Assam Agricultural University (AAU) is an agricultural educationstate university which was established on 1 April 1969 in Jorhat in the state of Assam, India. The jurisdiction of the university extends to the entire State of Assam with regard to teaching, research and extension education in the field of agriculture and allied sciences. The university has a number of campuses with its headquarters at Borbheta, Jorhat.Assam Assembly Passes Veterinary And Fishery University Bill
The Assam government has decided to form a new university by merging the existing veterinary colleges in the state and the fishery college at Raha.This new University will consist of five Krishi Vigyan Kendra's viz., Kamrup, Barpeta, Baksa, North Lakhimpur and Morigaon under it and the two research stations viz., Mandira and Byrnihat.
Colleges
The university has faculties and colleges all over Assam:
College of Horticulture, Nalbari (Currently functioning at Assam Agricultural University's Jorhat campus)
College of Sericulture, Titabor (Currently functioning at Assam Agricultural University's Jorhat campus)
Research stations
The university has six Regional Agricultural Research Stations in each agricultural zone of Assam at:
Titabar - Upper Brahmaputra Valley Zone
North Lakhimpur - North Bank Plain Zone (now under the newly established Assam Veterinary and Fishery University)
Shillongoni - Central Brahmaputra Valley Zone
Diphu - Hill Zone
Gossaigaon - Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone
Karimganj - Barak Valley Zone
The university also has five Commodity Research Stations at:
Citrus Research Station, Tinsukia
Sugarcane Research Station, Buralikson
Horticulture Research Station, Kahikuchi
Goat Research Station, Burnihut (now under the newly established Assam Veterinary and Fishery University)
Poultry Research Station, Mandira (now under the newly established Assam Veterinary and Fishery University)
The university also has established 23 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (out of which 5 KVS of Barpeta, Baksa, Kamrup, North Lakhimpur and Morigaon are now under the newly established Assam Veterinary and Fishery University) for extension purpose in all the districts of Assam.
Departments
Departments under the university's faculties are:
Faculty of Agriculture
Agronomy
Agroforestry
Agricultural Biotechnology
Agricultural Economics & Farm management
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Meteorology
Agricultural Statistics
Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Biochemistry & Agricultural Chemistry
Crop Physiology
Entomology
Extension Education
Farm Power, Machinery & Structure
Horticulture
Irrigation & Water Management
Nematology
Plant Breeding & Genetics
Plant Pathology
Soil Science
Tea Husbandry & Technology
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Animal Biotechnology
Animal Genetics & Breeding
Animal Nutrition
Animal Production & Management
Extension Education (Veterinary)
Veterinary Anatomy & Histology
Veterinary Gynaecology
Veterinary Medicine, Public Health & Hygiene
Veterinary Microbiology
Veterinary Parasitology
Veterinary Pathology
Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology
Veterinary Physiology
Veterinary Surgery & Radiology
Poultry Science & Dairy Science
Faculty of Community Science
Human development and Family Studies
Textile Science and Apparel Designing
Extension Education and Communication Mgt.
Food Science & Nutrition
Family resource management
Faculty of Fisheries Science
Aquaculture
Fish Biology
Hydrography
Fish Technology & Engineering
Fish Extension Education
Fish Economics & Management
The university is the only educational centre in the world to offer a comprehensive four-year degree program in Agriculture with specialization in Tea Husbandry and Technology, which covers the entire gamut of tea cultivation, production and marketing.[citation needed] The Faculty of Agriculture offers B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD degree programs. The Faculty of Home Science offers B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree programs in all departments and a Ph.D. degree program in Food and Nutrition only. Presently, the number of students enrolled in the first year B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree each year is 100 and enrolment capacity of each department in M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programme is 10 and 4, respectively, in the Faculty of Veterinary Science.
Rankings
The university was ranked 14th in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the Agriculture ranking in 2024.[1]
