Central Agricultural University

Central Agricultural University is an agricultural university at Iroisemba near Imphal in the Indian state of Manipur.The Central Agricultural University has been established by an act of Parliament, the Central Agricultural University Act 1992 (No.40 of 1992). The Act came into effect on 26th January, 1993 with the issue of necessary notification by the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Govt. of India. The University became functional with the joining of first Vice-Chancellor on 13th September, 1993. The jurisdiction of the University extends to six North-Eastern Hill States viz., Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura, with headquarters at Imphal in Manipur. It offers undergraduate teaching (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) & postgraduate teaching (M.V.Sc.), research & extension activities at College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram;which is also going to organise " North-east Agri Fair" in the month of February,2008.It also offers B.Sc. (Agril) every year & M.Sc. (Agril) in Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Plant Breeding & Genetics, Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, and Entomology.It also imparts teaching in the field of horticulture, fisheries,agricultural engineering in different colleges spanning different north-eastern states.Dr. S.N.Puri is presently the Hon'ble vice-chancellor of CAU.

Colleges

There are seven colleges under CAU:
*College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram. [http://www.vetcolcau.org]
* College of Agriculture – Imphal, Manipur
* College of Fisheries – Lambuchera, Tripura
* College of Horticulture & Forestry – Pashigat, Arunachal Pradesh
* College of Agril. Engg. & Post Harvest Technology – Sikkim
* College of Home Science – Tura, Meghalaya
* College of Post-Graduate Studies-Barapani,Meghalaya

External links

* [http://www.cic.nic.in/cicmanipur/html/cau.asp Official website]
* [http://www.vetcolcau.org] -College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram website