The Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University (Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya) is an agricultural university in West Bengal, India. The University was established in 1974. The university aims to provide higher education in technical fields of Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering, and thus provides modern and high value education to create scientists of tomorrow with the capability to work at national and international levels. It is also to conduct researches in these sciences and undertake the educational and extension programmes in agriculture among the rural clientele base, keeping in view the requirements of the state. The University performed its functions through three Faculties viz., Agriculture, Horticulture and Agricultural Engineering in regard to the studies at Under-Graduate, Post-Graduate and Doctoral levels.
Faculties & Departments:
1. Faculty of Agriculture
* Department of Agronomy
* Department of Soil Science & Chemistry
* Department of Agricultural Entomology
* Department of Agricultural Chemicals
* Department of Biotechnology, Instrumentation & Environmental Science
* Department of Soil & Water Conservation
* Department of Plant Pathology
* Department of Meteorology & Physics
* Department of Agricultural Extension
* Department of Agricultural Statistics
* Department of Agricultural Economics
* Department of Genetics
* Department of Plant Physiology
* Department of Plant Breeding
* Department of Animal Science
* Department of Agricultural Biochemistry
* Department of Seed Science & Technology.
2. Faculty of Horticulture
* Department of Fruits & Orchard Management
* Department of Vegetable Crops
* Department of Floriculture & Landscaping
* Department of Post - Harvest Technology
* Department of Spices & Plantation Crops
3. Faculty of Agriculture Engineering
* Department of Soil & Water Engineering
* Department of Food Engineering
* Department of Post Harvest Engineering
* Department of Machinery & Power
Directorate of Research:
The Directorate of Research at Kalyani is the coordinating-monitoring headquarters of the research stations, sub-stations, units, sub-units and projects spread over the jurisdiction of the Viswavidyalaya. A substantial number of research Projects under various programmes and funding modes operate on farmers’ fields (on-farm trials, FLD trials) at representative locations of three major agro-climatic regions of the Stale and also at other zones across West Bengal. Several experiments arc conducted in a scientist-farmer participatory manner.
* Fishery Science
* Achievement
* Research Projects
Contact Us:
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
West Bengal, India
Vice Chancellor
Phone No: 033-25879772,03473-222666
Email: vcbckv@vsnl.net, vc@bckv.edu.in
Website: www.bckv.edu.in
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