UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FAISALABAD

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FAISALABAD

·       Introduction of  University of Agriculture Faisalabad

The University of Agriculture (UAF) may be a public analysis university in Lyallpur, Pakistan. It is hierarchical fourth in Asian nation and first within the field of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences by HEC Ranking 2015.it absolutely was additionally hierarchical among high 800 world universities by QS World University Rankings in 2015,2017. The employability ranking by Asian nation created this establishment extremely honorable. The university came among high five establishments of Asian nation in analysis power

·       History

·       Origins

The University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Urdu: جامعہ زرعيه فيصل آباد‎), (formally: Punjab Agricultural College and Research Institute), is a university in the city of Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 1906[4] because the initial major establishment of upper agricultural education within the undivided geographical area.

At independence in 1947, Pakistan was a predominantly agricultural country. In spite of ulterior industrialisation and development, agriculture remains central to its economy. After independence, the Government of Pakistan appointed the National Commissions on Food and Education to reform the existing agrarian system and to formulate measures for developing better agricultural potential. The commissions created a plea for the institution of AN agricultural university for analysis and education. It was established by upgrading the previous geographical area Agricultural faculty and analysis Institute in 1961. It was the first university built by the British Empire in 1906 with the foundation stone laying ceremony by Sir Louis Dane, the then Lieutenant and Governor of the Punjab.

The 1,950-acre field represents each history and also the gift era. The new field is lush inexperienced with a conglomeration of monolithic blocks in-built fashionable vogue. The recent field is resembling ancient Muslim design. The main campus is situated in the centre of the city (12 km northeast of the Faisalabad International Airport), about 2 km away from city centre/ clock tower.

UAF owns and operates major cultural assets like the biology repository, UAF picture gallery, University Library

The university's faculty employs more than 800 teachers. [citation needed] The university has boys and girls hostels. It accommodates over five,000 students and close to three,000-day scholars. Premier hostels are Jinnah Hostel (named after the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah), Iqbal Hall, Fatima Jinnah Hostel and Haley Hall.

·       Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology

The faculty includes the departments of Structural and Environmental Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage, Food Engineering, Farm Machinery, and Power and Fibre Technology. Courses of study cause the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Food Engineering, Textile Technology, M.Sc. in Food Technology, Fibre Technology, Agricultural Engineering; and Doctor of Philosophy in Food Technology and Agricultural Engineering.

Department of Agricultural Engineering & Technology was established in 1961 once the geographical area Agriculture faculty, Lyallpur was given the status of University of Agriculture, Lyallpur. The main objective of the college was to coach personnel to cater to the growing desires of mechanized farming within the province of geographical area, Pakistan. This is one in every of the pioneer schools within the field of agriculture in Asian nation.

·        Faculty of Sciences

The faculty includes the departments of phytology, biology and Fisheries, Chemistry and organic chemistry, Physics, arithmetic and Statistics, Business Management Sciences, engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Islamic Studies. It offers college man courses in physical, biological and social sciences and postgraduate degree programmed in phytology, biology and Fisheries, Chemistry, Bio-Chemistry, Physics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Management and Commerce. Graduates of pure sciences from alternative establishments ar eligible for admission to courses resulting in M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D.

·       Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

The Division of Education & Extension's larger half has been shifted to the college of Social Sciences. Prof. Dr. Tanvir Ali (ex-director, Graduate Studies / ex-director, Division of Education and Extension) is currently the director of the Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Social Sciences. The institute deals with disciplines like Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Information (Mass Communication), Rural Sociology, Population Science, Gender Studies, and Rural Development.

It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs like B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture (Agri. Extension Major); M.Sc., M.Sc.(Hons), and PhD. A quarterly agricultural journal is published for farmers. On August fourteen, 2012, the institute started FM Radio 100.4 for dissemination of agricultural innovations among adjoining farm communities in addition to providing information, education, and entertainment to the general public.

·       First degree courses

B.Sc.(Hons) Agriculture

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

B.Sc.(Hons) Agricultural Engineering

B.Sc.(Hons) Environmental Engineering

B.Sc.(Hons) Energy System Engineering

B.Sc.(Hons) Food Engineering

B.Sc.(Hons) Textile Technology

B.Sc.(Hons) (Home Economics)

BS Information Technology

BS Computer Science

BS Software Engineering

BS Bioinformatics

Bacholor of Business administration (BBA)

Doctor of Pharmacy (D.Pharma)

B.Sc.(Hons) Human Nutrition and Dietetics

·       Postgraduate degree programmed

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

M.Phil. in pure science four semesters, offered in five subjects after completing M.Sc. in the relevant subject,

Ph.D., offered in twenty-eight subjects, four semesters, after completing M.Sc. in the relevant subject

An evening faculty has been started within the university wherever M.B.A. (Regular and Executive), M.Com. and M.Sc. Chemistry, Bio-Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physics, Fibre Technology, Home Economics (Food and Nutrition), Statistics and Computer Science is offered. The other programs like M.A. Economics, and M.A. Sociology have been stopped after few years of good experience.

·       Diploma and certificate courses

The university below the short courses program organises coaching facilities in agriculture and allied disciplines for in-service, pre-service and self-employed personnel, farmers, and others interested in agriculture. Separate courses ar provided for girls on the themes and skills peculiar to womenfolk. The division has developed 124 courses leading to diplomas and certificates. Most of these courses have a practical bias.

·        The following diploma courses are offered:

C.T. Agriculture (boys)

Diploma in Rural Home Economics (girls)

Diploma in Arabic

Mali Class

Veterinary Assistant Diploma Course

Diploma in Grain Storage Management

Postgraduate sheepskin Course in Food Science (for Army personnel)

Agricultural Business Management

Computer Science

Pre-release training course (for Army personnel).