Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TAU) rated as the Best Agricultural University in India by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi as an institute of excellence for higher education in Agricultural and allied subjects.

The TAU had begun as an Agricultural School at Iapetus in Chennai in 1876 and proliferated as a College in Coimbatore, during 1906.

After formation of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in 1971, the degree programs B. Sc. (Horticulture) and B. E. (Agriculture) were started in 1972. In 1980, B. Sc. (Home Science) was started at Madurai campus. The third Agricultural College was started at Millikan in 1984 and the fourth at Navalur Apparatus, Tiruchirappalli in 1989. B. Sc. (Forestry) program was started during 1985.

In the backdrop of changing agricultural situation and developments in science and technology, new technology programs viz., B. Tech. (Food Process Engineering) during 1998-1999, B. Tech. (Biotechnology) and B. Tech. (Horticulture) during 2002-2003, B. Tech. (Energy and Environmental Engineering) during 2004-2005 and B. Tech. (Bioinformatics) during 2006-2007 were introduced. Two Information Technology oriented courses, viz., B. S. (Agribusiness Management) and B. Tech. (Agricultural Information Technology) were started during 2007-2008. A unique programme B. Sc. (Agriculture) was started during 2011.

At present, TNAU is offering the following 13 Undergraduate degree programs of four year duration (eight semesters).

Coimbatore Campus

The foundation stone for the Madras Agricultural College and Research Institute was laid in Coimbatore on 24th September, 1906 by the then Governor of Fort St. George, Sir Arthur Lawless. Read more...

Horticultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore

The Faculty of Horticulture was established during 1972 with the formation of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University and undergraduate program B.Sc.(Horticulture) was introduced in thsi year. B.Sc.(Hart.) Program was transferred to Horticultural College & Search Institute, Perambulate in 1989. B.Tech(Host), a four year undergraduate program was started in 2002. The College is offering MS(Sort) and Doctoral Programs since inception

Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Coimbatore

Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Coimbatore is one of the constituent colleges of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.  This is the first college started in South India for providing agricultural engineering education. The first batch of students was admitted in July 1972. Read more...