Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology

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Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology
Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology logo.png
TypeState university
Established10 October 1975
(46 years ago)
 (1975-10-10)
ChancellorAnandiben Patel
Vice-ChancellorBijendra Singh
Location, ,
26°32′08″N 81°50′07″E / 26.5356°N 81.8352°E / 26.5356; 81.8352Coordinates: 26°32′08″N 81°50′07″E / 26.5356°N 81.8352°E / 26.5356; 81.8352
CampusRural
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.nduat.org

Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology (ANDUaT), formerly Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology (NDUaT), is a university located in Kumarganj, Uttar Pradesh, India, established in 1975. It is named after the politician and educator Narendra Deva, who served as vice chancellor of the University of Lucknow and Banaras Hindu University.[1] It also has constituent colleges in Ambedkar Nagar district and Azamgarh district, as well as a planned college in Gonda district.[when?]

History[]

The foundation stone of was laid on 15 January 1974, by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Mashodha near Faizabad. Laxmi Narain Rai was the first officer on special duty, succeeded by A.S. Srivastava in October 1974 and by the first vice-chancellor, A.D. Pandey in October 1975. In the same year the government of Uttar Pradesh decided that the main campus of the university would be established at Kumarganj, (Faizabad) Ayodhya instead of Mashodha. The university started functioning in a borrowed building of Gram Swalabi Vidyalaya Acharya Nagar, Naka, Faizabad.

The Mahamaya College of Agriculture Engineering and Technology was established in 2002 at Ambedkarnagar by upgrading the department of Agriculture Engineering in the College of Agriculture.

Constituent colleges[]

The university includes the following constituent colleges:[2]

  • College of Agriculture, Kumarganj, Faizabad
  • Mahamaya College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar
  • College of Fisheries, Kumarganj, Faizabad
  • College of Home Science, Kumarganj, Faizabad
  • College of Horticulture and Forestry, Kumarganj, Faizabad
  • College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Kumarganj, Faizabad
  • College of Agriculture, Azamgarh

References[]

  1. ^ "Acharya Narendra Deva : Life And Politics". Countercurrents. 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ "NDUAT - Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology". www.nduat.org. Retrieved 19 October 2017. Click on "Colleges".

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