AboutGovind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology:
Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology wasestablished in the year 1970 by the then Chief Minister of UP.The University was dedicated to the Nation by the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960.The establishment of this university brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension. It is the first agricultural university of India.It was inaugurated by Jawahar Lal Nehru on 17 November 1960 as the Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University. The university is named in memory of the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and statesman Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant.
Key Features:
The University was declared as the best among all the other State Universities in India, in 1997
The University lies in the campus-town of Pantnagar in the district of Udham Singh Nagar in the state of Uttrakhand
The University is regarded as the harbinger of Green Revolution in India
Departments:
Department of Agricultural Communication
Department of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agrometeorology
Department of Agronomy
Department of Entomology
Department of Food Science & Technology
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Department. of Horticulture
Department of Plant Pathology
Affiliations:
University Grants Commission
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
All India Council for Technical Education
Contact Details:
Address:G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar - 263145 Uttaranchal, India
