Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir

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established = 1982
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type = State Agricultural University
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chancellor = ex-officio - Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
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vice_chancellor = Prof Anwar Alam
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city = Srinagar
state = Jammu and Kashmir
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country = India
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campus = Multiple Campuses
former_names = Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
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website = http://www.skuastkashmir.ac.in

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Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir is an agricultural university in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. With its main campus in Shalimar, Srinagar, the University has multiple campuses, colleges, research and extension centers across the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh regions of the state. It operates on the "land grant pattern" of USA following model act of SAU’s evolved by Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

History

The university was founded in the year 1982 by an Act passed by the State Legislature of Jammu and Kashmir. It was named after Kashmiri leader Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah who is popularly known as Sher-e-Kashmir (Lion of Kashmir). The name given to the university was "Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology" (SKUAST).

Initially, the university had jurisdiction over the entire State of Jammu & Kashmir with its headquarter at Shalimar, Srinagar. When the SKUAST Act came in force, the agricultural education, research and extension training units were transferred to SKUAST from various development departments viz; Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Sheep Husbandry and Sericulture of Jammu & Kashmir State.

In the year 1998-99, the territorial jurisdiction of the University was redefined by amending the SKUAST Act 1982 under which a separate agricultural University was established for Jammu Division and named as Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J) with its territorial jurisdiction extended to the entire Jammu Division. The parent University was renamed as Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K)

External links

* [http://skuastkashmir.ac.in/ Official website]