Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (English: North Bengal Agricultural University) is a public state agricultural university in

Pundibari Pundibari is a village in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Pundibari is located at . It is the headquarters of Cooch Behar–II Commun ...

about 11 km North-West of

Cooch Behar Cooch Behar (), or Koch Bihar, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Cooch Behar district. It is in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas at . Cooch Behar is the only planned city in t ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It offers degree courses in

Agricultural Engineering Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical, civil, ...

Agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...

and

Horticulture Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

. It was established in 2001 by an Act of the

legislature.

Organisation and Administration

Governance

Chancellor of the university is the governor of

. The Vice-chancellor of the Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya is the chief executive officer of the university. Swarup Chakraborty is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.

Faculties and Departments

Departments of the Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya are organized into three faculties. * Faculty of Agriculture: This faculty consists of the departments of Agronomy, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Statistics, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Entomology, Biochemistry, Plant Pathology, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, and Seed Science & Technology. * Faculty of Horticulture: This faculty consists of the departments of Pomology & Post Harvest Technology, Plantation Crops & Processing, Floriculture Medicinal & Aromatic Crops, Vegetable & Spice Crops, and Forestry. * Faculty of Agricultural Technology: This faculty consists of the departments of Agricultural Engineering.

Directorate of Extension Education

There are five Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) under this university: * Cooch Behar Krishi Vigyan Kendra at the Pundibari, Cooch Behar * Darjeeling Krishi Vigyan Kendra at the Kalimpong, Darjeeling * Dakshin Dinajpur Krishi Vigyan Kendra at the Majhian, Dakshin Dinajpur * Uttar Dinajpur Krishi Vigyan Kendra at the Chopra, Uttar Dinajpur * Malda Krishi Vigyan Kendra at the Ratua, Malda

Farm Facilities

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya has a well-developed Agricultural Experimental Farm of about 300 acres at Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal.

Academics

Courses

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya offers the following courses: * Undergraduate: B.Sc in Agriculture, B.Sc in Horticulture, and B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering. * Postgraduate: M.Sc in Agriculture, M.Sc in Horticulture, and M.Sc in Forestry * Doctor of Philosophy: Ph.D. in Agriculture, Ph.D. in Horticulture, and Ph.D. in Forestry

Admission

Students are admitted each year in the undergraduate courses of the university (B.Sc in Agriculture and Horticulture) on the basis of their performance in the higher secondary (10+2) examination. One has to take the WBJEE examination for admission in the B.Tech Agricultural Engineering course. For admission in postgraduate and doctoral level courses, one has to take an entrance examination either conducted by the university or by a national agency like ICAR, UGC, etc.

Central Library

There is a central library at the main campus of the university at Pundibari. It has collections of more than 25000 books. There are also small unit libraries at different research stations of the university.

Ranking and Accreditation

Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya holds 55th rank in the ICAR agricultural university ranking list 2019, India.

References

Agricultural universities and colleges in West Bengal Universities and colleges in Cooch Behar district Educational institutions established in 2001 2001 establishments in West Bengal {{WestBengal-university-stub