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{{Infobox college
|image = Campus main block.JPG
|name = Agricultural College and Research Institute, killikulam
|native_name = Killikulam Campus
|motto = உழுவோம் உழைப்போம் உயர்வோம்
|established = 1984 - 1985
|city= [[Tuticorin]]
|state= [[Tamil Nadu]]
|country = [[India]]
|type = Public
|affiliations = [[Tamil Nadu Agricultural University]]
|website = {{URL|http://www.tnau.ac.in/kkm/a.html}}
|}}

The '''Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam''' (AC & RI, Killikulam) is the third constituent Agricultural college of [[Tamil Nadu Agricultural University]] located in Killikulam, [[Vallanadu]], [[Tuticorin]].

[[File:Campus entrance.JPG|thumb|The entrance of Agriculture College and Research institute, Killikulam]]

==Mandate==

This institute covers three main aspects,

*Education
*Research
*Extension

==Departments==

This institute has seven departments.<ref name=TNAU>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tnau.ac.in/kkm/e.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=25 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227175253/http://www.tnau.ac.in/kkm/e.html |archive-date=27 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They are

*Department of [[Agronomy]]
*Department of [[Plant breeding]] and [[Genetics]]
*Department of [[Soil science]] and [[Agricultural Chemistry]]
*Department of [[Horticulture]]
*Department of Agriculture [[Entomology]]
*Department of [[Social Sciences]]
*Department of [[Plant Pathology]]
*Department of [[Farm Management]]

==Geography==

The campus and its farm is geographically located in 8°46 N latitude and 77°42 E longitude and at an altitude of 40 m above MSL.<ref name=TNAU /> The mean annual rainfall of the farm is 736.7 mm which is being received in 40 rainy days. The campus is situated near the foot hills of the Vallanadu Black buck Sanctuary. It covers the area of about 476.61 hectares. In this vast area the institute has Watershed development area and a tank called killikulam tank. The farm area has been allocated to various departments for research and Seed production.

==Facilities==

This institute is equipped with laboratory for all its seven Departments.Also the campus is equipped with Library, Computer center, Gym, Auditorium, Playground and Examination hall with On line examination facility.

==References==

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== External links ==

* {{Official website|http://www.tnau.ac.in/kkm/a.html}}

{{Tamil Nadu Agricultural University}}
[[Category:Agricultural universities and colleges in Tamil Nadu|Agricultural universities and colleges in Tamil Nadu]]
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