Education
One of the missions of the University is to impart higher
education in agriculture and allied sciences for creating and developing human
resources in these fields necessary for overall agricultural development of the
country, in general, and state, in particular.
Teaching
activity is carried out through eight colleges in seven campuses. All the
colleges have been accredited by ICAR with “A” Grade. Both undergraduate (UG)
and postgraduate (PG) programmes are offered in
different disciplines under Semester system.
UG programmes are offered in six fields, namely, Agriculture
(at Dharwad, Raichur, Bijapur and Bheemarayanagudi),
Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation and Agri-Business
Management (at Dharwad), Rural Home Science (at Dharwad), Agricultural Engineering (at Raichur),
Horticulture (at Arabhavi) and Forestry (at Sirsi).
PG programmes are offered at Dharwad,
Raichur, Bidar, Arabhavi and Sirsi campuses in 31
disciplines for master’s degree and in 17 disciplines for doctoral degree.
Presently, 1748
students are on roll for various UG programmes and
706 for various PG programmes, totalling
to 2454.
Many outside
funded adhoc research projects operating in the
University have been benefiting the students with several fellowships and associateships. SC/ST students have been provided with UAS
scholarships at PG level.
Undergraduate
Degree Programmes:
|
Name of the College |
Degree Programme |
Year of Commencement |
Annual Intake |
|
|
B.Sc. (Agri) B.Sc.(Ag.Maco.) |
1947 1976 |
110 33 |
|
|
B.Sc. (Agri) |
1984 |
60 |
|
|
B.Sc. (Agri) |
1990 |
60 |
|
|
B.Sc. (Agri) |
2001 |
44 |
|
College of Rural Home Science, Dharwad |
B.H.Sc. |
1974 |
50 |
|
|
B.Tec (Ag.Engg) |
1987 |
40 |
|
Kittur Rani Channamma |
B.Sc. (Hort) |
1994 |
50 |
|
|
B.Sc. (For) |
1997 |
25 |
Post-Graduate
Degree Programmes:
The Post
Graduate Degree programmes in the University consist
of Master’s Degree in 31 disciplines and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree in
17 disciplines, as given below:
Doctoral Degree
Programmes (PhD):
|
Agricultural
Economics |
Agricultural
Entomology |
|
Agricultural
Extension Education |
Agricultural
Microbiology |
|
Agronomy |
Agri-Business Management |
|
Crop
Physiology |
Genetics and Plant
Breeding |
|
Horticulture |
Plant
Pathology |
|
Plant
Biotechnology |
Soil Science
& Agricultural Chemistry |
|
Seed Science
and Technology |
Human
Development |
|
Food Science
and Nutrition |
Family
Resource Management |
|
Textiles and
Apparel Designing |
|
Master Degree Programmes
M.Sc(Agri)
|
Agricultural
Economics |
Agricultural
Entomology |
|
Agricultural
Extension Education |
Agricultural
Microbiology |
|
Agronomy |
Crop
Physiology |
|
Genetics and
Plant Breeding |
Horticulture |
|
Plant
Pathology |
Soil Science
& Agricultural Chemistry |
|
Seed Science
and Technology |
Agricultural
Statistics |
|
Sericulture |
Plant
Bio-Technology |
M.B.A .(Agribusiness)
|
Agribusiness Management |
M.Sc.(Horticulture)
|
Floriculture and Land Scaping |
Olericulture |
|
Pomology |
Post-Harvest Technology |
|
Spices and |
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants |
M.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering)
|
Irrigation & Drainage
Engineering |
Farm Machinery and Power |
|
Soil and Water Engineering |
Agricultural Processing and Food
Engineering |
M.Sc.(Forestry)
|
Forestry |
M.H.Sc.
|
Textiles & Apparel Designing |
Human Development |
|
Family Resource Management |
Extension and Communication Management |
|
Food Science and Nutrition |
|
Institute of
Agricultural Biotechnology [IABT]:
IABT, with
state-of-the-art technologies has been established with the financial
assistance of Rs.5 crores from the Govt. of
Karnataka. With the ultra-modern laboratories, the institute aims to provide
high quality education, training and R&D in plant and microbial
biotechnology. Transgenic plants in pigeonpea,
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.
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,
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 center 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,