The Alumni Association of UAS Bangalore was established in 1989 at it has over 12000 registered members. The member are serving in IAS, IFS, IPS and other central services; Karnataka Administrative Service Officers, eminent scientists in ICAR and other research organizations, as professors, scientists and extension specialists in the Universities and Institutions, State Developmental Departments, Banks, NGOs and other private sector organizations. Many are successful entrepreneurs, practicing farming and influential leaders in political circles. The members are spread across the globe.
Dr. G. Parmeshwar, former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka; Dr. S. Ayyappan, Former Secretary DARE and DG, ICAR; Dr. Sunny Ramaswamy, Former Director, USDA,; Dr. R. Dwarakinath and Dr. G.K. Veeresh, Late Dr. M. Mahadevappa, Dr. K. Narayana Kowda, former Vice-Chancellors; Dr. Krishna M. Ella, Chairman, Bharath Biotech; Dr. C. S. Prakash, Director, Tuskegee University, USA and many more are the well-known names in the alumni association.
Founder president and former Vice-Chancellor Dr.G. K.Veeresh has donated Rs.16 lakhs to promote integrated farming systems and to award best IFS practising farmers at the state level. The association has mobilised more than a crore rupee from the alumni & donors and constructed a convention centre.
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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UAS (B) SCHOLARSHIP FOR RURAL STUDENTS
Mandates of the Association:
- Promote the professional growth of agriculture in all its spheres.
- Improve agriculture including plant and animal wealth of the state and to promote overall rural development and other allied activities
- Create spirit-de-crops among agriculture fraternity
- Foster friendship and fraternity among the agricultural technologists
- Maintain honour and dignity and safeguard the right and interests of the profession
- Facilitate interaction among agricultural technologists
- To promote sports and games of all kinds and description
- To arrange literary and cultural activities including concerts and other entertainments
- To establish and maintain a library and reading room
- To conduct study tours, exhibitions, excursions, etc., and publications of magazines
- To give scholarship, freeships, prizes and monetary assistance to students to help them in their studies
- To assist social service organizations for promoting socio-economic activities with particular reference to rural development
The Association is managed by democratically elected body comprising of five office bearers and ten executive members who meet regularly at least once in a month. In the executive committee meeting, decisions pertaining to the association are taken as per the Bylaws. Annual general body meetings are convened every year to ascertain progress, approve the accounts and to plan the future activities.
The Association possesses three and a half acres land at Hebbal Campus on Bangalore- Kempegowda International Airport Road, on which it has constructed three floors architecturally designed magnificent and imposing stone building measuring 3,500 m2 to carry out its activities and to fulfil the object of the association. It has two big conference halls with 600 and 300 seating capacity, 50 beds dormitory for visiting farmers and students to stay, board room, executive chambers, library, front lobby, reception and such other infrastructure. It has phone and internet connectivity, 100 KV power supply, diesel generator set and other facilities. On the front side of the building well laid out gardens and parks with pergola, walking track, gobozi, garden seating, lighting etc., have been aesthetically created for recreation and pleasure feeling.
Organizations like Karnataka Agricultural Produce Processing Export Corporation, Association for Promotion of Organic Farming, FPOs, Agril. Publications, Startups in Agriculture and other organizations are operating in this building complex to supplement and compliment the effort of the associations.
Since inception the association has organized several on campus and off campus programs benefiting members, students, farmers and general public on the topics related to agriculture and allied areas. It is working in close association with the University and developmental departments. The Association has organized several national and international conferences and seminars. The Association in collaboration with different agencies has taken up the following initiatives: waste to wealth, Agri-Eco-tourism, Agri-consultancy services, direct marketing of fruits and vegetables, promotion of Start-ups, working with price commission, promotion of bio-technological approaches in farming and animal management, popularizing integrated farming systems and such other activities. Following are the details of fund raised and areas of Alumni Association support to the University.
Once in three years a fun filled global meet and technical seminars are organized involving members spread over in different countries are the noteworthy programmes.
Other Services to University
- For the benefit the farming community, association is organising the various rural developmental programmes at the village level.
- Providing accommodation to the farmers.
- Recognising and Honouring the best farmers.
- Conducting Global meet for improving the employability.
- Organising the Alumni re-connect for increasing the opportunities, avenues, etc.
- The first batch of Agri students have constructed parabola which is named as “Gajaba” and utilised for multi-purpose by the students.
- Sponsor the gold medals for the students to encourage them in academic excellence.
- Sponsoring the fellowships to support the poor and bright students in the University.
- Sponsoring the various events conducted by the University.
- A special programme called ‘Dasoi’ has been introduced in the University to provide free food to the farmers who visit the University on various activities and occasions.
- Alumni donate the books and journals to the library for the benefit of the students and faculty.
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