Department of Agronomy

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Agronomy, as a recognized Department, established in the year 1984, started offering M.Sc.(Agri.) program during 1995-96 and Ph.D. programme from 2011-12. This year M.Sc.(Agri.) program is celebrating its silver jubilee (1995-2020).

Mandate of the Department:

1. To provide leadership  in crop and cropping system-based agronomic research by developing new  concepts and approaches to sustainable crop production suited to farmers,
2. To develop appropriate crop production technologies to enhance the production and productivity of major cropping systems on a sustainable basis.
3. To provide teaching for diploma, UG, PG, and Ph.D. students and develop human resources.

The Department is having well-experienced teaching faculty specialized in various fields viz., weed management, nutrient management, cropping systems, precision farming, organic farming, etc. The Department is having Well equipped UG and PG laboratories along with field laboratories. The Department is having 43 acres of land for providing hands-on training (crop production and experimental technique courses) to diploma and UG students and for taking up PG, Ph.D.and staff research.