Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology (CSAU), which is also known as Kanpur Agriculture University, came into existence in 1975. The University was created with the merger of the erstwhile Government Agriculture College, Kanpur and UP College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Mathura. CSAU Kanpur takes care of the needs of the farming community spread over 28 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Educational Streams
The university provides higher education in Agricultural, Home Science and Agricultural Engineering & Technology at Under Graduate and Postgraduate levels. It also conducts research in the frontier areas of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies. Admissions are granted to the candidates who possess appropriate merit in entrance test or qualifying examination. Recognising the importance of research, the university encourages the students to go for it. Thanks to constant research, the university has released high yielding and disease / insect resistant crop varieties / hybrids of cereals, pulses, oilseeds vegetables, cotton and evolution of agro-techniques suited to various situations.
Facilities
Hostels are available with modern residential facilities. A library containing a large volume of books on science and technology, a good collection of literature, research periodicals, PhD thesis, Post Graduate dissertations and other reference materials and connectivity to the Library through V-SAT. The Placement Cell of the university arranges campus interviews for the students in collaboration with the industry.
History
CSAU Kanpur is the product of a small school that was established in 1893 to impart training to revenue officers. The school rose step by step to full-fledged Government Agriculture College (1906). The college changed its name to UP Institute of Agricultural Sciences in 1969 and transformed into Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology in 1975 with the merger of U.P. College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Mathura in it. The university now enjoys jurisdiction over 28 districts of 6 divisions of Uttar Pradesh.
Faculties/Departments:
- Agriculture
- Home Science
- Agricultural Engineering & Technology
