Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology (CSAUA&T) is an

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Kanpur Kanpur (Hindustani language, Hindustani: ), originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is the second largest city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Uttar Pradesh after Lucknow. It was the primary ...

in the

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n state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

. It is named after the

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Chandrashekhar Azad Chandra Shekhar Sitaram Tiwari (23 July 1906 – 27 February 1931), popularly known as Chandra Shekhar Azad, was an Indian revolutionary who reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Rep ...

. Besides

, it also has constituent colleges (also known as campuses) in

Etawah Etawah (International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''Iṭāvā''), also known as Ishtikapuri, is a city situated on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawa ...

Hardoi Hardoi is a city and municipal board in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Hardoi district. It is also known as Prahalad Nagari. Hardoi is about 110 km from the state capital Lucknow ...

and

Lakhimpur Kheri district Lakhimpur Kheri district is the largest district in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the border with Nepal. Its administrative capital is the city of Lakhimpur. Lakhimpur Kheri district is a part of Lucknow division, with a total area of . The natio ...

. The university caters to the needs of the farming community of 29 districts of Uttar Pradesh.

History

A small school was started in 1893 at Kanpur to provide training to revenue officers. It gradually grew to the status of a Government Agricultural College (1906), the U.P. Institute of Agricultural Sciences (1969) and a full-fledged university in 1975. U.P. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry,

Mathura Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the states and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located south-east of Delhi; and about from the town of Vrindavan. In ancient ti ...

was merged with the university at that time.

Colleges

The university comprises eight colleges: * In

: College of Agriculture, College of Home Science, College of Forestry, College of Horticulture, * In

: Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, College of Dairy Technology, College of Fisheries, and * two other in

and

: College of Agriculture.

Admission policy

Students are admitted to the undergraduate programme through UPCATET (Uttar Pradesh Combined Agriculture & Technology Entrance Test) conducted by Agriculture Universities one by one of UP, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. Seats are allotted according to the merit of the students in UPCATET and their choice at the time of counselling 2008-09 onward students are taken through UPCATET. Now this year for 2020-21 session this Entrance exam is conducted by CSAUA&T, Kanpur.

Research

The extensive research effort in the university takes place under director of the Agricultural Research Station. It is divided into the following research sections: * Economic Botanist (

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s) established in 1904 as the first Economic Botanist of India (along with

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, now in

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). *

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Section * Economic Botanist (

Legumes Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consu ...

) * Economic Botanist (

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) The university has developed and released more than 150 early maturing, high yielding, and disease/insect resistant crop varieties/hybrids of cereals, pulses, oilseeds,

vegetable Vegetables are edible parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. This original meaning is still commonly used, and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including edible flower, flo ...

cotton Cotton (), first recorded in ancient India, is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure ...

, 29 of these in the last three years. It has contributed to the evolution of agro-techniques suited individual situations.

Extension

The university provides training to farmers and officials in agricultural technologies. An Agricultural Technology Information Centre at the main gate provides information to the farmers in the region.

Notable alumni

* Kishan Singh, plant pathologist and

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Shanti or Shanthi may refer to: In Sanskrit * Inner peace, a state of being mentally and spiritually at peace, with enough knowledge and understanding to keep oneself strong in the face of discord or stress * Kshanti, one of the paramitas of B ...

recipient *

Hargovind Bhargava Hargovind Bhargava is an Indian agricultural economist, assistant professor, politician and a former MLA. He was a member of 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh & 15th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh, representing Sidhauli const ...

, ex-MLA

References

External links

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology website
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