The College of Agriculture, Pantnagar, India, is a constituent of Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. It was opened on 17 November 1960 when Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, inaugurated the university. It has a triple mandate of teaching, research and extension.
The college has more than 200 faculty members engaged in agricultural sciences. The college has played a role in the Green Revolution in the country.[1][2][3] More than 185 varieties of crops like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, forages, fruits and vegetables have been released. The 4 year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BScAg) is the flagship course of the college.
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The college has twelve departments:
Earlier, the college also included two departments of Animal Nutrition, and Animal Breeding and Genetics, which were subsequently transferred to College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
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