Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Banaskantha
Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University is a State Agricultural University in India. The campus is located in Palanpur, Banaskantha, Guajarat. The Gujarat Agricultural University started functioning in June 1972. It was established with specific mandates of promoting productivity of agriculture by pursuing research in agriculture and allied sciences. The University is autonomous university which is approved by Union Grants Commission (UGC).
Campus
The four campuses of Gujarat Agricultural University were converted into four universities on May 1, 2004 by Gujarat Government through the Gujarat Agricultural Universities Act 2004. The Sardar Krushinagar campus in Dantiwada Taluka (earlier the headquarters of GAU) is known as Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University and has nine colleges at present. It is approximately 30 km from Palanpur town in Banaskantha District of Gujarat.
Facilities
The university has fully-outfitted laboratories for all the streams and research instruments. It has ICT enabled modern classrooms, WI-fi campus, well-stocked library and an e-library, separate hostels for boys and girls. The university has its own fleet of buses to pick and drop the students and the faculty members. It also conducts the co-curricular and extracurricular activities to explore the student’s inner talent.
Programmes
The Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agriculture University offers many courses in various disciplines. The university offered Diploma, Undergraduate, Postgraduate and Doctorate degree. The courses offered here are approved by the Indian Council for Agriculture Research. The courses offered are full duration course with maximum intake capacity. The courses offers by the university are given below:
- B.Sc Agriculture
- M.Sc Agriculture
- Ph.UGCD Agriculture
Placement
The University has full time placement cell to provide counseling and assistance to the students in finding right career opportunities. The cell has a strong connection with the leading industries and research institutes all over the India. It also regularly invites the companies for the campus placement. The students of the university are working right now in many leading industries.