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University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Publications:

" Journal of Agricultural Sciences  "
" Journal of Veterinary Sciences  "
" Pakistan Entomologist "

Degrees offered: Graduate and Postgraduate Degrees
Purpose To offer courses leading to B.Sc.(Hons), M.Sc.(Hons) & Ph.D. Degrees. To conduct research in various disciplines of agriculture.


History, Geography and Administration

With the advent of the 20th century, the world’s largest Indus Basin Canal Irrigation System became functional, opening up great opportunities and challenges in the field of agriculture. These had to be dealt with in a proper manner to accelerate agricultural production and promote the well-being and prosperity of newly emerging rural communities.

 It was in this perspective that the famous Punjab Agri. College was established in 1909 with the object to produce technical and scientific manpower needed to provide leadership for agricultural development of the newly colonized regions of the Punjab. Thus higher education in agriculture in the subcontinent made a historic start with the institution of Licentiate in Agriculture which was a regular 3-year course after matriculation. Later on, this course was upgraded and made into a 4-year degree course, i.e., B.Sc. Agriculture, for which purposes the College was affiliated with the University of the Punjab in 1917. Not long after, the postgraduate degree of M.Sc. Agriculture was instituted in 1923 and Ph.D. in 1942.

A Research Institute was added to the college for the purpose of producing agricultural research and technologies to raise agricultural productivity. This institute developed into an outstanding research facility which carried out commodity-oriented research for the benefit of provincial agriculture and also conducted the bulk of postgraduate research degree programmes instituted in the College. Over the years, the College and the Research Institute became merged into a single entity, carrying out the functions of teaching, research and extension under a unified leadership. And thus was born a model of agricultural education and service to community which worked wonders for national agriculture.

In order to reorganise and improve the existing educational systems, the Government appointed two National Commissions one on Food and Agriculture and the other on Education for the purpose of introducing the needed reforms. Both these commissions recommended the establishment of an Agricultural University at Lyallpur now Faisalabad.

The Governor of the then province of West Pakistan promulgated the Agricultural University Ordinance on the 28th September, 1961, notifying the establishment of Agricultural University at Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) on the 1st November, 1961, defining teaching, research, extension and short courses as the major areas of its responsibility. The University was reconstituted and reorganised for the purpose of improving its teaching, research, publication and administration, and safeguarding its autonomy and democratisation of its constitution through the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, act, 1973. The College of Veterinary Sciences (formerly known as College of Animal Husbandry), Lahore, which was established in 1910 became a constituent college of the University in December, 1971.

The University was to develop on the paradigm of the former Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute, which had evolved into a viable system of integrated pursuit of resident teaching, research and extension. But in the process, the Research Institute was separated from the University, which was a signal to the University to concentrate more on basic part of agricultural research than long-gestation applied and adaptive parts.

However, as it befits an Agricultural University, it is incumbent on us to create the necessary environment for an integrated pursuit of teaching, research and extension, and, in this connection, we have already made a start to further strengthen our research capability. The University acquired 750 acres of land on Jhang Road about 4 miles from this Campus, which has now been developed into a self-sufficient Postgraduate Agricultural Research Station(PARS). The facilities for field research in the disciplines of Agronomy, Plant Breeding, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Crop Physiology, Soil Science, Saline Agriculture, Agroforestry, Horticulture including fruit plants and vegetables have been properly laid out and made operational. Most of our research in these areas is now located at this new research station.

Degree Programmes

The University offers well integrated programmes of teaching and research in agriculture and allied disciplines to ensure interaction and exchange of ideas among scientists of different specialisation’s. Under the currently operative system, each year is divided into two main semesters of 19 weeks each viz., the Winter and Spring Semesters and an additional shorter session of 8-10 weeks, viz., the Summer Session. The following four-year Degree Programmes, after F.Sc., have been instituted in various Faculties of the University :

  Graduate Degree Programmes

(I) B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture 8 semesters

(ii) B.Sc. (Hons.) Animal Husbandry 8 semesters

(iii) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 8 semesters

(iv) B.Sc. Agri Engg & Tech. 8 semesters

(v) B.Sc. (Home Economics) 4 semesters.

(b) Postgraduate Degree Programmes

(i) M.Sc./M.Sc. (Hons.) 4 semesters.
(offered in 35 subjects, after completing first degree course)

(ii) M. Phil in pure science 4 semesters.
(Offered in 5 subjects after completing M.Sc. in the relevant subject)

(iii) Ph.D. (offered in 28 subjects, 4 semesters.
(after completing M.Sc. in the relevant subject)

Diploma/Certificate Programmes

A total number of 115 short courses covering agriculture and related subjects are being offered for the award of Diplomas and Certificates by the Division of Education & Extension. The medium of instruction and examination is English except for vocational courses leading to the award of Diplomas/Certificates as well as in the subjects of Islamic and Pakistan Studies which are compulsory for all Pakistani students working for their Bachelor’s degrees at this University.

Address:
http://www.uaf.edu.pk
Agricultural University Faisalabad
Faisalabad Pakistan
Tel: No. 092-411-601822
Fax: No. 092-411-647846.