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Motto | विज्ञानं लोकसेवारतम (Vijñānam lōkasēvāratama) |
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Type | State university |
Established | 1 April 1969 |
Chancellor | Governor of Assam |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Bidyut Chandan Deka |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban |
Acronym | AAU |
Affiliations | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) |
Website |
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Assam Agricultural University (AAU) is an agricultural education state 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.
The university has faculties and colleges all over Assam:
The university has six Regional Agricultural Research Stations in each agricultural zone of Assam at:
The university also has four Commodity Research Stations at:
The university also has established Krishi Vigyan Kendras for extension purpose in all the districts of Assam.
Departments under the university's faculties are:
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.