Central Agricultural University is an

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Imphal Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the fo ...

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Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

. The Central Agricultural University was established by an act of Parliament, the Central Agricultural University Act 1992 (No.40 of 1992). The Act came into effect on 26 January 1993 with the issue of necessary notification by the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Government of India. The university became functional with the joining of the first vice-chancellor on 13 September 1993. The jurisdiction of the university extends to seven North-Eastern Hill States:

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

Mizoram Mizoram () is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its seat of government and capital city. The name of the state is derived from "Mizo people, Mizo", the endonym, self-described name of the native inhabitants, and "Ram", which in the Mizo ...

Sikkim Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

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Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...

. It offers undergraduate teaching ( B.V.Sc. & A.H.) and postgraduate teaching ( M.V.Sc.), research and extension activities at College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram. It offers

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and Agricultural Chemistry, and

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. It imparts teaching in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture,

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, Fisheries, Agricultural Engineering, Veterinary Sciences and Food Technology in various constituent colleges spanning north-eastern states. Like other Agricultural Universities, Central Agricultural University, Imphal has integrated programmes of teaching, research and extension education. As per the mandate, the university has established 13 different constituent colleges, 6 KVKs, 6 Multi Technology Testing Centers: In six states at Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Meghalaya 6 Vocational Training Centers: In six states at Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Meghalaya.

Colleges

There are Thirteen colleges under CAU: *College of Horticulture & Forestry –

Pasighat Pasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at above mean sea level, Pasighat is Arunachal's oldest town. The Government of India included Pa ...

, Arunachal Pradesh *College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences – Umiam, Meghalaya * College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry – Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram *College of Agriculture – Imphal, Manipur *College of Fisheries – Lembucherra, Tripura * College of Agricultural Engineering and Post Harvest Technology ( CAEPHT) – Gangtok, Sikkim *College of Home Science – Tura, Meghalaya * College of Horticulture – Thenzawl, Mizoram *College of Food Technology – Lamphelpat, Manipur *College of Agriculture – Kyrdemkulai, Meghalaya *College of Agriculture – Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh *College of Horticulture – Bermiok, Sikkim *College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry – Jalukie, Nagaland

Krishi Vigyan Kendras

*Krishi Vigyan Kendra – Andro, Imphal East,

*Krishi Vigyan Kendra – East Siang,

*Krishi Vigyan Kendra – Aizawl,

*Krishi Vigyan Kendra – East Garo Hills,

*Krishi Vigyan Kendra – South Garo Hills,

*Krishi Vigyan Kendra – Sepahijala,

Area of Jurisdiction

The Central Agricultural University,

located at Lamphelpat, Imphal West, Manipur has its area of jurisdiction over seven North-Eastern Hill (NEH) states of

except

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

References

External links

* Agricultural universities and colleges in India Education in Imphal Universities in Manipur Central universities in India 1993 establishments in Manipur Agriculture in Manipur Educational institutions established in 1993 {{Manipur-university-stub