Information about Punjab Agricultural University

Will you please provide the information about departments and courses offered at Punjab Agricultural University ? Provide the list of Punjab Agricultural University affiliated colleges .

[Quick Sam]

The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) was established in 1962 in Ludhiana, Punjab is one of the State Agricultural Universities in India.

It is affiliated to ACU, ICAR, UGC

Departments :

Agronomy
Entomology
Plant Pathology
Soils
Vegetable Crops
Agricultural Meteorology
School of Agril. Biotechnology
Extension Education
Floriculture & Landscaping
Food Science & Technology
Forestry & Natural Resources
Horticulture
Plant Breeding & Genetics

Courses Offered:
Ph.D. (Human Development)
Certificate Course in French
Ph.D. (Food Technology)
Science Courses
M.Sc. (Clothing and Textiles)
M.Sc. (Extension and Communication)
M.Sc. (Extension Education)
M.Sc. (Family Resource Management)
M.Sc. (Food Nutrition)
M.Sc. (Food Science and Technology)
M.Sc. (Home Science - Extension Education)
M.Sc. (Human Development)
Ph.D. (Entomology)
Ph.D. (Food and Nutrition)
Ph.D. (Food Science and Technology)
Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition, Food Processing and Technology
B.Sc. (Hons.) (Agriculture)
M.Sc. (Agro-meteorology)
M.Sc. (Agronomy)
M.Sc. (Entomology)
M.Sc. (Floriculture and Landscaping)
M.Sc. (Forestry)
M.Sc. (Genetics and Plant Breeding)
M.Sc. (Horticulture)
M.Sc. (Plant Pathology)
M.Sc. (Soil Science)
M.Sc. (Vegetable Science)
Ph.D. (Agril. Meteorology & Physics)
Ph.D. (Agronomy)
Ph.D. (Extension Education)
Ph.D. (Horticulture)
Ph.D. (Plant Breeding)
Ph.D. (Plant Pathology)
Ph.D. (Vegetable Science)
Diploma in Agro Journalism
Diploma in Food Preservation
B.Sc. (Hons.) Fashion Designing
Diploma in Fashion Design
Diploma in Interior Design

Affiliated Colleges:

College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology

Punjab Agricultural University has achieved the fellowship of the professional scientific academies and societies in recognition of their outstanding contributions:

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
National Academy of Veterinary Sciences
Third World Academy of Sciences
Indian National Science Academy
Best Institution Award, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - 1995.

Contact Details :
Punjab Agricultural University
Ludhiana, Punjab 141004 , India
(0161) 2401960, 2401961, 2401962, 2401963, 2401964, 2401979
(0161) 2400945

Hi I would like to know the origins as well as the achievements of the Punjab Agricultural University?

[Kiran Chandar]

The Punjab Agricultural University was instituted in 1962 to serve the state of erstwhile Punjab. On dissection of Punjab in November 1966, Haryana Agricultural University was carved out of PAU by an Act of Parliament in February 1970.

The Punjab Agricultural University currently as on January 2016 has four constituent colleges, viz. College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering, College of Home science and College of Basic Sciences & Humanities.

Facts of Punjab Agricultural University:
Area :
475 hectare app.

Off Campus Area :
2008 hectare app.

Research Stations (Six Main, Four Sub-Stations) :
10
Seed Farms :
05
Faculty :
866
Non-Teaching :
3071

Achievements of Punjab Agricultural University:

Improved varieties and hybrids of pasture crops, vegetables and fruits.
Production and defence technologies.
Appropriate automation of farm operations.
PAU was affirmed the best state agricultural university in 1995 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
ICAR has set up 5 centres of Advanced Studies at PAU (Of these three are now in GADVASU).
PAU was the 1st University to get special grant of Rs One Billion by the Centre in 2006-07, as an acknowledgement of its position in eliminating food shortages and alleviating hunger.
PAU fashioned the first hybrid grain pearl millet in the world.
PAU evolved repossession technology for salt affected soil covering 0 7 million hectares.