College of Agriculture, Hassan

College of Agriculture, Hassan is one of the top colleges in Hassan Karnataka. Here are the details about the College of Agriculture, Hassan Courses, Fees, Placements, cut-off, Ranking, Facilities, and Reviews.

The University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore was established by the government of Karnataka in the year 1963 to serve the farming community in a bid to improve crops and crop production by adopting contemporary technology from across the globe in a bid to achieve self-sufficiency in food production and thereby food security.

College of Agriculture has the best facilities and amenities for teaching and learning programs including modern classrooms with electronic image projectors, well-furnished seminar halls, and an examination hall with a video surveillance system. There are well-equipped laboratories for teaching core and allied subjects of the curriculum. Agricultural Chemistry, Plant Pathology, Agri. Microbiology, Entomology, Crop Physiology, and Genetics laboratories are well-equipped with demonstration aids, models, specimens, and experimental support systems

Accreditation and Ranking

College of Agriculture, Hassan affiliated with the renowned prestigious  University of Agricultural Sciences, HASSAN, and approved by University Grants Commission (UGC)

Courses offered

College of Agriculture, Hassan courses are offered by Bachelor of Science [B.Sc](Agriculture), Bachelor of Technology (Food Science). "Courses" page you will also find a brief overview of the various university courses in the various disciplines and their specializations.

Infrastructure and Facilities:

College of Agriculture, Hassan has a large and well-maintained campus and offers a tranquil learning environment. The buildings are modern and equipped with the latest technology from the College of Agriculture, Hassan which facilitates teaching and teacher development. The classrooms, units, and laboratories of the College of Agriculture, Hassan are spacious, comfortable, and designed to ensure the highest quality of education. The library is excellent too, with a vast range of books, online resources, and knowledgeable librarians.

Library

College of Agriculture, Hassan has A fully functional library with more than 18000 accessions from diverse knowledge domains strengthening the teaching and learning programs. The library has a digital archive, online journals, offline e-books, etc. In association with NAIP, ICAR provides access to 1706 full-text e-journals to facilitate ongoing and prospective research libraries under Rural Agricultural Work Experience programs field visits, animal health campaigns, training programs, and crop seminars are organized in villages. Scientists from Agricultural College, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ARS, and Bio-fuel Park participate as resource persons. As a reflection of excellence in academic and experiential learning, several students of this degree program have been awarded prestigious ICAR JRF and ICAR-non-JRF ranks.

I.T Infrastructure

College of Agriculture, Hassan has excellent IT Infrastructure facilities for the students. A central computer facility with 50 computers and internet connectivity.

Sports

College of Agriculture, Hassan Provides 19 games and sports clubs like Athletics, Badminton, Basketball Cricket, Football, Gymnastics, Hockey, Indoor games, Kabbadi, Tennis, Kho Kho, Table Tennis, Wrestling, Volleyball, and Yogic exercises under the overall supervision of University Sports Council/Student Welfare. The University provides sufficient games and sports materials to the students as well as University level teams.

Laboratories

College of Agriculture, Hassan has well-equipped laboratories for teaching and learning core and allied subjects of the curriculum. The state-of-the-art agricultural chemistry laboratory is established for conducting chemical analyses of diverse plant and soil samples as a part of the curriculum as well as contemporary research. The plant pathology lab is also tailor-made to meet the requirements of teaching as well as disease forecasting. Major facilities in the pathology lab are a bio-safety containment facility, high-resolution microscope, ELISA reader, etc. Agri. The microbiology lab is strengthened with facilities for bench-scale fermentation, bio-fertilizer production, studies on bio-control agents, and bio-energy.

Medical/Hospital

A full-fledged University Hospital under the supervision of a whole time Chief Medical Officer in charge of a Surgeon, Two Contract Medical officers, and a Lady Medical Officer who renders round-the-clock service to the students and staff members and their families. There is a separate ward for Male and female students. All the serious cases are referred to big hospitals like Malaya Hospital, Manipal Hospital, and Columbia Hospital.

Gym

College of Agriculture, Hassan has an adequately equipped gymnasium physical fitness center, and athletic as well as sports and games events.

Hostel

Boys Hostel

The Boys Hostels are situated at GKVK, Chintamani, Mandya & Hassan. The Chief Wardens are looking after the hostels. There is a common room with a colored TV with Cable facility, internet, Music room, indoor games room and a library having selected books, magazines, and new paper, etc., besides courts volley Ball, Badminton, Basket Ball, and Table Tennis in most of the Hostels. The Hostel Cafeteria is equipped with a refrigerator, Water Cooler, Solar, LPG Cooking, Job Computer facility, and BSNL Telephone booth. Each Hostel Cafeteria is run and managed by the students No Profit no loss basis through Hostel Supervisory Committee All students residing in the Hostels are to abide by Hostel Rules and Regulations/rules.

Girls Hostel

The Girl's Hostels are situated at GKVK, Chintamani, Mandya & Hassan. The Chief Wardens are looking after the hostels. There is a common room with a colored TV with Cable facility, internet, Music room, indoor games room and a library having selected books, magazines, and new paper, etc., besides courts volley Ball, Badminton, Basket Ball, and Table Tennis in most of the Hostels. The Hostel Cafeteria is equipped with a refrigerator, Water Cooler, Solar, LPG Cooking, Job Computer facility, and BSNL Telephone booth. Each Hostel Cafeteria is run and managed by the students No Profit no loss basis through Hostel Supervisory Committee All students residing in the Hostels are to abide by Hostel Rules and Regulations/rules.

Placement

On campus, there is a full-fledged office for the Training and Placement department. The department features a private boardroom and five-panel rooms with all of the necessary equipment to conduct campus hiring programs. Ndrk Institute Of Technology, Hassan placement cell conducts an introductory talk about the opportunities, as well as career growth and planning, along with sessions on communication skills, and soft skills. According to the 2019-20 placement data available on the official website of Ndrk Institute Of Technology, Hassan a total of 300 Students total number of companies participated in the placement drive is 20.

Admission 

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Eligibility Criteria

A person, who has passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) with science stream or any other examination recognized as equivalent thereto, shall be eligible for the course.

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Food Science Eligibility Criteria

Passed 10+2 examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Biology/ Technical Vocational subjects/ Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Informatics Practices/ Agriculture/ Engineering Graphics/ Business Studies. Obtained at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) in the above subjects taken together. OR Passed the Diploma (in Engineering and Technology) examination with at least 45% marks (40% marks in case of candidates belonging to reserved category) subject to vacancies in the First Year, in case the vacancies at lateral entry are exhausted.

Vision

vision to impart quality education and develop technologies for sustainable agriculture Students are being exposed to rural agriculture, cropping patterns, orchards and plantations, food and biotech industries, and other related research institutions.

Mission

The major objective of the Institution is techno-socio-economic empowerment of farm sector through adoption of integrated technologies and effective outreach systems. Importance is being given for developing competence among graduates in functioning as effective teachers, researchers and extension professionals in transfer of technology to the farmers so as to ensure their livelihood security.