Top 10 Agricultural Universities: Check India's NIRF 2024 Ranking in Agriculture & Allied Sectors
Want to make a career in Agriculture? Go through the list of top 60 agricultural colleges in India, their NIRF rankings and list of courses offered by them.
Agriculture forms the backbone of the Indian economy. As the agriculture sector is growing in the country the demand for trained professionals in the field is also increasing. Candidates can pursue graduation or post-graduation degree courses in the field of agriculture, after which they can secure jobs in both the government and private sectors. A graduate/ post-graduate in this field can get appointed as an Agricultural Research Scientist, Agriculture Officer, Production Manager, Farm Manager, etc. Interested students can also opt for jobs in the fields of teaching, banking, and insurance.
The Indian economy holds the sixth position in the world’s top economies and being an agrarian country, it becomes very important for the nation to improve the education facilities towards agriculture domain, R&D, Job prospectus, etc. so that India can accelerate more in the Indian economy from the agriculture sector.
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If you are eying a successful career in the field of agriculture, it is important that you enroll in a reputed university in order to gain maximum benefits in the form of good faculty and campus facilities. Therefore, given below are top 10 agricultural universities in India as per the latest rankings released by the National Institutional Ranking Framework in Agriculture and Allied Sectors.
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Below are the list of parameters upon which NIRF, National Institutional Ranking Framework has given accreditations and ranking to the institutes and universities of the nation.
Teaching, Learning & Resources (TLR)
- Student Strength including Doctoral Students (SS)
- Faculty-student ratio with emphasis on permanent faculty (FSR)
- Combined metric for Faculty with PhD (or equivalent) and Experience (FQE)
- Financial Resources and their Utilisation (FRU)
Research and Professional Practice (RP)
- Combined metric for Publications (PU)
- Combined metric for Quality of Publications (QP)
- IPR and Patents: Published and Granted (IPR)
- Footprint of Projects and Professional Practice (FPPP)
Graduation Outcomes (GO)
- Metric for University Examinations (GUE)
- Metric for Number of Ph.D. Students Graduated (GPHD)
Outreach and Inclusivity (OI)
- Percentage of Students from Other States/Countries (Region Diversity RD)
- Percentage of Women (Women Diversity WD)
- Economically and Socially Challenged Students (ESCS)
- Facilities for Physically Challenged Students (PCS)
- Perception (PR) Ranking
Top 10 NIRF Ranking Agricultural Universities in India 2023
Candidates can go through detailed information about the top 10 agricultural universities in India as per rankings 2023 which is the latest release the by NIRF.
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute
[ICAR Rank 1]
Establishment Year: 1905
Location: New Delhi
Popularly known as Pusa institute, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) attained the status of a deemed university in 1958. The institute’s campus is a self-contained sylvan complex which is spread over an area of about 1,250 acres. Currently, the institute has about 20 divisions, five multi-disciplinary centres, eight regional stations, two off-season nurseries, three all-India coordinated research projects, and 10 national centres functioning under coordinated research projects. The university offers PG and PhD courses majorly in disciplines such as:
| Computer Application |
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| Food Science |
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| Floriculture |
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| Fruit Science |
Vegetable Science |
| Plant Pathology |
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| Seed Science |
Soil Science |
| Water Science |
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| List of UG Courses |
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| Campus | College | Degree offered |
| GKVK Campus, Bangalore | College of Agriculture | B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture B.Sc. (Hons.) Agri. Business Management |
| Mandya Campus | College of Agriculture | B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture |
| Hassan Campus | College of Agriculture | B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture B.Tech. (Biotechnology) B.Tech. (Food Technology) |
| Chintamani Campus | College of Sericulture | B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture B.Sc. (Hons.) Sericulture |
| Chamarajanagara Campus | College of Agriculture | B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture |
| GKVK Campus, Bangalore | College of Agriculture | B.Tech. (Agril. Engg.) |
| List of PG Courses |
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|---|---|
| Subject | Degree Awarded |
| Agricultural Entomology* | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Agricultural Extension | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Agricultural Microbiology | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Plant Pathology* | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Soil Science & Agri. Chemistry* | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Agricultural Economics | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Horticulture | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Agronomy* | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Genetics & Plant Breeding* | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Crop Physiology | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Food Science & Nutrition | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Agricultural Statistics | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Plant Biochemistry | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Seed Science & Technology | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Sericulture | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Soil & Water Engineering | Master of Technology (Agricultural Engineering) |
| Processing & Food Engineering | Master of Technology (Agricultural Engineering) |
| Agri. Marketing & Cooperation | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Plant Biotechnology | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Apiculture | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Environmental Science | Master of Science (Agri.) |
| Agri. Business Management | Master of Business Administration |
| Bio-informatics | Master of Science (Agri.) |
*Offered at College of Agriculture, Mandya
The university currently offers four UG courses, PG courses, and PhD courses to students in 12 different branches. The university performs integrated functions of teaching, research, and extension in the fields of:
| Sr.No | UG Courses Offered | PG Courses Offered |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agriculture | Agriculture |
| 2 | Horticulture | Horticulture |
| 3 | Fisheries Science | Fisheries Science |
| 4 | Agricultural Engineering | Agricultural Engineering |
| 5 | Forestry | Forestry |
| 6 | Dairy Technology | Dairy Technology |
| 7 | Food Technology | Food Technology |
| 8 | Biotechnology | Biotechnology |
| 9 | Community Science | Community Science |
| 10 | Sericulture | Sericulture |
| 11 | Veterinary Science | Veterinary Science |
| 12 | Food Nutrition & Dietetics | Food Nutrition & Dietetics |
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University
[ICAR Rank 8]
Establishment Year: 1965
Location: Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad
Aspirants can pursue UG, PG, PhD and Diploma courses offered at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University. Candidates can secure admission in different courses offered at Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Home Science, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology as well as Polytechnic. The list of courses offered this agriculture university is as mentioned in the table below.ICAR Admissions 2024: UG & PG Programmes
In order to get admission to the agricultural sciences and its allied domains offered at undergraduate and post-graduate programmes, candidates must appear for the entrance exam mentioned below:
UG Courses: ICAR offers admission to 12 UG programmes in Agriculture and Allied Sciences (other than Veterinary Sciences) at various Agricultural Universities on 20% of the University Seats (100% seats in RLBCAU, Jhansi; Dr. RPCAU Pusa, Bihar; ICAR-NDRI, Karnal; ICAR-IARI, New Delhi and its Hubs), through CUET UG Exam.
Check the CUET UG 2025 tentative schedule from below:
| Events | Dates |
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| CUET UG 2025 Exam Notification | Fourth Week of October 2024 |
| Commencement of CUET UG registration 2025 | Last week of February 2025 |
| Last date for CUET 2025 registration | First week of April 2025 |
| Release of CUET date sheet 2025 | Last week of April 2025 |
| CUET UG 2025 Exam Date | May/June 2025 |
PG Courses: Students who wish to aim in one out of the 30 per cent seats in Master's degree programmes in agriculture universities like the Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), and National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), must appear for ICAR AIEEA PG Exam.
Eligibility: Candidates who want to appear in the ICAR AIEEA PG 2024 exam, must ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility requirements for the exam. Failing to the eligibility criteria or document required during the counselling process will lead to the rejection of the candidature of the applicant.
Candidate should note that for admission to Master’s degree programmes through the entrance exam conducted by NTA, only the candidates who have passed graduation with four/six (12+4/10+6 B.Sc. Ag./B.Tech.) / five years (B.V.Sc. & AH) / 5½ years (B.V.Sc. & AH) degree programme will be eligible.
Candidates with a Bachelor’s degree with a 3-year duration will not be considered for admission through ICAR AIEEA PG in AUs under the ICAR-AU system except in a few courses at two ICAR-Deemed Universities (DUs), viz. IARI and NDRI for which the eligibility criteria of the concerned ICAR-DU, including admission of graduates having passed with 3 years’ degree, would prevail for admission.
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The GBPUAT university is ranked at 88 position for the year 2024. This mentioned ranking is for the University Category. GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology is a fairly decent university offering various courses and specialisations. This University quite renowned in the state of Uttarakhand.