Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology

Infobox_university
name = Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology


motto = Development of villages, development of country
established = November 17, 1960
type = Public
latd = 28.97
longd = 79.41
state_name = Uttarakhand
district = Udham Singh Nagar
chancellor = Mr. S. Agarwal
vice-chancellor = Dr. P. L. Gautam
city = Pantnagar
state = Uttarakhand
country = India
undergrad = 2800-3000
postgrad = 500
campus = Rural
affiliations = UGC
website= [http://www.gbpuat.ac.in www.gbpuat.ac.in]

Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology is the first agricultural university of India. It was inaguarated by the first Prime minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on the 17 th of November, 1960 as the Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University (UPAU). Later the name was changed to Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in 1972 in memory of the great freedom fighter Govind Ballabh Pant. The University lies in the campus-town of Pantnagar in the district of Udham Singh Nagar in the state of Uttarakhand.

Colleges

The University has the following colleges at its main campus at Pantnagar:
* College of Agriculture
* College of Technology (http://gbpuat-tech.ac.in)
* College of Veterinary Sciences
* College of Home Sciences
* College of Basic Sciences and Humanities
* College of Fisheries
* College of Agri-Business Management (CABM, Pantngar @ www.gbpuat.ac.in/acads/cabm/index)

Campuses

Apart from the main campus at Pantnagar, the University also has three hill campuses at the following locations of Uttarakhand:
* Ranichauri (Tehri district)
* Majhera (Nainital district)
* Lohaghat-Sui (Champawat district)

External links

* [http://www.gbpuat.ac.in Official site of Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology]
* [http://www.gbpuat-tech.ac.in Official site of College of Technology]
* [http://gov.ua.nic.in Uttarakhand Government Website]