Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGAU), Raipur

Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGAU) was established on 20 January 1987. It is an agricultural university located in Raipur in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is formed to provide a new dimension to the agriculture development of the state. The main aim of the university is to provide education in agriculture and allied science. The university approved by ICAR & affiliated with UGC. It offers the courses in UG, PG & Ph.D.

Campus

There are many other campuses which are affiliated with the university. As many as 13 private colleges along with the 14 government agriculture colleges affiliated with this university. The university has spread in length and breadth having 9 constituent colleges. The university spreads over the area of 26 acres of lush green land. Campus has vast facilities. The faculty of the campus is good in teaching.

Facilities

The vast variety of facilities is provided by the university. University has a large central library in which numbers of books are available. It also has an online journals and thesis database. It has spacious classrooms, laboratories, workshops, instrument labs, computer labs, hostels, etc. The university has its own transport facilities.

Programmes

The courses offered by the IGAU University are in UG, PG & Doctorate level. It offers courses for Horticulture, Agriculture Engineering and Agriculture in B.Sc. Here the offered courses are of full duration courses with maximum intake capacity. So, below are courses offered by IGAU University:

• BSc. Agriculture
• MSc. Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Genetics & Plant Breeding
  • Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry
  • Entomology
  • Agricultural Extension
  • Plant Pathology
  • Agricultural Statistics
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Plant Physiology
  • Agro-Meteorology
  • Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
  • Agricultural Microbiology
• Ph.D
  • Agronomy
  • Genetics & Plant Breeding
  • Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry
  • Entomology
  • Agricultural Extension
  • Plant Pathology
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
  • Agricultural Microbiology
  • Agricultural Statistics
  • Plant Physiology

Placement

The IGAU has the active training & placement cell. As training and counseling is crucial for effective placement, every student needs proper assistance and guidance. Keeping these facts in view, the placement cell arranges the campus placement for the students annually. The student’s of the BSc. agriculture, M.Sc. agriculture and Ph.D comprised of different batches were able to secure lucrative placements in prestigious organizations.