Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi (PMAS-Arid University) is in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is named after Pir Meher Ali Shah, a known Hanafi scholar.
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
Arid Agriculture University offers degree programmes leading to Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. in disciplines including Food Science & Technology, Computer Sciences, Management Sciences, Pure Sciences, Agriculture,Agricultural Engineering, Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Social Sciences and other Arts and Fine Arts programs.
In the 1970s, the government of Punjab established an agricultural college in Rawalpindi for the development of rain-fed agriculture. The college was upgraded to the level of university in 1994.
The Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University is named after ChishtiSufi saint Pir Mehr Ali Shah. The University is now working on two mega projects titled DDSDP and ENCIB. There is a centre for precision agriculture and national centre for industrial biotechnology. The VC Prof. Qamar uz zaman is a visionary leader having special interests in commercialization of developed research projects for the benefit of the country.
Academicsedit
AAUR teaches courses in five faculties, six institutes and one National center (as well as joint programs with other institutions):
Faculty of Crop and Food Sciences
Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (with departments in Animal Sciences, Veterinary Basic Science, Patho-Biology, Clinical Studies and Poultry Science) 85 students
Institute of Education and Research
University Institute of Management Sciences
University Institute of Information Technology
University Institute of Biochemistry & Biotechnology (UIBB)
Faculty of Agriculture Engineering
Institute of Geo-informatics and Earth Observation (IGEO)
Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences (ISES)
^Aamir Yasin (1 May 2019). "Arid varsity being run by deputy registrar after retirement of pro-VC". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^Aamir Yasin (24 April 2018). "NA body grills arid agriculture varsity officials over alleged irregularities". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
^. Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
External linksedit
University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi website
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