The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir is an agricultural university situated in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), named after great patriotic leader Jenab Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (popularly known as Sher-e-Kashmir) was established in the year 1982 through an Act passed by the State Legislature in the 33rd year of the Republic of India with its jurisdiction over the entire State of Jammu & Kashmir with its headquarter at Shalimar, Srinagar.
In the year 1998-99, the territorial jurisdiction of the University was redefined by amending the SKUAST Act 1982 under which a separate agricultural University was established for Jammu Division and named as Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (SKUAST-J) with its territorial jurisdiction extended to the entire Jammu Division. The parent University was renamed as Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K). The University operates on the Land Grant College concept of USA following the Model Act of State Agricultural Universities evolved by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
Departments / Divisions:
The Faculty has following Departments-
* Agronomy
* Entomology
* Plant Pathology
* Horticulture
* Plant Breeding & Genetics
* Soil Science
* Agriculture Engineering
* Agri. Stat & Economics
* Forestry
* Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Courses Offered:
A. Undergraduate Programme
* B.Sc. (Agriculture)
* B.Sc. (Horticulture)
* B.Sc. (Forestry)
* B.V.Sc & A.H.
* B.F.Sc.
B. Postgraduate Programme
* M.Sc. Agriculture
* M.Sc. (Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Statistics, Forestry, Sericulture)
* M.V.Sc.
* M.F.Sc.
C. Doctorate Programme
* Ph.D Agriculture
* Ph.D (Forestry, Environmental Sciences, Sericulture, Veterinary Sciences)
Contact Us:
Sher-e-Kashmir Univeristy of Agricultural Sciences and Techonology of Kashmir
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir,
India
Phone: + 91-194-2462159, 91-0194-2461258,2461259,2461346
Fax: +91-194-2462160
Website: www.skuastkashmir.ac.in
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