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Indira Gandhi Agricultural University 2023-24 Indira Gandhi Agricultural University Krishak Nagar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

Indira Gandhi Agricultural University An Introduction Indira Gandhi Agricultural University Raipur was established on 20 January 1987. This university has been entrusted with the responsibility of education, research and extension education in agriculture and related subjects in the state of Chhattisgarh, which the university is operating through its 49 colleges, 08 research centers and 27 Krishi Vigyan Kendras. Chhattisgarh is the 9th largest state of the country in terms of area, whose area is about 137.90 lakh hectares. About 42 percent of the total area of the state is covered by forests. The net sown area under cultivation in the state is about 48 lakh hectares. There are about 40 lakh farmers in the state, for whose economic status the university is committed.

Special Awards and Honors For the remarkable work done in teaching, research and extension, the university has received about 22 national awards in the past years.  16th rank among 72 universities in Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) ranking (2021)  Best Models of e-Governance, Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India (9 January 2017)  4 KVKs Awarded as India's Best KVKs by ICAR, Bastar (2010), Dantewada (2016), Kanker (2018), Korea (2020)  ICAR Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Agricultural Science Promotion Award, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kanker (2016), Krishi Vigyan Kendra Korea (2017) and Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kawardha (2018)  ICAR First Zonal Award to 4 Krishi Vigyan Kendras by Dantewada (2014), Surguja (2015), Korea (2017) and Kawardha (2018).  Best Center Award for 11 research projects of the University. Agriculture Weather (2014), Linseed (2014), Rice (2015), Rural Agriculture Weather Service (2015), Tuber Crops (2015), National Seed Project (2016), Pulses (2018), Minor Cereals (2018), Fodder Crops ( 2018), spices (2019) and cashew (2019).

Teaching Department of College and Studies  A total of 36 colleges (25 constituent government and 11 private) are working under the university, whose details are as follows:- No. College Constituent Private Total Name (Government) 9 31 2 4 1 Agriculture 22 - 1 2 Agricultural 2 11 36 Engineering 1 3 Food Technology 25 Grand Total  Total 20 study departments in the university, out of which 14 in Agriculture Faculty, 03 in Horticulture Faculty and 03 in Agricultural Engineering Faculty. Swami Vivekananda College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology

Student Studying in Class R.H. Richaria Research Laboratory Laboratory Facilities Available in the University

Syllabus The details of courses and admission capacity conducted in the university are as follows:- No. Syllabus Degree Name Penetration Capacity 1 Graduate B.Sc. (Agriculture), B.Tech. (Agriculture 2739 Engineering), B.Tech. (Food Technology) 2 Post M.Sc. (Agriculture) - 14 subjects, M.Sc. 676 Graduate (Horticulture) - 03 subjects, M.Tech. (Agriculture Engineering) - 03 subjects PHD. (Agriculture) - 13 subjects, Ph.D. 3 Ph.D. (Horticulture) - 03 subjects, Ph.D. 199 (Agriculture Engineering) - 03 subjects Grand Total 3614  Semester system of study and examination, 2 semesters in a year  Presently there are about 12000 students studying in various courses of the University.

Tuition Fee For Various Degree Courses  Online study fee is required to be paid at the time of admission and within the stipulated period in each semester. The details of fees for various courses of the university are as follows:- *Rupees Per Semester No. Degree Tuition Fees Other Fees Total (Avg.) (Average) Constituent (Government) College 1 B.Sc. (Agriculture) 7130 1500 8630 1500 11800 2 B.Tech. (Agriculture 10300 Engineering) 1500 13660 3 B.Tech (Food 12160 Technology) M.Sc. (Agriculture), 9780 1500 11280 4 M.Sc. (Horticulture) and M.Sc. (Forestry) 5 M.Tech. (Agriculture 13310 1500 14810 Engineering) 1500 33490 6 MBA(Agri-Business 31990 Management) PH.D (Agriculture), 14520 1500 16020 7 PH.D (Horticulture) 1500 17610 1500 40330 and PH.D (Forestry) 8 PH.D (Agriculture 16110 Engineering) 9 PH.D (Agri-Business 38830 Management) Affiliated (Private) College B.Sc. (Agriculture), 24200 3115 27315 B.Sc. (Horticulture) 10 and B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering)  No fee is charged from Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste students. The fee is reimbursed by the government.

Library  Nehru Library is functioning at the Raipur headquarter of the University. It has the status of Regional Library in the Central India region by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Under CERA, this library is linked to all agricultural universities. More than 1 lakh books, research journals, e-resources, e-books, CD ROM, data base etc. are available in the library. The facility of 200 research journals and 3500 online research journals are available in the library. Wi-Fi connectivity and 25 work stations are available in the library.  Libraries are available in each college of the university, in which sufficient quantity of books, e-resources, e-books, CD ROM, data base and general and online general are available. Nehru Library

Scholarship  Post matric scholarship for SC and OBC students.  In graduate, postgraduate courses in government colleges, Rs. 4500/- and Rs. 5400/- per annum merit scholarship.  5000/- Rs. to all the students of Ph.D course. scholarship per month  5000/- Rs. for 1 year to postgraduate students going to other institutions for research. Per month and Ph.D. 10000/- Rs. to the students for 2 years Monthly scholarship.  Post Graduate and Ph.D. Department of Science & Technology Government of India Inspire Fellowship 25000/- p.m. 20% H.R.A. 10000/- Rs. other expenses.  Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for Ph.D students belonging to Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes 25000/- per month 20% H.R.A. 10000/- Rs. other expenses.  ICAR for Ph.D. Senior Research Fellowship of Rs. 25000/- to 10000/- per month. other expenses.  ICAR for postgraduate students Junior Research Fellowship of 8640/- per month 6000/- Rs. other expenses  ICAR for graduate students Ready Fellowship 3000/- per month  ICAR for undergraduate and postgraduate students. National Talent Scholarship of Rs. 3000/- and Rs. 5000/- per month respectively.

Student Welfare Activities  Hostel arrangement for boys and girls in some colleges of the university, hostel fee Rs.1250. per semester.  NCC in colleges and N.S.S. arrangement.  Special training for personality development, English speaking, career counseling and computer skill development of students.  Arrangement of hostels, sports and cultural activities in colleges  Doctor's facility in all colleges, life insurance, accident insurance and medical insurance for students  Placement cell for employment of students  For the preparation of competitive exams, the Student Competitive Exam Forum is organized by the students in collaboration with the University. Students Participating in International Yoga Fest University team involved in inter-university sports competition

Distinguished Teaching Achievements  Due to the quality of education, about 400 students from 20 states are studying in various courses.  Remarkable performance of students in national level examinations In the year 2021, 250 students passed the \"NET\" examination.  M.O.U. have been signed with 65 national institutions and universities for the research of postgraduate and PhD students.

Research Achievements  08 Research Centres, 10 International Projects, 42 All India Coordinated Projects, 80 Ad- hoc Projects.  Developed 160 varieties of 51 different crops.  Total 08 species to be developed in the year 2022.  Production of about 15000 quintals of seeds on the campus of the University  Development of more than 100 techniques of agriculture Zinc Rice Indira Aerobic Paddy-1 Dubraj Vishnu Bhog Collection-1 Tissue Culture Lab

Germplasm Collection Management and evaluation of rice Germplasm  Collection and management of about 23250 varieties of paddy, 1800 of linseed and 1964 of Tiwda.  India's largest and world's second largest collection of paddy, DNA of paddy germplasm. Fingerprinting functional.  About 1567 species of farmers of the state have submitted applications for registration to the Government of India. About 460 farmers have received registration certificates.  10 farmers and 02 seed conservation committees in the state received special awards from the Government of India for biodiversity conservation.  Research on crops like Coffee, Strawberry, Pear, Peach, Plum, Kiwi, Kinnow, Sev, Grapes, Makhana, Tulip, Lilium.  Establishment of 03 centers of excellence for special research, biotechnology, medicinal plants, aromatic plants and non-timber forest produce, protected cultivation  Consultancy to public and private sector organizations for technology development.

Dissemination Achievements  About 2500 training and field demonstrations are organized by 27 Krishi Vigyan Kendras every year.  About 55,000 farmers benefited from training/demonstration every year  About 400 Kisan Melas, Kisan Diwas and Field Day are organized every year in the entire state.  About 200 Doordarshan and All India Radio talks of scientists every year  Distribution of 2,25,000 agricultural literature every year  Agriculture and weather information through mobile messages to about 13 lakh farmers twice a week  Agri input dealers training program at 20 centers of the university, training of about 5000 input dealers of the state in 3 years  State-of-the-art Agriculture Museum established in the University, about 01 lakh farmers and students visit every year  Mobile app named “Crop Doctor” and “Vegetable Doctor” for farmers Popularization of Kadaknath Poultry Breed Popularization of Dhes Cultivation

University Administration and Budget  About 2900 academic and non-academic posts have been sanctioned by the Government of Chhattisgarh and the Government of India for teaching, research and extension work.  The University receives an average grant of Rs 250 crore per year from Chhattisgarh Government, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India and other institutions. Gallary