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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Assam Agricultural University<br />
| native_name = <br />
| image_name = Assam Agricultural University logo.png<br />
| motto = विज्ञानं लोकसेवारतम<br/> (''Vijñānam lōkasēvāratama'')<br />
| motto_lang = Sanskrit<br />
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|br=yes|1969|4|1}}<br />
| type = [[State university (India)|State university]]<br />
|chancellor = [[Governor of Assam]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Dr.Bidyut Chandan Deka<br />
| city = [[Jorhat]]<br />
| state = [[Assam]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| free_label = Acronym<br />
| free = AAU<br />
| affiliations = [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] (ICAR)<br />
| campus = [[Urban area|Urban]]<br />
| website = {{url|http://www.aau.ac.in}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''[https://www.assamsakori.org/ Assam Agricultural University]'' ('''AAU''') is an [[agricultural education]] [[state university (India)|state university]] which was established on 1 April 1969 in [[Jorhat]] in the state of [[Assam]], India. The jurisdiction of the university extends to the entire State of Assam with regard to [https://www.assamsakori.org/ teaching], research, and extension education in the field of agriculture and allied sciences. The university has a number of campuses with its headquarters at Borbheta, Jorhat.<br />
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==Colleges==<br />
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The university has faculties and colleges all over Assam:<br />
*College of Agriculture, Jorhat<br />
*College of Community Science, Jorhat<br />
*College of Veterinary Science, [[Khanapara]]<br />
*College of Fishery Science, [[Raha, Assam|Raha]]<br />
*Biswanath College of Agriculture, [[Biswanath Chariali]]<br />
*Sarat Chandra Sinha College of Agriculture, Rangamati, Dhubri <br />
*Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science, [[North Lakhimpur]]<br />
*College of Horticulture, [[Nalbari]] (Currently functioning at Assam Agricultural University's Jorhat campus)<br />
*College of Sericulture, [[Titabor]] (Currently functioning at Assam Agricultural University's Jorhat campus)<br />
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==Research stations==<br />
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The university has six Regional Agricultural Research Stations in each agricultural zone of Assam:<br />
*Titabar - Upper Brahmaputra Valley Zone<br />
*North Lakhimpur - North Bank Plain Zone<br />
*Shillongoni - Central Brahmaputra Valley Zone<br />
*Diphu - Hill Zone<br />
*Gossaigaon - Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone<br />
*Karimganj - Barak Valley Zone<br />
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The university also has four Commodity Research Stations:<br />
*Citrus Research Station, Tinsukia<br />
*Sugarcane Research Station, Buralikson<br />
*Horticulture Research Station, Kahikuchi<br />
*Goat Research Station, Burnihut<br />
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The university also has established Krishi Vigyan Kendras for extension purposes in all the districts of Assam.<br />
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==Departments==<br />
Departments under the university's faculties are:<br />
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===Faculty of Agriculture===<br />
*Agronomy<br />
*Agroforestry<br />
*Agricultural Biotechnology<br />
*Agricultural Economics & Farm management<br />
*Agricultural Engineering<br />
*Agricultural Meteorology<br />
*Agricultural Statistics<br />
*Animal Husbandry & Dairying<br />
*Biochemistry & Agricultural Chemistry<br />
*Crop Physiology<br />
*Entomology<br />
*Extension Education<br />
*Farm Power, Machinery & Structure<br />
*Horticulture<br />
*Irrigation & Water Management<br />
*Nematology<br />
*Plant Breeding & Genetics<br />
*Plant Pathology<br />
*Soil Science<br />
*Tea Husbandry & Technology<br />
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===Faculty of Veterinary Science===<br />
*Animal Biotechnology<br />
*Animal Genetics & Breeding<br />
*Animal Nutrition<br />
*Animal Production & Management<br />
*Extension Education (Veterinary)<br />
*Veterinary Anatomy & Histology<br />
*Veterinary Gynaecology<br />
*Veterinary Medicine, Public Health & Hygiene<br />
*Veterinary Microbiology<br />
*Veterinary Parasitology<br />
*Veterinary Pathology<br />
*Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology<br />
*Veterinary Physiology<br />
*Veterinary Surgery & Radiology<br />
*Poultry Science & Dairy Science<br />
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===Faculty of Community Science===<br />
*Human Development and Family Studies<br />
*Textile Science and Apparel Designing<br />
*Extension Education and Communication Mgt.<br />
*Food Science & Nutrition<br />
*Family resource management<br />
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===Faculty of Fisheries Science===<br />
*Aquaculture<br />
*Fish Biology<br />
*Hydrography<br />
*Fish Technology & Engineering<br />
*Fish Extension Education<br />
*Fish Economics & Management<br />
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The university is the only educational center in the world to offer a comprehensive four-year degree program in Agriculture with a specialization in Tea Husbandry and Technology, which covers the entire gamut of tea cultivation, production, and marketing. {{citation needed|date=February 2017}} The Faculty of Agriculture offers B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degree programs. The Faculty of Home Science offers B.Sc. and M.Sc. degree programs in all departments and a Ph.D. degree program in Food and Nutrition only. Presently, the number of students enrolled in the first year B.V.Sc. & A.H. degree each year is 100 and the enrolment capacity of each department in the M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. degree programs are 10 and 4, respectively, in the Faculty of Veterinary Science.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.aau.ac.in}}<br />
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{{Universities in Assam}}<br />
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[[Category: Universities in Assam]]<br />
[[Category: Agricultural universities and colleges in India]]<br />
[[Category: Jorhat]]<br />
[[Category: Education in Jorhat district]]<br />
[[Category: Agriculture in Assam]]<br />
[[Category: Educational institutions established in 1969]]<br />
[[Category:1969 establishments in Assam]]<br />
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