Date of Estb.: 1986

University of Agricultural Sciences¸ Dharwad

PHONE No.: 0836 2214420, ,

EMAIL: [email protected]

WEB SITE: www.uasd.edu

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COURSES:

B Sc (Agri.)
B Sc (Ag. Maco)
B Sc (For.)
B H Sc and B Sc (Food Technology)
M Sc & Ph D in Agriculture and Home Science
M Sc in Agriculture and Sirsi 
M Sc in Forestry

DESCRIPTION :

The University of Agricultural Sciences¸ Dharwad was established on October 1¸ 1986.

The University has 5 Colleges¸ 27 Research Stations¸ 6 Agriculture Extension Education Centers¸ 6 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and ATIC. The University has its jurisdiction over 7 districts namely Bagalkot¸ Belgaum¸ Bijapur¸ Dharwad¸ Gadag¸ Haveri¸ and Uttar Kannada in northern Karnataka. Greater diversity exists in soil types¸ climate¸ topography cropping and farming situations. The jurisdiction includes dry-farming to heavy rainfall and irrigated area. Important crops of the region include sorghum¸ cotton¸ rice¸ pulses¸ chilli¸ sugarcane¸ groundnut¸ sunflower¸ wheat¸ safflower etc. The region is also known for many horticultural crops.

Considerable progress has been registered in the field of education¸ research and extension from this University.