Date of Estb.: 1899

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COURSES:

B Sc (Agri.)
B Sc (Ag. Maco.)
B TECH  (Engg.)

(University in Karnataka)

DESCRIPTION :

It was Her Excellency Maharani Kempa Nanjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhi the Regent of Mysore in 1899 who donated 30 acres of land for Experimental Agricultural Station at Hebbal and appointed Dr Lehmann¸ German Scientist to initiate research on soil crop response with Laboratory in the Directorate of Agriculture. Later in 1906¸ Dr Leslie Coleman¸ Canadian Entolomologist and Mycologist who succeeded Dr Lehmann and served with missionary zeal for 25 years. This Experimental Station was allotted 202 acres with 30 acres of wetland¸ receiving rainfall of 808 mm later. In 1913¸ Sir M Vishveshwaraiah¸ the then Diwan of Mysore (1912-1919) played the key role in establishing the Mysore Agriculture residential School at Hebbal in 1913 and appointed Dr Leslie Coleman¸ the first Director of Agriculture¸ Mysore to head this School to offer Licentiate in Agriculture for 15 students annually. In 1946: Mr MA Srinivasan¸ Minister of Agriculture¸ took initiative to establish Agriculture College¸ Hebbal¸ for offering four year professional degree program in Agriculture affiliated to the University of Mysore. In 1956¸ Sri Kengal Hanumanthaiah¸ the Chief Minister¸ decided to construct a new building for Agriculture College¸