A c h a r y a N. G.

Ranga A g r i c u l t u r a l U n i v e r s i t y

AT A GLANCE

ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD 500 030
ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA

E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.angrau.net Fax:+91-040-4015031

Tel: 4015011 to 4015017; 4015161 to 4015163
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ACHARYA N.G.RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

(Formerly Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University)

Acharya N.G.Ranga Agricultural University is a public funded State Agricultural

University established, on the pattern of Land Grant System of education of USA in the year
1964, as an institution to serve the people of Andhra Pradesh and the Country in accordance
with an Act of the Legislature of Andhra Pradesh. The major mandates of the University are :

> Train h uman resource neededfor Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and allied
sectors for the development of the State ofAndhra Pradesh (Education).

> Constantly strive to generate technologies for improving production of crops

and livestock, home science and allied sectors (Research).

> Assist in the process of transfer of technology through the dissemination of

knowledge in collaboration with the development departments of the
Government (Extension).

The University serves its mandate through its integrated programmes of

instruction, research, extension and professional service.

Undergraduate and post-graduate education of exceptional quality is provided by

the University covering a broad range of disciplines in Agriculture, Veterinary Science and
Home Science. The principal goal of all under-graduate programmes is to enable the students,
regardless of their major disciplines of study, to acquire basic knowledge and skills in their fields
of study, an understanding of ethical and human values and an awareness of historical and
contemporary foundations of knowledge and culture. Consistent with its mandate as a teaching
and research institution. Masters and Doctoral degree programmes offered by the University are
directed towards development of professional, research and scholastic skills of the students.

As an integral part of its mandate, the University supports discovery and

dissemination of new knowledge through its research programmes at 67 research stations,
spread across the length and breadth of the seven Agro-climatic zones of the State of Andhra
Pradesh. The emphasis of these efforts is to evolve location - specific technologies relevant to
the needs of the farmers and the agro and livestock based industries.

Through 22 of its District Agricultural Advisory and Technology Transfer

Centres (DAATTCs), 9 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (Agricultural Science Centres) and the Extension
Education Institute, the University provides support for the process of Transfer of Technology to
the line departments of the government through front line extension efforts such as training of
trainers, conduct of result demonstrations and publication of technical literature on various
aspects of agriculture, livestock production, fisheries, horticulture and allied areas related to
farming and rural development. The University also provides basic support for extension
activities such as radio and interactive television broadcasts.

University Governance
The University's Board of Management constituted by the Government of Andhra
Pradesh has a strength of 21 members comprising:
Vice-Chancellor as Chairperson and
Ex-Ofjicio Members
Principal Secretary to Government of A.P., Panchayat Raj and Rural Development
Secretary to Government, Finance & Planning Department, Govt, of A.P.
Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Director of Animal Husbandry, Government of Andhra Pradesh
Nominee of the Director General, Indian Council of Agril. Research, New Delhi.
Members Representing
Distinguished Agricultural Scientist (One)
Academic Council of ANGRAU (Three)
A.P. State Legislature and Parliament (Four)
Progressive Agriculturists (Four)
Agro Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Two)

Registrar of the University is the non Member Secretary to the Board of Management.

The Board is the Apex Body, responsible for all policy decisions of the University as laid
down in the Act and meets once in two months.

Academic Administration

The Academic Council is the principal body vested with the responsibility of
implementing and monitoring all the academic programmes. The Council is headed by the Vice-
Chancellor as the Chairperson and consists of Deans, Director of Research, Director of Research
(Animal Sciences), Director of Extension, University Heads of Department and Professors as
Members. In addition, the Council consists of ten academicians representing different faculties
nominated by the Vice-Chancellor and one representative of the Board of Management. The
Council normally meets once in six months.

The multi-faculty nature of the University, with four functional faculties, namely
Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Home Science and Post-Graduate Studies, is served by
independent Faculty Boards, which are convened to meet as and when academic programmes of
the concerned faculties need discussion and decision. The Faculty Boards are headed by the
concerned Deans. All issues concerned with academic matters such as formulation of course
curriculum, syllabi, examinations, student evaluation procedures and such other matter are first
tabled for discussion in the respective Faculty Boards, before referring to the Academic Council.

In the realm of research and extension, which are major and key components of
the activities of the University, in addition to academic programmes (Teaching), the Research
and Extension Advisory Committee headed by the Vice-Chancellor functions as the principal
decision making body. The REAC is guided by the Zonal Research and Extension Advisory
Councils(ZREACs) constituted for each of the seven Agro-climatic Zones. The REAC as well as
ZREAC's have representatives from the Line departments of the Government of Andhra
Pradesh such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Women and Child
Welfare, farmers, industries, besides academicians

Deployment of Human Resource

The University employs more than 5000 persormel including 1786 teaching
staff to implement teaching, research, extension and training programmes. They are spread out in
the 13 teaching campuses, 67 research stations and 22 District Agricultural Advisory and
Technology Transfer Centres and 4 KVKs.

Academic Programmes

The University offers 9 First degree programmes. Master's Degree programmes

in 40 disciplines and Doctoral degree programmes in 25 disciplines, across the three faculties
viz.. Agriculture, Veterinary Science and Home Science. In addition, the University also offers
two Diploma courses, of two year duration in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry for which the
medium of instruction is Telugu, the regional language of the state, whereas all the other
academic programmes leading to Bachelor, Master and Doctoral degrees are taught in English
language.

The infrastructure originally available for instructional purposes was vastly

strengthened and improved with the implementation of the Government of Andhra Pradesh-cum-
ICAR sponsored World Bank aided National Agricultural Research Project and Agricultural
Human Resource Development Project (AHRDP) during the period 1980-2001.
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The University offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degree and Diploma in
Agricultural and Animal Husbandry programmes in the faculties of Agriculture, Veterinary
science and Home Science at its constituent colleges and polytechnics.

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
The academic programmes offered at the various constituent colleges of the
Faculty of Agriculture are as follows.
1. College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030 (est 1946)
B.Sc.(Ag.),
B.Sc. (Hort.)
M.Sc.(Ag.) Agronomy, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry, Plant
Physiology, Extension, Agril. Economics Plant Pathology, Entomology,
Statistics and Seed Sci ence & Technology
M.Sc.(Hort.) Horticulture & Extension
Ph.D. In all the above disciplines in which master's degree programmes are offered
except Statistics and Seed Science & Technology

2. Agricultural College, Bapatia 522101, Guntur district (est 1945 )

B.Sc.(Ag.),
M.Sc.(Ag.) Agronomy, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry, Plant
Physiology, Extension, Agril. Economics, Plant Pathology, Horticulture and
Entomology,
Ph.D. Entomology, Plant Physiology and Plant Pathology

3. S.V.Agricultural College, Tirupati - 517 502, Chittoor Dist (est 1961)

B.Sc.(Ag.),
M.Sc.(Ag.) Agronomy, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry, Plant
Physiology, Extension, Agril. Economics Plant Pathology, Horticulture and
Entomology,
Ph.D. Agronomy and Genetics & Plant Breeding

4. Agricultural College, Naira 532185, Srikakulam district (est 1989)

B.Sc. (Ag.)

5. Agricultural College, Aswaraopet 507306, Khammam district (est 1989)

B.Sc. (Ag.)

6. Agricultural College, Mahanandi, Nandyal 518513, Kurnool district (est 1991)

B.Sc.(Ag.)

7. College of Agricultural Engineering, Bapatia 522101, Guntur district (est 1983)

B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.)
8. Agricultural Polytechnic , Palem 509215 Maliabubnagar district (est 1989)
Diploma Agriculture (in Telugu medium only)

9. Agricultural Polytechnic, Jagtial 505327 Karimnagar district (est 1997)

Diploma Agriculture (in Telugu medium only)

10. Agricultural Polytechnic, Maruteru 534 122, West Godavari district (est 1999)
Diploma Agriculture (in Telugu medium only)

11. Agricultural Polytechnic, Anakapalle 531001, Visakhapatnam district (est 1999)

Diploma Agriculture (in Telugu medium only)

FACULTY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

The courses offered in the faculty of veterinary science are listed below.
1. College of Veterinary Science, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (est 1946)
B.V.Sc.&AH

M.V.Sc: Anatomy, Animal Nutrition, Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology, Animal

Genetics & Breeding, Livestock production and Management, Livestock Products
Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology &,
Toxicology, Physiology, Extension Education, Vety. Surgery and Veterinary
Biochemistry

Ph.D. Anatomy, Animal Nutrition, Animal Genetics & Breeding, Physiology Livestock
Production and Management and Livestock Products Technology

2. College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati 517 502 Chittoor district, (est 1955)
B.V.Sc. & A H
M.V.Sc: Anatomy, Animal Nutrition, Animal Reproduction & Gynaecology, Animal
Genetics & Breeding, Livestock production and Management, Livestock Products
Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Physiology,
Vety. Surgery, Vety. Epidemiology and Veterinary Biochemistry

Ph.D. Animal Nutrition, Animal Reproduction& Gynacology, Medicine, Microbiology,

Surgery, Parasitology and Pathology

B.Tech. (Dairying)

M.Tech. (Dairying) - Dairy Technology

M.Sc. (Dairying) Dairy Microbiology

3. College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, Krishna district, (est 1998)

B.V.Sc.«& AH

4. College of Fishery Science Muthukur, Nellore district (est 1992)

B.F.Sc.
5. Animal Husbandry Polytechnic, Palamancru - 517 508, Chittoor district (est 2000)
Diploma in Animal Husbandry (in Telugu medium only)

FACULTY OF HOME SCIENCE

The programmes offered in the College of Home Science are listed below.
1. College of Home Science, Saifabad Hyderabad (est. 1961)
B.H.Sc.(Rural)

M.Sc. (Home Sci.) Foods & Nutriton, Apparel & Textiles, Human Development & Family
Studies, Resource Management and Consumer Sciences,
Extension Education

Ph.D. Foods & Nutriton, Apparel & Textiles, Human Development & Family
Studies, Resource Management and Consumer Sciences,
Extension Education

INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSES

As a response to the contemporary academic scenario and to meet the human resource
requirement of the Agri. Business and Industrial sector, the University has introduced several
undergraduate and post-graduate degree programmes, with linkages among the three major
faculties viz.. Agriculture, Veterinary Science and Home Science.

Undergraduate Courses

i) Bachelor of Food Science & Technology

In order to meet the needs of technically trained personnel in the food processing,
marketing and trade sectors, which has been identified as a sunrise industry in India, this course
will be offered from the academic year 2003-04 at the College of Agricultural Engineering,
Bapatla with an intake of 40 students aimually. The course is of 4 years duration with
attachment to food and agro industry for internship training.

ii) Bachelor of Commercial Agriculture and Agribusiness

This novel degree programme is a pioneering academic innovation, which will be offered
for the first time in the Country. The 4 year degree programme has component courses to impart
instruction to students in production, processing and marketing of farm based products including
food grains, pulses, fibre crops, milk, meat, poultry and fisheries. The course will be offered
under the aegis of College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar with an intake of 40 students annually.
The students opting for this course will be attached to an agro based industry for a semester, in
addition to undergoing rural orientation for a month, to sensitize them to the needs of agro-
industries, agribusiness, trade, commerce and rural life. The course is expected to meet the
needs for human resource of the agribusiness, agro-industries commercial and trade sectors of
the economy in India and abroad. The agribusiness and trade sector of the economy are
becoming increasingly globalized, crossing all barriers, because of the emergence of the GATT
agreement and the provisions of the World Trade Organization .

New Post Graduate Courses

The following five master's degree programmes have been approved for
introduction from the academic year mentioned against each. The duration of the courses is four
semesters.
Course Title ^ re*-*- Admission Tuition fee
Year oi Startmg ,
strength /semester
Master of Agribusiness 1999-2000 25 Rs.20,000/-
Management
Master of Food Science & 2001-02 20 Rs. 10,000/-
Technology
Master of Agricultural 2001-02 10 Rs.20,000/-
Biotechnology
Master of Veterinary 2001-02 4 Rs.20,000/-
Biotechnology
Master of Environmental 2003-04 10 Rs. 15,000/-
Sciences & Technology

Networking of Libraries - Installation of CD-ROM network server at the Central Library

located at the Rajendranagar campus of the university serves the needs of students and faculty.
CD-ROM based literature search facilities are available at the three major teaching campuses
Hyderabad, Bapatla and Tirupati. Internet connectivity is provided to all major centres of
teaching, research and extension . The University has its own website.

Academic Innovations and Land Marks

> Adopted semester system of instruction from 1972 onwards to overcome the problems
of coverage of syllabus, examinations etc. associated with trimester system.
> Introduced 10 point grading system to avoid the ambiguity associated with letter
grading system
> Introduced common semester final examinations for all campuses
 > Adoption ofVeterinary Council of India (VCI) regulations in respect of
B.V.Sc & A.H. Course from 1994-95
> Introduction of Rural Agricultural Work Experience programme (RAWE) in B.Sc.
(Ag.) course for the first time in the Country in 1979 -80 to enable the students to get
experience on various agricultural operations, hands-on training on the problems faced
by the farmers and exposure to rural environment.
> Introduced internship programme for B.V.Sc. and A.H. students from 1973 to provide
'' practical training to students in clinical, paraclinical and production oriented subjects.
> Introduction of a novel scheme "Earn While You Learn Project" in 1964 at College
of Veterinary Science, Tirupati to help the B.V.Sc. students to gain work experience
and improve their entrepreneurial skills
> Collaboration with Cornell University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca,
New York, along with other countries like Australia, Sweden, Netherlands, etc. in the
conduct of global classes in subjects like biodiversity, genetically modified foods,
population etc. With this facility, the students can directly interact with the resource
person to clarify doubts and have access to programmes going on in the above countries.
AHRDP - The University is one the beneficiaries of AHRD Project. Under this project,
infrastructure facilities for UG programme and faculty competence were improved
as under:
> Developed model class rooms with A.V. Aids
> Procured laboratory and farm equipments, mobile veterinary ambulance and
epidemiological vans for field work
> Procured superior germplasm of livestock
> Developed practical manuals for different courses
> Established Student Counselling and Placement Cells in deferent campuses
> Provided latest sports, games and gymnasia equipment for improving the physical fitness
of students

RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
In order to fulfil the mandate of research support for the overall development of
agriculture and allied sectors, the University has released several improved varieties in various
crops and generated technologies, important of which are listed hereimder.

AGRICULTURE
Improved crop varieties: Since the inception of the University 302 varieties of different crops
were released. Some of the ANGRAU varieties are popular in 14 other states and 4 other
countries. Some of the varieties which were the first of the kind in the country are fimiished
below.
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 > In rice hybrids (APHR-1 and APHR-2), gall-midge resistant variety (Kakatiya)
and brown plant hopper resistant variety (Vajram)
> Triple cross hybrid (Trishulata) in maize
> Powdery mildew resistant variety (Krishnaiah- LBG 17) in blackgram
> Nematode resistant variety (Tirupati-3) in groundnut
> First authentic hybrid (APSH-11) in Sunflower
> Redrot resistant variety (Co A 7601) in sugarcane
> Whitefly resistant (LPS 141) and whitefly immune (LK 561) varieties in cotton
> Early hybrid (Godavari Ganga) in coconut
Technologies generated

> Rice fallow pulses technology developed by the University Scientists has
replaced rice in 4 lacks hectares in coastal districts of A.P. and revolutionised
black gram production
> Kranthi variety is revolutionising castor yield in rainfed areas
> Subsurface drainage technology suitable for ill drained soils increased yields by
25,36 and 38 per cent in rice, sugarcane and betelvine respectively.
> Improved doruvu (shallow dug out) technology skimming fresh water from
saline subsurface water and saving 35,000 ha of land used traditionally for
excavating doruvus to irrigate nurseries in south-eastern coastal areas of the state.
> Developed root feeding technique for coconut, which is being extensively used
by the coconut growers for controlling major pests viz., black head caterpillar,
red-palm weevil etc.,
> Successful introduction of non-traditional crops like mustard, svmflower,
soybean and oilpalm in different regions of the state.
> Developed 8 row power tiller operated paddy transplanter
LIVESTOCK
> Improvement of the internationally famous Ongole breed of cattle through
selective breeding.
> Evolution of sheep synthetics (Dorset x Nellore/Sufflok x Nellore) which can be
conamercially exploited under intensive sheep management system.
> Successful Embryo transfer technology in Cattle
> Developed crossbred pigs through mating of Yorkshire with native pigs.
> Developed ILR Jubilee-90, a high yielding and feed efficient strain of Poultry.
> Developed diagnostic kits-ELISA technique for early detection of animal
diseases viz., E.D.S., R.D., I.B.D. etc.
> Standardized pelleting and expander-extruder technology for production of
complete livestock feeds based on agricultural crop residues.
FISHERIES
> Developed cultural practices for brackish water and fresh water aquaculture.
> Identified profitable farming systems vi., rice-cum fish culture, fish-banana-
coconut culture and rice-banana fish culture.
> Successful introduction of alternative species i.e, mud crab, Scylla
tranquovarica in brackish water ponds.

HOME SCIENCE
> Standardized oyster mushroom production .
> Developed value added products like cheese, toffee, candy etc from Papaya
> Developed a psycho-motor stimulation kit and a manual for pre-school
children on thematic approach for optimum growth.
> Developed fabrics for furnishing material by blending mesta, viscose rayon
and polyster.

EXTENSION
In order to carry out first line extension activities and transfer technologies to various
users, the University evolved several programmes.

> Organisation of training programmes for farmers, women, rural youth and grassroot
level extension functionaries in on-farm and off-farm activities at 280 mandals twice a
year
> Organised Karshaka Vigyan Vedikas in all 22 districts covering thousands of fanners in
each district.
> Kisan Melas consisting of Rythu Sadassu, exhibition and field demonstration were
organised in cooperation with line departments of government benefitting more than 1.5
lakh farm families.
> Vyavasaya Panchangam (Agricultural Almanac), a compendium of all technical
information related to agriculture, animal husbandry and home science is being
published annually coinciding with the Telugu New Year day.
> Dissemination of technical information through bulletins, scripts, write-ups for news
papers, magazines and journals etc.
> Introduced distance education in agriculture for school drop outs and rural youth
> Dissemination of information through All India Radio, Door Darshan, Teja TV (daily
phone in programme or direct scientist-farmer interaction session) and
Annadata (ETV) private TV Channel.

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 FACULTY IMPROVEMENT
In order to enable the teachers to improve the quahfications the University is deputing
faculty for prosecuting higher studies both within the ANGRAU and out side. In addition,
teachers were also sent abroad for short term training under AHRDP.

AWARDS AND HONOURS

With a view to motivate the teachers to perform better, the University has instituted
awards for Best Teacher from 1986, Best Research Worker and Best Extension Worker from
1989. Similar awards for non - teaching employees were instituted from 2002.

Some of the prestigious National and International Awards earned by the Faculty since
1987 are :

> National prestigious civilian Award 'Padma Shri' 2 Vice-Chancellors

> India 2000 Millennium Award 1
> Hooker Award 1
> Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial National Prize 6
> ICAR Outstanding Teachers Award 3
> ISPRD National Award 2
> Jawaharlal Nehru Award 12
> Other National Awards 20

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