.) Horticulture
13
JSA College of Agriculture and Technology (JSACAT)
Cuddalore
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
14
SRS Institute of Agriculture and Technology (SRSIAT)
Dindugul
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
15
S. Thangapazham Agricultural College (STAC)
Tenkasi
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
16
Sethu Bhaskara Agricultural College and Research Foundation
Karaikudi
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
17
Nammazhvar College of Agriculture and Technology (NCAT)
Ramanathapuram
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
18
Adhiyamman College of Agriculture and Research
Krishnagiri
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
19
Krishna College of Agriculture and Technology (KRISAT)
Madurai
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
20
The Indian Agricultural College (TIAC)
Thirunelveli
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
21
Nalanda College of Agriculture (NCA)
Tiruchirappalli
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
22
Aravindhar Agricultural Institute of Technology (AAIT)
Thiruvannamalai
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
23
Palar Agricultural College (PAC)
Vellore
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
24
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Agriculture College (DSAC)
Perambalur
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
25
Mother Terasa College of Agriculture (MTCA)
Pudukkottai
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
26
Pushkaram College of Agriculture Sciences (PCAS)
Pudukkottai
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
27
MIT College of Agriculture and Technology
Tiruchirappalli
B.Sc.(Hons.)Agriculture
Diploma in Agriculture
Diploma in Horticulture
28
Jaya Agricultural College
Tiruvallur
B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture
29
Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology
Thanjavur
B.Tech(FPE)
M.Tech(FPE)
Ph.D(FPE)
M.Tech(FS&T)
Courses and grading system
All the undergraduate programs take place for four academic years. Every academic year comprises two semesters, each of 105 working days. Every semester has numerous courses of which a student can register not more than 22 credit hours including non-gradial compulsory courses.
Courses are given with Credit hours like
AGR 101 INTRODUCTION TO AGRONOMY AND AGRICULTURE HERITAGE (1+1)
Here, AGR 101 is the course code,
INTRODUCTION TO AGRONOMY AND AGRICULTURE HERITAGE is the course title.
1+1 is the credit hour. It represents 1 Theory class ( 60 minutes) and 1 Practical class (150 minutes) per Week.
Similarly, if a course is (0+1) like PED 102 PHYSICAL EDUCATION, no theory classes involved.
Examination system
The question preparation, scheduling, and evaluation all are done by the Controllerate of Examinations - TNAU (CoE) situated within the TNAU Coimbatore campus. To maintain the confidentiality of Question Paper, CoE sometimes depends on any ICAR Institute or any deemed University to set questions for TNAU semester exams.
For UG courses
Any UG Degree comprises of four academic years. Every academic year is divided into two semesters, odd and even. Every semester has 105 working days. A mid-semester exam is conducted for all subjects at 55th working day and the following week. Final Practical Examination conducted at the last week of semester and the semester ends when the practical ends. Then the final Theory Examination is conducted and Holidays are announced.
According to 2025 Question system, Mid-Semester exam is quantized for 20 marks. 40 Multiple Choice questions to be answered in OMR Valuation Sheet. Each question carries 0.5 marks. Final practical Examination comprises 40 marks. And Final Theory Examination contributes 40 Marks.
These 20 + 40 + 40 summed up to 100.
50 out of 100 is a pass satisfying the conditions that An aggregate of 50% should be obtained separately in Mid-Semester + Theory and Practical. A candidate should get an GPA of 5 out of 10 to pass the semester. GPA of greater than 8 is considered First Class Pass.
For PG, doctoral courses
The exam question pattern is similar but only the number of academic year changes. These candidates will have only two academic years.
Timeline
1868: Agricultural School was started at Saidapet, Chennai (Madras).
1906: The Saidapet Agricultural School was shifted to Coimbatore and foundation stone laid for Madras Agricultural College.
1908: Students were admitted to education program leading to Licentiate in Agriculture (L. Ag.)
1909: Opening of Agricultural College and Research Institute (AC & RI) by Sir Arthur Lawley.
1920: The AC & RI was affiliated to Madras University. A new course of study leading to a three-year degree in Agriculture -B.Sc. (Ag.) was started.
1945: Second Agricultural College was started at Bapatla (Now in Andhra Pradesh).
1958: Regional Post-Graduate Centre was established to offer programs leading to master's degree in Agriculture & Horticulture. In Annamalai university, Agriculture teaching started leading to award of M.Sc.(Ag)in Horticulture first of its kind in India.
1960: Integrated system with four year B.Sc. (Ag) degree program after pre-university education was introduced and subsequently doctoral programme in Agriculture was started.
1965: Third Agricultural College was started at Madurai, Tamil Nadu and the Masters program at Madurai was introduced during 1969.
1971: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University came into existence with Coimbatore as its headquarters. The first vice chancellor Dr.G.Rengasamy was from ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY which was having Faculty of Agriculture from 1958 onwards teaching agriculture and horticulture.
1972: A separate Faculty of Horticulture was established and a degree program in Horticulture - B.Sc. (Hort.) was introduced. The College of Agricultural Engineering was established at Coimbatore and a bachelor's degree program in Agricultural Engineering - B.E.(Ag) was introduced.
1973: Doctoral program was introduced in Horticultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore.
1975: Faculty of Post Graduate Education was established in TNAU, Coimbatore and master's and doctoral (1978) programs were started in Environmental Sciences and Biotechnology.
1976: The Madras Veterinary College became constituent unit of TNAU and B.V.Sc. degree program was suitably restructured*.
1977: Bachelor's degree (B.F.Sc.) program in Fisheries Science at Thoothukudi was started*.
Masters and doctoral program in Agricultural Engineering was introduced.
1980: Bachelor's degree (B.Sc. (H.Sc.)) in Home Science was launched in Madurai Campus.
1981: Master's program was introduced in Home Science College & Research Institute, Madurai and doctoral program in 1988.
1989: Doctoral program in Agriculture was introduced in Agricultural college & Research Institute, Madurai; Masters program introduced in Forest College & Research Institute, Mettupalayam and Horticultural College & Research Institute, Periyakulam.
1990: Master's program in Agriculture was introduced in Agricultural College & Research Institute, Killikulam, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu and Doctoral program in Forest College & Research Institute, Mettupalayam.
1998: B.Tech. (Food Process Engineering) introduced as self-supporting program.
2002: B.Tech. (Horticulture) and B.Tech. (Agriculture Biotechnology) introduced as self-supporting programs.
2004: B.Tech. (Energy and Environmental Engineering) introduced as a self-supporting program.
2005: Centennial celebrations of AC&RI, Coimbatore.
2006: B.Tech. (Bioinformatics) introduced as a self-supporting program.
2007: B.Tech. (Agricultural Information Technology) and B.S.(Agribusiness Management) introduced as a self-supporting programs. Nanotechnology introduced in undergraduate curriculum.
2008: Dual Degree Masters Program with Cornell University, Ithaca, USA introduced. Dual degree option with Dalhousie University, Canada established for undergraduate program in B.Tech.(Environmental Landscape Horticulture)
2011: B.Sc. (Sericulture) introduced. M.Tech. (Ag.) in Nanotechnology introduced and M.Tech. in Environmental Engineering introduced.
2012: Masters program introduced in Plant Genetic Resource and Remote Sensing.
2017: Ph.D. (Agri) in Nano Science and Technology introduced.
The college premises shown in the film Vaaranam Aayiram during Meera - Krishnan's College love flashback is the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
The college premises and campus in the movie Sillunu Oru Kaadhal is the agricultural university in Coimbatore.
The title song of Vivasayi was filmed at the fields of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
In the movie PT Sir, the High court sequences, both outdoor and indoor shots were taken at the TNAU.
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