Anand Agricultural University

Anand Agricultural University (AAU) is a public state agricultural university is located in the western Indian state of Gujarat between the cities of Vadodara and Ahmedabad. This was formerly the Anand Campus of Gujarat Agricultural University, which is now independent. It has three constituent colleges, for agriculture, veterinary science and animal husbandry and dairy science. The jurisdiction of the university covers Kheda, Anand, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Dahod and Panchmahal districts. It was set up to provide education support to the farming community in areas such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Engineering, Information technology and Business Studies.

History

Anand Agricultural University was previously a part of Gujarat Agricultural University, a benchmark project initiated by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and K.M munsi by incorporating Krushi-Go-Vidhya Bhavan or the Institute of Agriculture, in 1938. The institute was popularly known as Khetiwadi; it became part of Gujarat Agricultural University in 1972.

The B. A. College of Agriculture, established in 1947, was initially affiliated to Bombay University until 1956, followed by Gujarat University until 1962 and Sardar Patel University along with the Sheth M.C College of Dairy Science. In 1972 they became integral institutions of Gujarat Agricultural University along with the Government College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand, which was established in 1964. The activities of the Anand zone of the erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural University have been transferred to the Anand Agricultural University with effect from 2004.

The university is ranked 23rd in India in Agriculture and Allied Sectors, as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings of 2024.^[1]

Bansilal Amritlal College of Agriculture, Anand
Sheth M. C. College of Dairy Science, Anand
College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, Anand
College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Godhara
College of Agricultural Information Technology, Anand
College of Food Processing Technology and Bio Energy, Anand
College of Horticulture, Anand (Established as wing under B.A. College of Agriculture)
College and Polytechnic of Agriculture, Vaso (Established as wing under B.A. College of Agriculture)
College of Agriculture, Jabuagm (Established as wing under B.A. College of Agriculture)
Sheth M. C. Polytechnic in Agriculture, Anand
Polytechnic in Horticulture, Vadodara
Polytechnic in Agricultural Engineering, Dahod
Polytechnic in Food Science and Home Economics, Anand

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