Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) was established in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India in 1962. It is the second oldest agricultural university in the country. It is dedicated to agriculture related research, extension and education.[3] The University has 11 constituent colleges. The University has separate wings for research, extension services and planning, monitoring & evaluation, etc.[4]
OUAT has four academic campuses across Odisha. One at Bhubaneswar, one at Chiplima, Sambalpur, one at Rangeilunda, Brahmapur, Odisha and a new one (made in 2009) in Bhawanipatna. The main academic and administrative unit is at the heart of Bhubaneswar (Latitude : 20° 15'N, Longitude : 85° 52' E), the capital city of Odisha.[citation needed]
Educationedit
The university aims to provide quality education in agricultural science and technology. The university offers the following degrees: B.Sc. (agriculture), M.Sc. (agriculture), B.Sc. (forestry), B.V.Sc. & A.H., M.V.Sc., B.Tech., M.Tech., B.Sc. (Home.Sc.), B.F.Sc., M.F.Sc.,+2 Science, B.Sc. (Pass & Hons), MBA (Agribusiness Management), MCA., M.Sc. (Microbiology), M.Sc. (Bioinformatics), M.Sc. (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology) and Ph.D. in some of the selected branches such as Ph.D. in Mathematics, Physics, Zoology, Botany and Microbiology.
360° photo sphere of OUAT
At the pace of the decades, the University has grown with eight colleges and one Centre for Post-Graduate studies with an annual intake capacity of 1342 students. The latest college was the College of Horticulture in Chipilima. A ninth college is scheduled to open in Bhawanipatna in 2010. The colleges are:
Efforts were successful to upgrade the Department of Forestry to a College of Forestry in Bhubaneswar and this change was done on 8 June 2010.
The University has become the Alumnae of 12,934 graduates, 3,883 post-graduates and 213 Ph.Ds. in Agriculture and allied disciplines by the end of 2005–06. Thus, the University could meet the bulk need of the trained manpower of the State in agriculture and allied sectors.
Vice-Chancellorsedit
The University has made steady progress under the able guidance of: [6]
The University has strengthened its research and extension base by establishing eight Zonal Research Stations, four Zonal Sub-stations, 7 Commodity Research Stations and 13 Adaptive Research Stations spread over the state/ along with 48 All India Coordinated Research Projects. Also, more than 41 National Agricultural Technology Projects are in operation. A number of ad-hoc projects funded by different external agencies are also implemented in the University. Some of the eminent faculties such as Dr Biswaranjan Paital, Dr Himansu Sekhar Sahoo, Prof. Gyana Ranjan Rout have made the University proud by publishing their research in very high impact factor (IF 6-18) Journals.
The University has a separate Directorate of Extension Education which refines technologies and disseminates knowledge to the farming community through a network of 31 KVKs in all Districts of Odisha under different agro-climatic zones. It also provides feedback to the research system for finding a solution to the farmer's problems. Transfer of knowledge programmes are carried out through Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), University Extension Block Programme (UEBP), Information and Communication wing, Distance Education, Video Project, Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC), Kissan Call Centre (KCC) and Odisha Gender Resources Centre (OGRC).[7][8][9]
^"OUAT students get field exposure to provide real-time exposure - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^"OUAT second in maximum number of students to qualify for JRF scholarships - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^bureau, Odisha Diary (29 August 2018). "Training on "operation and maintenance of micro-hydro plants" at OUAT, Bhubaneswar". OdishaDiary. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology OUAT was established in Bhubaneswar Odisha India in 1962 It is the second oldest agricultural university in the country It is dedicated to agriculture related research extension and education 3 The University has 11 constituent colleges The University has separate wings for research extension services and planning monitoring amp evaluation etc 4 Odisha University of Agriculture and Technologyଓଡ ଶ କ ଷ ଓ ବ ଷୟ କ ବ ଶ ଵବ ଦ ୟ ଳୟTypePublicEstablished1962ChancellorGovernor of OdishaVice ChancellorProf Prabhat Kumar Roul 1 2 LocationBhubaneshwar Odisha IndiaCampusUrbanAffiliationsICAR UGC VCI AICTE AIU NAAC citation needed Websiteouat wbr nic wbr in Contents 1 Campuses 2 Education 3 Vice Chancellors 4 Research and extension 5 References 6 External linksCampuses editOUAT has four academic campuses across Odisha One at Bhubaneswar one at Chiplima Sambalpur one at Rangeilunda Brahmapur Odisha and a new one made in 2009 in Bhawanipatna The main academic and administrative unit is at the heart of Bhubaneswar Latitude 20 15 N Longitude 85 52 E the capital city of Odisha citation needed Education editThe university aims to provide quality education in agricultural science and technology The university offers the following degrees B Sc agriculture M Sc agriculture B Sc forestry B V Sc amp A H M V Sc B Tech M Tech B Sc Home Sc B F Sc M F Sc 2 Science B Sc Pass amp Hons MBA Agribusiness Management MCA M Sc Microbiology M Sc Bioinformatics M Sc Mathematics Physics Chemistry Botany and Zoology and Ph D in some of the selected branches such as Ph D in Mathematics Physics Zoology Botany and Microbiology nbsp 360 photo sphere of OUATAt the pace of the decades the University has grown with eight colleges and one Centre for Post Graduate studies with an annual intake capacity of 1342 students The latest college was the College of Horticulture in Chipilima A ninth college is scheduled to open in Bhawanipatna in 2010 The colleges are College of Agriculture Bhubaneswar College of Agriculture Chiplima Sambalpur College of Agriculture Bhawanipatna started in 2009 College of Forestry Bhubaneswar started in 2010 5 College of Horticulture Chipilima Sambalpur College of Veterinary Science amp Animal Husbandry Bhubaneswar College of Agricultural Engineering amp Technology CAET Bhubaneswar College of Fisheries Rangeilunda Brahmapur College of Basic Science and Humanities Bhubaneswar College of Home Science Bhubaneswar Center for Post Graduate Studies Bhubaneswar College of Engineering and Technology Bhubaneswar was a constituent college from 1981 2002 now it has moved out as a constituent college of Biju Patnaik University of Technology Efforts were successful to upgrade the Department of Forestry to a College of Forestry in Bhubaneswar and this change was done on 8 June 2010 The University has become the Alumnae of 12 934 graduates 3 883 post graduates and 213 Ph Ds in Agriculture and allied disciplines by the end of 2005 06 Thus the University could meet the bulk need of the trained manpower of the State in agriculture and allied sectors Vice Chancellors editThe University has made steady progress under the able guidance of 6 Mr M C Pradhan 29 9 62 to 28 9 65 Dr K Ramiah 1 11 65 to 15 3 68 Dr B Samantarai 16 3 68 to 5 6 71 Dr Ch N Nanda 6 6 71 to 16 7 73 Sri J Das 17 7 73 to 14 10 76 Dr K Kanungo 15 10 76 to 31 7 81 Dr Baidyanath Misra 1 8 81 to 28 3 85 Sri K Rammurthy 5 4 85 to 22 4 88 Dr N Pattnaik 24 4 88 to 4 2 92 Dr I C Mahapatra 5 2 92 to 17 8 94 Dr K Pradhan 5 9 94 to 5 9 97 Mr R K Bhujabala 8 10 97 to 31 10 2000 Mr Sahadev Sahoo 1 11 2000 to 31 10 2003 Dr B Senapati 12 12 2003 to 18 12 2006 Prof D P Ray 18 12 2006 to 17 12 2012 Prof M Kar 17 03 2013 to 28 03 2016 Prof S Pasupalak 28 03 2016 to 21 03 2019 Dr Pawan Kumar Agrawal 14 05 2019 Present Dr Pravat Kumar Roul 09 09 2022 present Research and extension editThe University has strengthened its research and extension base by establishing eight Zonal Research Stations four Zonal Sub stations 7 Commodity Research Stations and 13 Adaptive Research Stations spread over the state along with 48 All India Coordinated Research Projects Also more than 41 National Agricultural Technology Projects are in operation A number of ad hoc projects funded by different external agencies are also implemented in the University Some of the eminent faculties such as Dr Biswaranjan Paital Dr Himansu Sekhar Sahoo Prof Gyana Ranjan Rout have made the University proud by publishing their research in very high impact factor IF 6 18 Journals The University has a separate Directorate of Extension Education which refines technologies and disseminates knowledge to the farming community through a network of 31 KVKs in all Districts of Odisha under different agro climatic zones It also provides feedback to the research system for finding a solution to the farmer s problems Transfer of knowledge programmes are carried out through Krishi Vigyan Kendras KVKs University Extension Block Programme UEBP Information and Communication wing Distance Education Video Project Agricultural Technology Information Centre ATIC Kissan Call Centre KCC and Odisha Gender Resources Centre OGRC 7 8 9 20 15 52 N 85 48 43 E 20 264512 N 85 81202 E 20 264512 85 81202References edit About Vice Chancellor ouat nic in Retrieved 30 March 2018 OUAT VC made Honorary Colonel Commandant Orissa POST 17 January 2019 Retrieved 26 January 2019 Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology to get pulses research centre The New Indian Express Retrieved 26 January 2019 Pioneer The OUAT courses to be industry specific The Pioneer Retrieved 26 January 2019 Bureau O B 14 January 2019 OUAT Team Experts From Nandankanan Treat Ailing Elephant In Athagarh ODISHA BYTES Retrieved 26 January 2019 About University OUAT OUAT students get field exposure to provide real time exposure Times of India The Times of India Retrieved 26 January 2019 OUAT second in maximum number of students to qualify for JRF scholarships Times of India The Times of India Retrieved 26 January 2019 bureau Odisha Diary 29 August 2018 Training on operation and maintenance of micro hydro plants at OUAT Bhubaneswar OdishaDiary Retrieved 26 January 2019 External links editOfficial website nbsp This article about Indian agriculture is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology amp oldid 1172405930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
