Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology

Coordinates: 26°29′28″N 80°18′25″E / 26.49122°N 80.307012°E / 26.49122; 80.307012

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology
Established	1975
Type	Public
Chancellor	Mr. B. L. Joshi
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. V. K. Suri
Location	Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC
Website	www.csauk.ac.in

Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology is an agricultural university at Kanpur in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is named after the famous Indian revolutionary Chandrashekhar Azad. There are three faculties in the university: Faculties of Agriculture and Home Science at Kanpur, and the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering & Technology at Etawah. The university caters to the needs of the farming community of 28 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 was merged with the university at that time.

An incident in late 2008 revealed the extent of politicization in university administration. The politician Rahul Gandhi was prevented from using the college auditorium to address students, and met them in the canteen instead^[1]; the move was attributed to the Chief Minister Mayawati. Subsequently, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, V.K. Suri, was ousted by the governor, T.V. Rajeswar, a Gandhi family appointee^[2]. The incident was cited in the media as evidence of the politicization of education, and a cartoon in the Times of India by Ajit Ninan went: "Dynasty related questions are answered by Rahulji’s foot soldiers."^[3]

Chandra Shekhar Azad University main building constructed 1893-1900 in Edwin Lutyens style.

Degrees offered

Undergraduate

• B.Sc.(Ag.) (Hons)
• B.Sc. Forestry
• B.Tech.(Ag. Engg.)
• B.Tech.(Elec. & Com. Engg.)
• B.Tech.(Com. Sci. & Engg.)
• B.Tech.(Mech. Engg.)

Postgraduate

• M.Sc.(Ag.) (16 disciplines)
• MBA (Agri-business Mgt.)
• Ph.D. (13 disciplines)

Research

The extensive research effort in the university takes place under Director - Agricultural Research Station. It is divided into the following research sections:

• Economic Botanist (Rabi Cereals) established in 1904 as the first Economic Botanist of India (along with Lyallpur, now in Pakistan).
• Barley Section
• Economic Botanist (Legumes)
• Economic Botanist (Oilseed)

The university has developed and released more than 150 early maturing, high yielding and disease/insect resistant crop varieties/hybrids of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables, cotton, 29 of these in the last three years. It has also contributed to the evolution of agro-techniques suited to various situations.

Extension

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

References

1. ^ Now, Maya locks Rahul out of Kanpur college (2008-10-25). "Manjari Mishra & Bhaskar Roy". Times of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Rahul_Gandhi_hits_back_says_Maya_govt_vindictive/articleshow/3637525.cms. 
2. ^ UP Governor obliges Gandhi family (2008-11-04). "Subhash Mishra". India Today. http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19435&sectionid=4&issueid=78&Itemid=1. 
3. ^ The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb.cms?msid=3638569&width=200&resizemode=4. 

External links

• Official website Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology