1.CSK Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University
Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, also known as CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, formerly Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, is an agricultural university at Palampur in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (renamed as Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in June, 2001) was established on 1st November, 1978.The College of Agriculture (established in May, 1966) formed the nucleus of the new farm University. It is ICAR accredited and ISO 9001:2015 certified institution. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has ranked this University at 14th place among all farm universities of the country.
The University has been given the mandate for making provision for imparting education in agriculture and other allied branches of learning, furthering the advancement of learning and prosecution of research and undertaking extension of such sciences, especially to the rural people of Himachal Pradesh.
Over the years, this University has contributed extensively in transforming the farm scenario of Himachal Pradesh. It has developed human resources, crop varieties and technologies and transferred these to farming community enabling the State to receive the “Krishikarman award” of Govt. of India four times in row for food grain production among small states of the country. Today, the State has earned its name for hill agricultural diversification and the farming community has imposed its faith in the University.
Academic Programmes
The University has four constituent colleges. The College of Agriculture has 13 departments, Dr.G.C.Negi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences has 18 departments, the College of Community Science has five departments and the College of Basic Sciences has four departments. These colleges offer five Bachelor Degree programmes, 27 Masters Degree and 14 Doctoral Degree programmes. The University has a glorious history of being a ragging free and it provides congenial academic environment in the campus and is known for quality education as evident from overwhelming response of
applicants annually for B.Sc.(Hons.) Agriculture and B.V.Sc.& AH programmes.
At present 1788 students (1062 girls & 726 boys) are on roll including 78 ICAR/ VCI nominees and international students from six countries and 14 Indian states. 8785 students have passed out from the University since its inception. The University has world class academic, sports and co-curricular facilities. It has eleven students’ hostels (five boys and six girls’ hostels) including one International Students’ Hostel.
Research Activities
The Directorate of Research coordinates research in the field of agriculture, veterinary and animal sciences, community science and basic sciences. It has been giving priority to the location specific, need based and problem oriented research with multidisciplinary approach at main campus Palampur, 3 Regional Research Stations (Bajaura, Dhaulakuan & Kukumseri) and 10 Research Sub-stations (Kangra, Malan, Nagrota, Salooni, Akrot, Berthin Sundernagar, Sangla, Leo & Lari) situated in all four agro-climatic zones of the State.
The University has developed and released 168 improved varieties of different crops for the different regions of the State. Around 1000 quintal breeder seed and around 500 quintal foundation seed of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetable and fodder crops is produced and supplied to the State Department of Agriculture for further multiplication and making it available to the farming community. More than 100 farm technologies have been recommended to the farmers. To enhance crop and animal productivity, the University has developed suitable technologies in the areas of crop improvement, animal breeding, disease combating, natural resources management, etc. Besides continuing research on organic farming in hill agriculture, the University is first in the country to establish an Advanced Centre on Protected Agriculture and Natural Farming worth Rs. 22.66 crore with the assistance of National Agricultural Higher Education Project and initiated research for safe farm produce.
For doubling the farmers’ income by 2022 as envisaged by the government, twenty farm based models have been formulated and shared with the agriculture and animal husbandry departments of the State government. Efforts have been made to educate and motivate the farmers to adopt the models as per the agro-climatic conditions of their area and their requirements.
Extension Education
The Directorate of Extension Education shares the responsibility for planning, implementation and coordination of various extension education programmes of all the departments of four constituent colleges and research stations in close collaboration with the State Departments of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and other concerned departments and institutions. It conducts a large number of trainings for farmers, livestock keepers, farm women, rural youths, etc. both at main campus and at its all eight Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) located at Bajaura, Dhaulakuan, Hamirpur, Una, Mandi, Kangra, Berthin and Kukumseri. The Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has sanctioned Model Training Courses to the University and various skill enhancement trainings sponsored by Agriculture Skill Council of India are also conducted. Natural Farming activities are also being undertaken by all KVKs. The Agricultural Technology Information Center is serving as a single window service to the farmers. ‘Progressive Farmers' Photo Gallery’ has been established in the University Museum.
The Media Cell projects the image of the University among target clients and others by various Public Relations and Communication tools. The University has its noteworthy presence on social media platforms.
A massive infrastructure to fulfill the mandate and realize objectives has been created at main campus Palampur, all Research Stations and Krishi Vigyan Kendras. The main clients viz. the farmers and the students are provided quality facilities like academic management system, smart classrooms, video-conferencing facilities, virtual class room, hybrid university library, high-tech polyhouse, phytotron, hydroponic facility, high-tech training halls, farmers’ hostels, transportation, students’ hostels, playground & gymnasium, placement cell, etc.
This University has emerged as a lighthouse for all farm universities in the hill region of the country. It is progressing at a fast pace to attain an international status. It is most peaceful institution in the region with very conducive atmosphere to pursue academic and research activities.
Due to the earnest and arduous work during the past forty three years in the University, the State has achieved new heights in agriculture development. Despite constant decrease in area under farming, crop yields have increased. The State has earned name in commercial agriculture, especially off-season vegetable cultivation. Harvests have become bountiful and the socio-economic status of the farming community has improved a lot.
2.Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi is a public technical and research university located in Kamand Valley in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Established in February 2009, first batch of 97 students were admitted in July 2009
Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi) is a public technical and research university located in Kamand Valley in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.
Established in February 2009, first batch of 97 students were admitted in July 2009. It is one of the eight newer Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India under The Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Act, 2011[4] to expand the reach and enhance the quality of technical education in the country. Currently, IIT Mandi has grown to currently host 132 faculty, 1,655 students (enrolled in various undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes) and 1,141 alumni. Since the inception of the institute, IIT Mandi faculty have been involved in over 275 Research and Development (R&D) projects worth more than Rs. 120 crore. In the past 10 years, the institute has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with as many as 11 international and 12 national universities.
Campus
Having started its journey in 2009 with 510 acres (210 ha) of grassland on the banks of river [Uhl River/ Uhl] in the village Kamand of Himachal Pradesh, 460 kilometres (290 mi) away from New Delhi, the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi has made impressive and rapid strides towards creating a remarkable and unique campus in the challenging yet serene Himalayan setup.[14][15] The campus is split up internally in two halves namely, the North Campus and the South Campus. Proper communication has been facilitated by the college for students, staffs and faculty for communication between north and south campus.
Sports, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities are also of high importance for the institute. In addition to the existing indoor badminton courts, swimming pool, table tennis hall, football and cricket fields and gymnasium, the institute is creating one of its kind pavilion, a hockey ground with kiosk, and also setting up new tennis, volleyball and basketball courts. The institute has a medical unit in the South campus and a Health Care Center with 3 Medical officers, an ENT specialist, and a Pediatrician, in the North campus. It also includes a Procedure Room, a Minor Operation Theater and Physiotherapy Center.
The institute has also set up within its campus important support services, such as creches, a botanical garden with a rich diversity of local plants, children's parks, stationery shops, a campus school, canteens, cafes, banks and ATMs, for the convenience of campus residents. Library and book-nooks are also present in both North and South Campus. The auditorium is used for various occasions and programs organised at IIT Mandi.
Technologically Enhanced Services
The Construction and Maintenance Wing of IIT Mandi uses a web-based project management tool developed in-house by students with an open-source platform to monitor the progress of construction. It also uses an online Ticketing System to manage maintenance services. The institute has established an advanced IT infrastructure including high-speed links of 1 GBPS capacity based on an optical backbone and more than 200 Wi-Fi access points.
The institute has also established a High-Performance Computing Cluster with 160 nodes based on 3000 cores (CPU+GPU) and this continues to grow steadily. Future plans include establishing the Eduroam services (a global service that enables students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain internet connectivity across campus when visiting other participating institutions), Unified Threat Management infrastructure and to extend the backbone infrastructure to 10 GBPS besides developing a disaster recovery site. IIT Mandi has established National Knowledge Network Facilities including Virtual classrooms of 100 plus capacity and Conference Halls in all academic blocks. The academic blocks have spacious classrooms with a capacity ranging from 30 to 300.
The institute houses a Main library with a collection of 18,948 books and a fully automated and Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) enabled Satellite library with 20,000 online resources for students, faculty and staff. Future plans include creating a virtual classroom of 250 capacity and professional Recording Studio besides three conference rooms.
Green activities
Efficient waste-management practices are held in high priority for the campus. The waste generated at each source is segregated through the active participation of residents. A Bio-gas generator of 150 kg (330 lb) feed capacity has been installed for the digestion of biodegradable wastes. Sewage Treatment Plants have been set up to ensure that all waste-water generated in the campus gets suitably treated before discharge and reuse. Special efforts have also been put towards the identification of local flora and fauna, and in ensuring that the campus growth continues to be in harmony with them. Future plans include reuse of treated waste-water, development of plant nursery, better segregation and in-house composting.
The South Campu
The South Campus is bordered by the Uhl River on the west, Kamand village on the north and Kahra village on the east. IIT Mandi was the first among all the new IITs to shift residential and academic facilities on the main (South) campus.[17] A Faculty and Staff Recreation Club in the South Campus was also inaugurated on 29 October 2016.[18] The master plan for the complete development of the campus is ready and intends to cater for 5000 students, 600 faculty and associated staff.
3.Himachal Pradesh University
4.Shoolin University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences
5.National Institute of Technology. Hamirpur
6.Himachal Pradesh Technical University
7.Jaypee University of Information Technology.
8.Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry
9.Central University of Himachal Pradesh
10.Career Point University
11.Chitkara University Himachal Pradesh
12.IEC University
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