Punjab Agricultural University

State Agricultural University in Punjab, India

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Punjab Agricultural University

PAU

Type| Public
Established| 1962
Vice-Chancellor| Satbir Singh Gosal
Location|

Ludhiana

Punjab

India

Campus| Urban
Affiliations| UGC, ICAR[1]
Website| www.pau.edu

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is a public funded agricultural university located in Ludhiana district of Punjab.[citation needed] It is a central agricultural university in India established under Harayana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act 1970 enacted by Parliament in the Twenty first Year of the Republic of India.[2] It was established in 1962 and is the nation's third-oldest agricultural university, after Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar and Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar. It was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on July 8, 1962. PAU pioneered the Green Revolution in India[3] in the 1960s. It was bifurcated in 2005 with the formation of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU). The Farmers Fair, which have been organised by the PAU since 1967, see the footfall of at least one lakh farmers in two days on PAU campus in Ludhiana, Punjab (bi-annually in March and September). Farmers not only from Punjab, but also from neighbouring states such as Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, etc., travel to the PAU campus to buy high-quality seeds, farm equipment and gain knowledge on new agricultural technologies in the two-day main fair event. The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the university 3rd in its agriculture and allied sectors ranking 2024.[4]

## History

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The university was established in 1962 to serve the state of erstwhile Punjab and was inaugurated by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Prime Minister of India on July 8, 1963.[5]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spinning a charkha at PAU; October 2016.

## Sports

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Punjab Agricultural University Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the campus. The stadium has facilities for cricket, football, hockey, and other sports. There is an astroturf field for hockey.[6] In addition to this there is a swimming pool and a velodrome.[7]

There are facilities for indoor sports such as basketball, badminton, gymnastics, handball, volleyball, lawn tennis, table tennis, weight lifting and Kabbadi etc. The Ground has also hosted 10 Ranji including a final in 1993 where Punjab defeated Maharashtra to win their only Ranji Trophy title and one Irani Trophy matches from 1987 to 1999[8] and 10 List A matches.[9]

## Notable alumni

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* Jaswinder Bhalla
* Baldev Singh Dhillon
* Deep Saini
* Dr. Gurdev Singh Khush
* Dr. Dilbagh Singh Athwal
* Dr. Rattan Lal
* Dr. Darshan Singh Brar
* Dr. Milkha Singh Aulakh
* Dr. DK Bembi
* Dr. SS Guraya
* Dr. VP Sethi
* Dr. Parveen Chhuneja

## References

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1. ^ Status of NAEAB Accredited Agriculture Universities/Colleges as on 29 July 2019, ICAR
2. ^ "Universities | Indian Council of Agricultural Research". Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
3. ^ Roul, Chhabilendra (2001). Bitter to Better Harvest: Post-green Revolution : Agricultural and Marketing Strategy for India. ISBN 9788172111199.
4. ^ "NIRF Ranking 2024" (PDF).
5. ^ "Home / About PAU / History". pau.edu. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
6. ^ Hockey Ground[usurped]
7. ^ "District Sports Office". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
8. ^ First-class matches
9. ^ List A matches

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