Agricultural College And Research Institute (ACRI), Madurai

Agricultural College And Research Institute (ACRI), Madurai is one of the Top colleges in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. it's Affiliated with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Get Courses, Facilities, Placements, Recognitions & Accreditations details.

Madurai Agricultural College was started on 17.08.1965 and upgraded to a PG center in 1969. It became a constituent college of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, after its formation in 1971 and came to be known as Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai in 1980. The campus celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2015. It is the second-largest Agricultural College Campus at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The college has the following departments’ viz., Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Agricultural Microbiology, Agronomy, Biotechnology, Horticulture, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Seed Science and Technology and Soils & Environment to provide Agricultural Education and also a Krishi Vigyan Kendra in the college campus to disseminate the findings among farmers.

Accreditation and Ranking

Agricultural College And Research Institute (ACRI), Madurai ACRI approved by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). and Affiliated with Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

Courses Offered 

Agricultural College And Research Institute (ACRI), Madurai ACRI Courses are offered at various levels Undergraduate Degree i.e Bachelor of Science Honours (B.Sc. Hons.) Agriculture, Postgraduate Degree i.e Master of Science (M.Sc.) Forestry and many more. You can also find a brief overview of the different courses the university offers across various disciplines with their specializations on the Course page.

ACRI Infrastructure and Facilities

ACRI Library

The library was established during the year 1965. New premises were occupied on 28th September 1994. The modern library center funded by AHRDP as an annex to the main library was declared open on 23rd July 2001 for a students' browsing center. The library has been automated through Koha-open source library software. The college library is mainly providing a document collection of Agriculture, Horticulture, Food Science, and allied subjects. Total 71129 Text, References, Competitive examination books, Theses, and Back Volumes.

Working Hours:

8.00 am -8.00 pm on all working days

8.00 am – 2.00 pm on Saturday

Book Issue / Return Timings:

9.00 am – 6.00 pm on all working days

Staff in Position:

ACRI Computer Centre

Computer Centre provides a higher-end configuration computing facility for the students, academicians, and managerial staff of the College. Computer Centre is serving directly by way of rendering internet-ready systems, internet access to the college through the campus-wide computer network & Wi-Fi connectivity. The network is maintained by the Computer Center. The Centre has a provision of 60 MBPS internet leased line connection from the service provider. Around 120 computer systems stretch forth all the Information and Communication Block, faculties, hostels, and Library of the college are connected with the Campus Wide Network.B.Sc Hons(Agri), M.Sc course Computer Practical classes, placement-related online tests, and a training program for faculty and students are conducted at the center.

ACRI Physical Education

In 1965, the Agriculture College, Madurai was established and Physical Education Unit was started in the year 1971. In 1976’s, When there was no swimming pool in and around the temple city, the renowned college had a swimming pool facility along with an outdoor stadium having a seating capacity of 800 spectators. The total area provided for the ground is 9 acres which include all the courts with separate facilities for both boys and girls to play. The playground is located at the foot of the Annamalai Hills. A fitness center was established for boys and girls separately to main their physical fitness.

National Cadet Crops (NCC)

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1. Parades on Saturdays

Parades are institutional training and it is essential to complete 40 parades in a year for an NCC cadet. The period is two hours per parade and the regular parades have been conducted on Saturdays from 6.00 – 10.00 AM for four hours (Two parades). In the first two hours, we mainly impart the drill skill to the cadets along with physical fitness, and in the next two hours, the theoretical knowledge about common subjects (NCC, National integration, Civil Affairs, Social Awareness and Community Development, Health and Hygiene, Environmental Awareness and Conservation, Personality Development, and Leadership Development) and army subjects (Basic Organisational set up of Armed Forces, Map reading, Field Craft and Battle Craft, Military History and Communications) will be taught to them.

2. Camps

Camps are outside institutional training conducted with different objectives. A cadet must complete at least one Combined Annual Training Camp (usually 10 days) before each certificate exam (Either B or C exam). In the last five years, our cadets have attended CATC, Basic Leadership Camps, Advance Leadership Camps, State Level Firing Camps, Trekking Camps (Ooty and Darjeeling), Army Attachment Camp (Hyderabad), and National Integration Camps (Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & Odissa) at various places with specific objectives.

ACRI Weapon training

The art of handling the weapon is also a prerequisite for an NCC cadet to go with weapon drill and also use it during the emergency periods. Every year, the cadets are deliberately taught about the parts and components of the 0.202 rifle, 0.303 rifles, Indian Small Arms System (INSAS), Self Loading Rifle (SLR), LMG (Light Machine Gun), and MMG (Medium Machine Gun). The loading and unloading, Stripping and Assembling, and also the cleaning methods were taught to the cadets with original rifles in the Battalion by the trained army staff.

4. Other training

a) Obstacle training

The obstacle course is launched at our college in 2000 and consists of ten obstacles viz., Straight balance, Clear jump, Gate Vault, Zig –zag balance, High wall, Double- ditch, Right-hand vault, Left-hand vault, Ramp, and straight balance. There is an exclusive class for this obstacle training and will be dealt with by a trained person.

b) Traffic system

Basic traffic system maintenance has been taught by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Inspector, and SI of Police to the cadets in the class and also on the field. The cadets have been given field situations in the presence of police personnel.

c) Fire Fighting

This is emergency training given by the fire service department authorities about how to control the fire, how to safeguard the materials, and how to rescue the people. It involves the teaching of causes and prevention of fire, mode of spread, and different types of equipment to control fire with live demonstration.

d) Yoga training

As per the guidelines of the PM of India, yoga training has been given to the NCC cadets and yoga day has been conducted by all the NCC cadets of India on June 21st of every year since 2015.

e) Natural Disaster training

This training was offered by the Civil Defence Organization (CDO) to the cadets on how to work during the natural disaster period. Cadets can act as Rescue groups, traffic control groups, shelter management groups, sanitation groups, and carcass management groups.

f) Pre- Commission Course Training at Kamptee The NCC officer of this college has completed the Three Months Army Training at Officers Training Academy, Kamptee, Nagpur from 15.09.2014 and 13.12.2014. This course was mainly to equip the officer with all sorts of training for the cadets.

5. NCC day celebrations

The NCC day was celebrated during the last week of November every year. The cadets exhibited their talents by delivering the National Integration Messages in English and Tamil, singing patriotic songs, mime acting, and pyramid structures in a befitting manner. The Dean of AC&RI, Madurai presided over the function and delivered the presidential address.

ACRI National Service Scheme (NSS)

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University > Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai > National Service Scheme (NSS)The NSS unit of Agricultural Science College and Research Institute, Madurai has been involved in service activities in and around the campus. NSS Volunteers were involved in campus development activities, societal developmental activities, dissemination of agricultural technologies to farmers, and various service programs.  The following activities were carried out in the NSS unit of the College. Twenty-five personality development programs were organized for the benefit of the students. Besides, awareness campaigns and important day celebrations were also conducted. The programs include NSS day (24th of each year), International Yoga Day celebration (21st June of each year), International youth day celebration (12th August each year), Unity day pledge and Unity Run (31st October each year), awareness program on endangered tree species, birds and animals, traditional art making – jasmine knitting training program, awareness on personal hygiene to girl volunteers, Dengue awareness program, Leprosy awareness program, Awareness rally on eradication of polyethylene, ARISE Youth empowerment program, Blood donation camp, Eye and Dental camp for students, General health Camps for students, faculties and other staff members, FIT India Movement, Competitions for students on important occasions, etc. The following Campus development program was carried out by the NSS Unit

ACRI Health Care

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Fitness Centre

In 2008, the fitness center was established with a motorized treadmill, manual treadmill, rower machine, recumbent bike, spin bike, dual twister, AB exercise, weight lifting apparatus, dumbbells, bench press, and 4-station multiple gyms.  The wooden frame along with the glass mirror was fixed in the wall to utilize the instruments effectively. In 2019, a separate fitness center was created for girls to main their physical fitness along with cardiovascular improvement.

ACRI PLACEMENT CELL ACTIVITIES

Every academic year organized Personality Development Workshop for the benefit of outgoing Final Year  B.Sc (Agri) students for two days with the financial support of the ECA account of AC&RI, Madurai with a team of GET SET GO from Coimbatore, to facilitate final year B.Sc Agriculture students, to communicate with confidence and perform better in group discussions and interviews through the Placement Cell ofAgricultural College & Research Institute, Madurai. Every year, the placement cell AC&RI MADURAI has planned to offer the following employability skill for the students

FIRST-YEAR –BULLETS COURSE

SECOND YEAR –CARRIER MAPPING

THIRD YEAR –APTITUDE TRAINING

FOURTH-YEAR –PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

TOEFL AND IELTS, GRE CLASSES ARE OFFERED FOR THE BENEFIT OF STUDENTS

CARRIER COUNSELING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Vision

To make the institute, a premier agricultural education and research center and provide sustained quality education Programs for human resource development in the agricultural sector.

Mission

To provide an exemplary learning environment and academic activities for transforming students into experts in agricultural technology, research process, transfer of technology, and agri-partnership; provide innovative solutions for short-term and long-term issues in agriculture in Southern districts of Tamil Nadu through research, extension, and entrepreneurship.