History of GBPUAT

What is the establishment year of G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology ? Also provide the history of G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology.

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology was established in the year 1960. It is located at Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India . It is affiliated to UGC, ICAR, AICTE .

The University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and United States.

It paved way for setting up of 31 other agricultural universities in the country.

The credit for starting the functioning of the University goes to first Vice-Chancellor, late Dr. Kenneth Anthony Parker Stevenson .

The other Vice-Chancellors to be remembered are :

Raja Bajrang Bhadur Singh (20-12-64 to 18-1-66)
Dr. Dhyan Pal Singh (28-1-66 to 19-1-75)
Dr. Suresh Chandra Mudgal (17-12-93 to 18-2-97)
Dr. Surendra Bahadur Singh (18-2-97 to 17-2-2000)
Dr. J. B. Chowdhary (17-2-2000 to 15-4-2002)
Dr. Amresh Kumar
Dr. Prem Lal Gautam (18-6-2002 to 11-10-2007)
Dr. A.P. Sharma
Dr. B.S. Bisht
Dr. Subhash Kumar
Dr. Alok Jain
Dr. Matthew Prasad
Dr. H.S. Dhami
Shri Shiv Prasad Pandey (20-1-75 to 20-4-77)
Dr. Dharma Pal Singh (22-10-77 to 22-6-78)
Mr. Narendra Shankar Mathur (1-8-78 to 12-5-80)
Mr. Anand Sarup (27-8-80 to 7-2-83)
Mr. Kripa Narayan (9-2-83 to 21-1-87)
Dr. Kailash Nath Katiyar (27-1-87 to 26-7-87)
Dr. Mahatim Singh (31-7-87 to 30-7-90)
Dr. Hari Govind Singh (31-7-90 to 17-12-93)

The Campus having well-tended fields, a network of roads, a telephone exchange, hospitals, marketing centres, housing colonies, street lighting, a water supply section, 6 primary schools and 3 secondary schools.

This main campus has the area responsibility for the entire Uttaranchal representing plains, Tarai, Bhabar and hill areas.

The teacher taught ratio is about 1:6 and student-staff ratio is about 1:1.

The number of students in the University ranges between 2800-3000.

Contact Details :
G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
District- Udham Singh Nagar
Pantnagar, Uttarakhand 263145 , India
(05944) 233320, 233350, 234810
(05944) 233473