Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University

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Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
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TypePublic Sector University (Research and Teaching)
Established1994
Affiliation Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Chancellor Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman
Vice-Chancellor Muhammad Naeem
Studentsc.13000
Location, ,
Pakistan
Website uaar.edu.pk
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Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS-Arid University) is in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is named after Pir Meher Ali Shah, a known Hanafi scholar.

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The university is ranked at No. 2 in the agriculture/veterinary category as per the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and 7th overall in the ranking of universities in Pakistan. [1] [2] [3]

Arid Agriculture University offers degree programmes leading to Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. in disciplines including Food Science & Technology, Computer Sciences, Management Sciences, Pure Sciences, Agriculture,Agricultural Engineering, Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Social Sciences and other Arts and Fine Arts programs.

History

In the 1970s, the government of Punjab established an agricultural college in Rawalpindi for the development of rain-fed agriculture. The college was upgraded to the level of university in 1994.

The Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University is named after Chishti Sufi saint Pir Mehr Ali Shah. The University is now working on two mega projects titled DDSDP and ENCIB. There is a centre for precision agriculture and national centre for industrial biotechnology. The VC Prof. Qamar uz zaman is a visionary leader having special interests in commercialization of developed research projects for the benefit of the country.

Academics

AAUR teaches courses in five faculties, six institutes and one National center (as well as joint programs with other institutions):

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References

  1. Aamir Yasin (1 May 2019). "Arid varsity being run by deputy registrar after retirement of pro-VC". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. Aamir Yasin (24 April 2018). "NA body grills arid agriculture varsity officials over alleged irregularities". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "Ranking of Pakistani Universities - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi". Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2022.

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