University of Agricultural Sciences - Dharwad

About University of Agricultural Sciences - Dharwad

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad was established on October 1, 1986. The College of Agriculture, Dharwad, was established in 1947 by the erstwhile provincial state of Bombay for modernizing agriculture and providing professional services to the farming community. Initially, the college was affiliated to Bombay University and in 1950 affiliation was transferred to Karnatak University, Dharwad. The College came under administrative control of the Department of Agriculture, Government of Mysore (later renamed as Karnataka) after re-organization of the state in 1956. Subsequently, the College became the constituent college of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore in 1965 and with the formation of a separate agriculture University in Northern Karnataka in 1986, the college came under the jurisdiction of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad. The University’s jurisdiction extends to 12 districts of Karnataka, namely Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadgag, Gulbarga, Haveri, Koppal, Raichur and Uttar Kannada in northern Karnataka. The University is composed of 10 Collges, 10 Krishi Vikas Kendras and ATIC. The University is offering undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral programs in Agricultural Sciences to the students. The University caters to the needs of the farming community spread over 56 per cent of the geographical area and 64 per cent of the total cultivated area of the State.

Constituent Institutions

• College of Agriculture, Dharwad.
• College of Agriculture, Raichur.
• College of Agriculture, Bijapur.
• College of Agriculture, Bheemarayanagudi.
• College of Rural Home Science, Dharwad.
• College of Agrilcultural Engineering, Raichur.
• Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi.
• College of Forestry, Sirsi.
• College of Horticulture, Bagalkot.
• College of Horticulture, Bidar.

Location and Transportation - The main campus is located on the Pune-Bangalore National Highway No.4 at an altitude of 678 meters. The twin cities Hubli-Dharwad are well connected to other parts of the country through rail, air and road transport. The nearest airports are Hubli (25 km) and Belgaum (75 km). Click here for Google Map Location.

Faculty

• Faculty of Agriculture.
• Faculty of Horticulture.
• Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.
• Faculty of Forestry.
• Faculty of Fisheries.
• Faculty of Agricultural Engineering.
• Faculty of Home Economics.
• Faculty of Allied Sciences.

Facilities

Accommodation - The University has provided hostel accommodation to both boys and girls in all the eight college campuses. A full-fledged hostel facility for international students exists on the main campus. In all, thirty fully furnished single occupancy accommodation (complete with attached bathroom) is available for these students. Presently, eleven postgraduate students (including four girls) hailing from Ethiopia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Vietnam are housed, besides two interns from Canada. Ten kitchenettes with suitable shelf-space have been set up for use by them. Other facilities created include telephones, a television with a cable connection, refrigerators, iron boxes, a washing machine, a vacuum cleaner, newspaper and pure drinking water obtainable through reverse osmosis system. An internet centre with a high speed net connectivity is set up for use by inmates. Two computers and a printer are available for their use. Uninterrupted power supply system ensures hassle-free work atmosphere.

Library - University libraries are well equipped at each of the campuses. They have a good collection of reference sources on agricultural and allied subjects. Library subscribes to many online journals.

IABT - Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology has ultra-modern laboratories with which the institute aims to provide high quality education, training and R&D in plant and microbial biotechnology. Transgenic plants in pigeon pea, cotton, chillies, tomato, groundnut, transgenic microbes, functional genomics, new and novel genes, applications of marker technologies are in advanced stages of development. The Institute offers both M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes in Plant Biotechnology.

eCourses for Post Graduation Programmes

These are:

• Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture (1+0) Pgs 503 - The overall objective of this course is to equip students and stakeholders with knowledge of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) related protection systems, their significance and use of IPR as a tool for wealth and value creation in a knowledge-based economy.

• Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes (1+0) Pgs-505 - This course is scheduled to enlighten the students about the organization and functioning of agricultural research systems at national and international levels, research ethics, and rural development programmes and policies of Government.

• Disaster Management (1+0) Pgs-506 - The Course introduces learners to the key concepts and practices of natural disaster management, equips them to conduct them to thorough assessment of hazards, and risks vulnerability; and capacity building.

Electronic Learning Resources - For the benefit of the students certain resources are available online. For more info - http://www.uasd.edu/libuasdedu/index.htm

Collaborative Education and Research Programmes - MOU with more than 60 national and international organisations have been executed for mutual development through exchange of information/knowledge, manpower and/or facilities. Some such organisations, to quote, are ICRISAT, Hyderabad; Several ICAR Institutes; BARC, Mumbai; IISc, Bangalore; CFTRI, Mysore; KU, Dharwad; UAS, Bangalore; CSR&TI, Mysore;  MAHYCO Research Foundation, Jalna; KRIBHCO; KJS Instt. of Applied Agril. Research, Sameerwadi; Wageningen University, Netherlands; McGill University, Canada; Cornell University, USA.

Scholarships and Free Studentship - The University awards Merit Scholarships and General Scholarships based on the merit to the students of all the colleges as per regulation and also Free-Studentships as per the Government orders.

Students Aid Fund - An amount of Rs.100-00 per student per year is collected towards the Student Aid fund and is awarded as per the regulations.

Campus Interviews and Placement of Graduates - Campus interviews by banks, cooperatives and other private organizations are being regularly held at Dharwad for effective placement of agricultural graduates/postgraduates at attractive salaries.

Agri-Clinic and Agri-Business Centres Scheme - UASD is recognized by Government of India as a centre for training of agriculture and allied sciences graduates for self-employment. Under this scheme, annually about 50-100 graduates are being trained in various entrepreneurship programmes for self-employment with financial assistance from NABARD/Commercial Banks.

Employment Prospects of UASD Graduates/Post-Graduates - The graduates/postgraduates of this University are being widely absorbed in the Agricultural Research Service of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Banks and Cooperative Institutions, State Agricultural Universities, private organisations/NGOs in addition to Indian Administrative Service, Indian Forest Service, Defence Service, World Bank Projects as Consultants, among others. Above all, the graduates are capable of being self-employed as they are equipped with entrepreneurship qualities.

Reservation of Seats

• Agriculturists or children of Agriculturists - As defined in the Act of UAS 1963, Dharwad (23.8%). “Agriculturist” for this purpose means a person who, as owner or tenant, holds land and whose main source of income is from personal cultivation of the land and including any person whose principal means of livelihood is from manual labour in Agricultural land, the seats of which will be filled through Practical Test conducted by the University.

• Foreign Nationals and Non Resident Indians (NRis)/Children of NRIs - There is also a provision for admitting 15 per cent to Agriculture and allied courses over and above the prescribed intake, to the eligible Foreign Nationals/ NRIs /Children of NRIs irrespective of the place where they had their previous education under the special quota. They should apply directly to the Registrar, Yattinagudda campus, Krishinagar, UAS, Dharwad-580005, Karnataka, India along with the Educational certificate, Proof of Status of NRI and other relevant documents. Candidates belonging to Foreign Nationals shall send their application through Indian Council of Agricultural Research or Agencies / Consultants nominated by ICAR/GOI, New Delhi through their Embassies. The NRIs/ children of NRI’s should send their application along with their Bio-data and proof of their NRI status to the Registrar, Krishinagar UAS, Dharwad-580005 for verification and confirmation as per regulations.

• Kashmiri Migrants - Provision is also made to admit one candidate for each degree programme to the eligible Kashmiri migrants as per the G.O. NO. AHD 63 AUM 03, Bangalore dated 10-7-2003 as approved and amended by UAS(D) from time to time. The candidates should apply to the Registrar, Krishinagar UAS, Dharwad-580 005 on plain paper affixing their passport size photographs with the following details; (i) Name of the Candidate (ii) Father’s name (iii) Mother’s name, (iv) Nationality, (v) Sex, (vi) Date of Birth, (vii) Individual marks of Physics, Chemistry, Biology obtained in II PUC/12th Standard with maximum marks (viii) Full postal address and PIN code, (ix) Telephone No. with STD code. The applicants should enclose copies of 10th Standard Marks card, 12th Standard Marks card and IDENTITY CARD issued by the jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate of Government of Karnataka in support of their status as Kashmiri migrants.

Workshop - The Workshop is organized with a view to bring farmers, scientists, extension personnel, government agencies, traders and industrialists on a common platform to have a free interaction and to develop strategies for enhancing productivity, quality and marketing prospects of spice crops. For more info contact - University of Agricultural Sciences, DHARWAD-580005, Phone : 0836-2747366, Cell : 94488 62237.

Fitness - Facilities such as multi-gym, canteen, sports, etc. are erected in all the campuses.

Medical Facilities - Medial facilities too are made available to the students round the clock

Research - Research needs of the farmers are catered through 36 Agricultural Research Stations spread across diverse agro-ecosystem, 46 AICRPs and nearly 250 Externally funded Adhoc Projects. Some of the mega research projects include world Bank aided National Agricultural Technology project (consisting of 90 sub-projects), CIDA-McGill-UASD Collaborative Project on “Consolidation Food Security in South India”, World Bank Funded project through GOK entitled “Community Based Tank Management Consultancy Project”, Afforestation Project in and around Bellary Thermal Power Station, Transgenic Brinjal project in collaboration with Cornell University, USA and Wheat Project in Collaboration with Indonesian Government.

Research Stations

• MARS, Dharwad.
• RARS, Bijapur.
• RARS, Raichur.
• ARS, Almel (Bijapur).
• ARS, Annigeri (Gadag).
• ARS, Arabhavi (Belgaum).
• ARS, Bagalkot.
• ARS, Bailhongal (Belgaum).
• ARS, Belavatagi (Gadag).
• ARS, Bheemarayanagudi (Gulbarga).
• ARS, Devihosur (Haveri).
• ARS, Dharwad (Hebbali Farm), (Dharwad).
• ARS, Gadag.
• ARS, Gangavati (Raichur).
• ARS, Gulbarga.
• ARS, Hagari (Bellary).
• ARS, Halladkere, Bidar.
• ARS, Hanumanamatti (Haveri).
• ARS, Janwada, Bida.
• ARS, Kallolli (Belgaum).
• ARS, Kanabargi, (Belgaum).
• ARS, Kavadimatti (Gulbarga).
• ARS, Malnur (Gulbarga).
• ARS, Mudhol (Bagalkot).
• ARS, Mugad, (Dharwad).
• ARS, Mundagod (Uttar Kannada).
• ARS, Nippani, (Belgaum).
• ARS, Prabhunagar (Dharwad).
• ARS, Sankeshwar (Belgaum).
• ARS, Sirsi (Paddy) (Uttar Kannada).
• ARS, Sirsi (Pepper) (Uttar Kannada).
• ARS, Siruguppa (Bellary).
• ARS, Tidagundi (Bijapur).
• ARS, Raddiwadgi (Gulbarga).
• ARS, Soundalaga (Belgaum).
• ARS, Madarkandi (Bagalkot).

Extension Education - Various voluntary organizations and the University have designed unique extension services through Transfer of Technology Centres, viz., Extension Education Units (9), Krishi Vigyan Kendras (10), Publication Centre, Staff Training Unit, Bakery Training Unit, Agriculture Technology Information Centre (ATIC) and Kisan Call Centre in addition to Institute Village Linkage Programme under NATP. The EEUs are: Dharwad (estd. In 1986), Bijapur (1987), Gulbarga (1996), Hoovinahadagali (1996), Sirsi (1996), Bagalkot (2001), Arabhavi (2002), Bheemarayanagudi (2002), Gangavati (2004).

Features:

1.  Krishi Vigyan Kendras

• Hanumanamatti (Haveri).
• Bidar.
• Raichur.
• Hagari (Bellary).
• Gulbarga.
• Bijapur.
• Sirsi (Uttara Kannada).
• Gangabathi (Koppal).
• Dharwad.
• Bagalkot.

2.  Publication Centre - The centre publishes a scientific periodical (Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences) for the benefit of scientific community; brings out popular farm magazine (Krishi Munnade) for the benefit of farmers and extension workers; brings out a series of scientific literature – Package of Practices (Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry), Technical bulletins, leaflets, folders, annual reports, etc.; facilitates the scientists of the University to prepare good quality posters, slides, display exhibits, etc.

3.  Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC) - ATIC serves the needs of farmers of the State through “Single Window Delivery System”, It facilitates easy transfer of improved farm technology, sale and distribution of quality inputs produced in the University as well as outside. It extends consultancy services on problems faced by the farmers through analyses of soil, plant, water and animals. It showcases a museum for providing updated information on production technologies evolved by the University. It provides wider publicity of improved farm technology through literature and effective communication media.

4.  Staff Training Unit - The Staff Training Unit is responsible for professional competence in agriculture amongst the staff of various organizations within and outside the state. The unit organizes training programmes for various field personnel of government, quasi-government, private and non-governmental organizations, banks and farmers.

5.  Bakery Training Unit - Bakery Training Unit is functioning at the main campus of the University of impart training of different durations, both on-campus and off-campus, in making bakery products to men, women and youths for household consumption as well as to become professionals in bakery products. The main objectives of this unit are: to provide basic knowledge about bakery; to impart training in making different bakery products and to impart knowledge of bakery through the principle of learning by doing.

6.  TOT - It is done through demonstrations on farmers fields, trainings, discussion meetings, farm visits, television, radio, print media, consultation, field days, exhibitions, campaigns, seminars, workshops etc.

7.  Krishi Mela - University organizes Krishi Mela as a mega event every year at the main campus of the University for the benefit of the farming community, Extension Personnel’s, Students and allied agencies related to agriculture. It is a platform for various activities whose participants are farmers, farm women, rural youth, extension workers/officers of Developmental Departments/NGOs, political leaders, experts, scientists, policy makers, manufacturers and representatives of various input dealing agencies/organizations, traders, agro-processors etc. from various parts of the country.

8.  One Scientist-One Farmer - A novel extension programme “One Scientist-One Farmer” has been launched wherein a teacher has to adopt/work with at least one farmer nearer to his place of work, in a selected village and pass on all the improved technologies and provide services for the overall development of farmers.

9.  Special Activities - Narrow casting through LPT, Bellary, establishment of F.M.Radio at Dharwad, contract farming, contractual extension services, special campaign on “Neem in Agriculture” was organized in Gulbarga owing to its multiple uses, organized Sujala “Integrated Farming System” demonstrations in Dharwad and Haveri district, special training programme on “Management of Sugarcane Woolly Aphid” was organized for Sugar Factory Officers of Tamil Nadu.  Developed film on “Fresh Water Fish Farming”, popularized importance of soybean in ’Daily Diet Nutritional Value’ etc.

10.  Publications - Package of practices for Horticultural Crops, Field Crops and Animal Husbandry; Booklets on various aspects, Folders/handouts covering different subjects; etc.

Achievements

• Owing to its outstanding achievements and yeomen services in fields of agricultural education, research and extension, the University has been adjudged as the Best Agricultural University in the country and has been conferred the prestigious “Sardar Patel Outstanding Agricultural Institution Award 2000” by the ICAR, Government of India.

• The scientists of the University have received more than 150 national/international awards.

• The University has been accredited for 5 years by the ICAR with “A” Grade.

• NSS Activities in the University are adjudged as the best in the state as well as country. UASD received the Indira Gandhi NSS Award at National level in the year 2000-01 from amongst 270 universities and the State NSS Best Award for the year 2000-01.

• Institute of Organic Farming, UAS, Dharwad is one of the 12 participating institutes in the ICAR Network Project on Organic Farming.

• University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad is recognized by Government of India as a centre for training of agriculture and allied sciences graduates for self-employment. Under this scheme, annually about 50-100 graduates are being trained in various entrepreneurship programmes for self-employment with financial assistance from NABARD/commercial Banks.

• University has for the first time developed naturally coloured cotton variety (DDCC-1) with all the commercial qualities. Long staple desi cotton (DLSA-17) has inherent qualities like resistance to biotic and abiotic stress.

• UASD is a pioneer Institute in the world to develop and release a semi dwarf dicoccum wheat variety namely, DDK-1001.

• It has to its credit the unique distinction of having developed the first ever hybrids in Sapota (DHS-1 & DHS-2). Besides, it has made many other significant contributions in the field of crop improvement in spice crops viz., Tamarind (DTS-1&DTS-2, Ginger (Humnabad).