About Us
Ruralizing Agricultural Education for developing trained manpower in the areas of teaching, research and extension in the fields of Agriculture, Agriculture Biotechnology and Food Science and Technology.
Established: 1996 at UAS Bangalore (Campus shifted to Hassan in 2006)
Degree programs: B.sc. (Agri.), B.Sc. (agri. Biotech.), & B.Tech (food sci. and tech.)
Total area: 184.25 acres
Present Students strength: 600
Number of Students passed out:
B.Sc. (Agri.): 165
B.Sc. (Agri. Biotech.): 64
B. Tech (Food Sci. &Tech.): 65
Total area: 184.25 acres
Present Students strength: 600
Number of Students passed out:
B.Sc. (Agri.): 165
B.Sc. (Agri. Biotech.): 64
B. Tech (Food Sci. &Tech.): 65
As a part of government policy to ruralize agricultural education in the country, a new Agricultural College was started in 1996 for Hassan district. Initially the classes were conducted at GKVK campus due to non-availability of infrastructure at Hassan. Subsequently the new campus at Karekere, Hassan was established in 2006. The Campus has 184.25 acres of land opposite to Agricultural Research Station and Biofuel Park, Madenur which is located at 21 kms from Hassan on Hassan-Bangalore Highway (NH-48). Hassan is well connected by road and rail. The nearest airports are Bangalore and Mangalore.
Three degree programs viz. B.Sc. (Agri.), B.Sc. (Agri. Biotech.) and B.Tech. (Food Sci. & Tech.) are being offered at this campus. Separate infrastructures have been created for each of the degree program. At present 600 students (299 girls and 301 boys, including two foreign students) are studying in the campus. Students are being exposed to rural agriculture, cropping patterns, orchards and plantations, food and biotech industries and other related research institutions.
Prof. C.N.R. Rao with students and faculty
Curriculum for B.Sc. (Agri.) includes core subjects of agriculture, allied subjects and relevant courses in basic sciences and humanities. The experiential learning program, is focused on building positive attitude and establishing strong relation with farming community.
Further, to motivate and inspire the students to accentuate with the mandate of agricultural development, invited technical lectures from eminent personalities, entrepreneurs, and farmers are organized from time to time .
Agricultural College has the best facilities and amenities for teaching and learning programs including modern class rooms with electronic image projector, well furnished seminar halls and examination hall with video surveillance system.
There are well equipped laboratories for teaching and learning core and allied subjects of curriculum. State-of-the-art agricultural chemistry laboratory is established for conducting chemical analyses of diverse plant and soil samples as a part of curriculum as well as contemporary research. Plant pathology lab is also tailor-made to meet the requirements of teaching as well as disease forecasting. Major facilities in pathology lab are bio-safety containment facility, high resolution microscope, ELISA reader, etc. Agri. Microbiology lab is strengthened with facilities for bench scale fermentation, bio-fertilizer production, studies on bio-control agents and bio-energy. Agri. Engg. lab is operational with pilot scale demonstration machines, farm implements, farm mechanization module, etc. Other teaching labs viz. entomology, crop physiology and genetics are well equipped with demonstration aids, models, specimens and experimental support systems.
A central instrumentation lab is equipped with HPLC, Atomic Absorptio Spectrometer, UV-Vis. spectrometer, automated soxhlet system, automatic kjeldahl system, flame photometer, etc. A central computer facility with 50 computers and internet connectivity is functional in the campus.
A fully functional library with more than 18000 accessions from diverse knowledge domain strengthens the teaching and learning programs. The library has digital archive, online journals, offline e-books, etc. Association with NAIP, ICAR provides access to 1706 full text e-journals to facilitate ongoing and prospective research Library
Under Rural Agricultural Work Experience programs field visits, animal health campaign, training programs and crop seminars are organised in villages. Scientists from Agricultural College, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ARS and Bio-fuel Park participate as resource persons.
As a reflection of excellence in academic and experiential learning, a number of students of this degree program have been awarded prestigious ICAR JRF and ICAR-non-JRF ranks.
Exhibition at RAWE village by final year students.
State-of-the-art Soil Health Clinic and Plant Health Clinic with disease forecasting facilities have been established in this college for soil and plant analyses and fertilizers recommendation, reclamation measures, nutrient deficiency diagnosis, soil fertility mapping, quality assessment of irrigation water, fertilizer and manures, advocating ad-hoc measures for disease control and for imparting training to students and farmers.
