Agricultural courses have been in high demand for a decade. Most of the students are aspiring to enroll in Agricultural courses in recent times. Agriculture and Horticulture courses have attracted a large number of students. Every year lakhs of students are getting graduated from various agricultural universities in India. All the aspirants of agricultural courses in India indeed appear for ICAR AIEEA (UG), ICAR AIEEA (PG), ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF (Ph.D) or any State-level entrance exam conducted by state agricultural universities.
However, every aspirant would prefer to choose the best and top agricultural university. The ICAR Agricultural Universities System of India consists of 75 agricultural universities out of 64 State Agricultural, Veterinary, Horticultural, and Fisheries Universities (SAUs), four ICAR-DUs (IARI, IVRI, NDRI, and CIFE), and more Three central agricultural universities—the CAU in Imphal, the Dr. RPCAU in Pusa, and the RLBCAU in Jhansi—and four Central Universities - BHU, AMU, Viswa Bharati, and Nagaland University—have faculties of agriculture. India's National Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension System (NAREES) is one of the world's largest systems which provides a huge number of admissions to the aspirants of agricultural courses every year.
Among these seventy-five agricultural universities of India, the list of top agriculture universities have been provided to aid the candidates to choose one of them for admission. We have provided the list of top agriculture universities in India in this article, scroll down to know more about them.
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Ranking Parameters for Agriculture Universities in India
The ICAR started ranking Agricultural Universities with the primary objective of motivating the universities to raise their quality standards and increase their visibility so they can take part in international rankings. The ranking status enables the students to choose wisely, where they will enroll in universities. ICAR follows certain parameters to grade and rank the agriculture universities. The parameters and evaluation mechanism are provided here. Agricultural Universities Ranking System (AURS: Performance, Parameters & Evaluation Mechanism)The table below indicates the AURS proforma Parameters & their Weightage:
AURS Criteria of Ranking | Weightage |
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Teaching Resources & Outcome | 30% |
Research | 30% |
Extension and Outreach | 30% |
Peer Recognition | 10% |
Total | 100% |
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Agriculture Universities Ranking 2021: Top Agricultural Universities
ICAR has not yet released the top agricultural universities` rank list for the year 2021. The process was initiated by ICAR on October 05, 2022. The top agricultural universities` rank will be released on December 03, 2022. We will update the same information here as soon as ICAR releases the rank list of agriculture universities.Agriculture Universities Ranking 2020: Top Agricultural Universities
The list of top agricultural universities of 2020 has been provided in the following table.Name of the Agricultural University | Rank |
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ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal | 1 |
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | 2 |
ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar | 3 |
G.B.Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar | 4 |
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 5 |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru | 6 |
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai | 7 |
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore | 8 |
Chaudhary Charan Singh, Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar | 9 |
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar | 10 |
Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur | 11 |
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai | 12 |
Central Agricultural University, Imphal | 13 |
Ch. Sarwan Kumar Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur | 14 |
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur | 15 |
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur | 16 |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad | 17 |
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana | 18 |
Orissa University of Agricultural and Technology, Bhubaneswar | 19 |
Anand Agricultural University, Anand | 20 |
University of Horticultural Science, Bagalkot | 21 |
Dr. Yaswant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni-Solan | 22 |
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri | 23 |
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wayanad | 24 |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur | 25 |
Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola | 26 |
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur | 27 |
Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur | 28 |
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata | 29 |
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad | 30 |
Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari | 31 |
University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga | 32 |
Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar | 33 |
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu | 34 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut | 35 |
Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur | 36 |
Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner | 37 |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur | 38 |
Bihar Agricultural University, Bhagalpur | 39 |
Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh | 40 |
Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat | 41 |
Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli | 42 |
Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar | 43 |
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur | 44 |
Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya | 45 |
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad | 46 |
Jawahralal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur | 47 |
Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior | 48 |
Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural Univeristy Venkataramannagudem, West Godavari | 49 |
Karnataka Veterniary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar | 50 |
Vasantrao Naik Marathawada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani | 51 |
Agriculture University, Kota | 52 |
Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam | 53 |
Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner | 54 |
Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda | 55 |
Agriculture University, Jodhpur | 56 |
Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati | 57 |
Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi | 58 |
Chander Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur | 59 |
Sardar Krushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar | 60 |
U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwa Vidhyalaya Evem Go Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura | 61 |
Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Hyderabad | 62 |
Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, | 63 |
P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad | 64 |
Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishvavidyalaya, Durg | 65 |
Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna | 66 |
Kamdhenu University Gandhinagar | 67 |
Agriculture Universities Ranking 2019: Top Agricultural Universities
The list of top agricultural universities of 2019 has been provided in the following table.Name of the Agriculture University | Rank |
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ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal | 1 |
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana | 2 |
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | 3 |
ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar | 4 |
G B Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar | 5 |
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar | 6 |
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana | 7 |
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore | 8 |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad | 9 |
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad | 10 |
Dr. Yaswant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Nauni-Solan | 11 |
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar | 12 |
Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur | 13 |
Ch. Sarwan Kumar Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur | 14 |
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur | 15 |
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai | 16 |
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut | 17 |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangaluru | 18 |
Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur | 19 |
Orissa University of Agricultural and Technology, Bhubaneswar | 20 |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur | 21 |
Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai | 22 |
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur | 23 |
Anand Agricultural University, Anand | 24 |
Central Agricultural University, Imphal | 25 |
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur | 26 |
Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri | 27 |
Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar | 28 |
Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur | 29 |
Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh | 30 |
Jawahralal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur | 31 |
Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner | 32 |
Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Hyderabad | 33 |
Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural Univeristy Venkataramannagudem, West Godavari | 34 |
University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga | 35 |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur | 36 |
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu | 37 |
Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola | 38 |
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wayanad | 39 |
University of Horticultural Science, Bagalkot | 40 |
Vasantrao Naik Marathawada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani | 41 |
Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari | 42 |
Chander Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur | 43 |
Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner | 44 |
Sardar Krushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar | 45 |
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata | 46 |
Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University, Jabalpur | 47 |
Bihar Agricultural University, Bhagalpur | 48 |
Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat | 49 |
Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior | 50 |
Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli | 51 |
Agriculture University, Kota | 52 |
Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner | 53 |
Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Nagapattinam | 54 |
Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar | 55 |
U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwa Vidhyalaya Evem Go Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura | 56 |
Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad | 57 |
Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda | 58 |
Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishvavidyalaya, Durg | 59 |
Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi | 60 |
Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Ayodhya | 61 |
Karnataka Veterniary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar | 62 |
Agriculture University, Jodhpur | 63 |
Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati | 64 |
Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry, Bharsar | 65 |
Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna | 66 |
P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad | 67 |
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Candidates are advised to select one of the top agriculture universities to enroll for admission into desired courses. We hope the information provided in this article will help to take a good decision regarding the best choice of institution.
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