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ACADEMIC ZONE
KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
 The Kerala Agricultural University is the only one of its kind offering courses. The Kerala Agricultural University came into existence on 24th February 1971 . The Head quarters of KAU was temporarily located in the veterinary college campus and was later shifted to the Vellanikkara Campus. The Kerala Agricultural University is the primary and the principal instrumentality of the Kerala State in providing human resources, and skills and technology, required for the sustainable development of its agriculture, defined broadly encompassing all production activities based on land and water, including crop production (agriculture), animal husbandry, forestry and fishery through conducting, interfacing and integrating education, research and extension in these spheres of economic endeavour Ever since its inception, the Kerala Agricultural University has been providing high quality professional education.
In the year 2001, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research has adjudged the Kerala Agricultural University as the best performing University among the thirty five State Agricultural Universities and deemed Universities in the country.
The constituent colleges
* College of Agriculture, Vellayani
* College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy
* College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookot, Wayanad
* College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara
* College of Forestry, Vellanikkara
* College of Co-operation and Banking, Mannuthy
* College of Fisheries, Panangad
* College of Dairy Science, Peermed
* Kelappaji College of Agricultural engineering, Thavanur
* College of Agriculture, Pilicode, Nileswar
 Between four faculties (Agriculture, Veterinary and Animal Science, Fisheries and Agricultural Engineering,) ten constituent colleges (three for Agriculture, two for Veterinary and Animal Sciences, one each for Agricultural Engineering, Forestry, Fisheries, Cooperation Banking Management, and Dairy Science and Technology) and 56 Departments, the University offers graduate and post-graduate programmes at Masters as well as Doctoral levels, in almost all the disciplines and specialties on various subjects related to agriculture.
The seven graduate programmes offered include Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperation and Banking, Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Dairy Science and Technology, Fisheries, and Agricultural Engineering and Technology.
In 43 disciplines the University offers nine Post-graduate programmes leading to Masters degree such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Agricultural Statistics, Cooperation and Banking, Home Science (Food and Nutrition), Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Fisheries and Agricultural Engineering and Technology • Doctoral programmes are offered in Agriculture, Horticulture, Home Science (Food and Nutrition), Cooperation and Banking, and Veterinary & Animal Sciences covering 23 disciplines.
The University has built up the capacity and facilities to train annually a little over 700 students of which 425 for Graduates, 215 for Masters and 65 for Doctorates. On the average, the University has around 2000 students on its rolls of which girl students constitute nearly three fifths.
The Kerala Agricultural University has been instrumental in providing the intellectual foundation and training in scientific experimentation through its graduates and post graduate programmes to a visible quantity of internationally known professionals and scientists in agriculture and related fields.
The University supports the NCC and the NSS as part of its commitment to instill discipline, sense of patriotism and social sensitivity and commitment. The NCC unit in the University is unique in the state in that it belongs to Veterinary Corps. Apart from contributing in a small measure to the defense preparedness of the nation by having a small but discipline group, the NCC unit makes the University feel proud by securing every year national awards for performance. In all the colleges NSS units are actively functioning. Students are admitted to the Under Graduate courses of the university on the basis of the ranks obtained in the common entrance examination conducted by the the Commissionarate of Entrance Examinations, Government of Kerala. The eligibility for applyimg for the common entrance examination is a pass in the Pre-degree Examination with a minimum of 50 percent marks. Application forms for UG courses can be obtained from :
Institutions listed in the Government Notification regarding Common Entrance Examination, issued every year during March - April
Application forms for PG courses can be obtained from : • The Registrar, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, KAU P.O. 680 656, Trichur, Kerala, India To contact Vice Chancellor +487 2370034 (R) 370439
Dean, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences +487 2370351 Director of Extension +487 2370150 Director of Research +487 2370497
Registrar +487 2370432 Comptroller +487 2370574
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