Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam | |
Native Name: | (Sindhi: سنڌ زرعي يونيورسٽي ٽنڊو ڄام) |
Motto: | Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security |
Established: | March 1, 1977 |
Type: | Public Sector University |
Vice Chancellor: | Fateh Muhammad Marri |
City: | Tandojam, Hyderabad |
Province: | Sindh |
Country: | Pakistan |
Coor: | 25.4266°N 68.5395°W |
Campus: | Rural |
Colours: | Green and white |
Affiliations: | Higher Education Commission and Pakistan Engineering Council |
Undergrad: | 6000+ |
Postgrad: | 1500+ |
Doctoral: | 100+ |
Sindh Agriculture University, (Sindhi: سنڌ زرعي يونيورسٽي ٽنڊو ڄام) is situated in Tando Jam town of Hyderabad, on Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas highway and is about from Karachi airport linked with super highway to Hyderabad.[1]
Sindh Agriculture University is ranked 3rd best university in Agriculture in Pakistan by the Higher Education Commission.[2] [3]
The university is an academic complex of five faculties (Faculty of Crop Production, Faculty of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Social Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences). Two institutes (Information Technology Centre and Institute of Food Sciences and Technology). Three affiliated colleges (Sub Campus Umarkot, Shaheed Z.A.Bhutto Agriculture College Dokri and The Khairpur College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology) and Directorate of Advanced Studies and Research. The five faculties are majoring in almost 41 departments. These include the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M), Bachelor of Engineering in Agriculture (B.E.Agriculture), Bachelor of Science (Agriculture Honours) . and Bachelor of Science Information Technology (BS-IT Honours). The university offers postgraduate programmes leading to the award of M.S/ME and MS-IT in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Agricultural Engineering and Information Technology and in all the above-mentioned disciplines of Agriculture. M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree programmes are also offered in selected subject areas where trained staff and other facilities are available.
The total area covered by the university is 416.66acres including an area of more than 80 acres occupied by residential and non-residential buildings of the university, Agricultural Research Institute, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Rural Academy, Agricultural Engineering Workshop, Drainage Research Centre, and Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
A modest number of short courses and training programmes are regularly offered to meet the continuing and in service education needs of Agriculture Officers, Field Assistants, Bank Officials, Agricultural Technicians, Progressive Farmers, Small Farmers, Tenants, Gardeners, Housewives and other clientele groups.[4]
Faculty of Crop Production
Faculty of Crop Protection
Faculty of Agriculture Social Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture Engineering
Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences (AVHS)
Information Technology Centre
Institute of Food Sciences and Technology