Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University (SKRAU), Bikaner

The college of Agriculture was established under the SKRAU University. The university affiliates the college of agriculture. It was located at 10^th milestone on Sriganganagar Road, Beechwal, Bikaner. The college offers a four year B.sc. (Agriculture), two year M.Sc. (Agriculture) in nine disciplines. The college was established to transform agriculture from livelihood to a profitable business.

Campus

The college campus is situated in Bikaner, Rajasthan. For last 26 years, the college has become nerve centre for generating technically trained manpower in agriculture and allied subjects. It has instructional farm of 26 hectares. It has a vast library with 29930 books, 70 journals, and nursery management. It has many facilities in the campus.

Facilities

The college of agriculture provides the many facilities of the students of college. It has a variety of books and journals in the college library with 500 plus seating arrangement. There is one reading room and comfortable reading halls for reference and periodical sections. It has 3 High-end computer systems in digital library section. It has many other facilities like modern ICT facilities viz, 22 internet connections within campus, computer laboratories, internet in hostels, canteen, etc.

Programmes

The college of agriculture provides many courses in various disciplines. It offered degree courses in UG, & PG level. The academic departments in the SKRAU University are as follows:

• Agriculture
• Agribusiness Management

The courses offered by the university in UG, PG & Ph.D. level are:

• B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture
• M.Sc. Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics
  • Soil Science
  • Plant Pathology
  • Entomology
• Ph.D.
  • Agronomy
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics
  • Soil Science
  • Plant Pathology
  • Entomology

Placement

The college has a placement cell which enabling the students to seek employment in various organizations. The placement cell also assures the placement to the every student. It also concentrates on the student’s career through placement. In agriculture department, most of the students recruit by the top companies of agriculture.