Sindh Agriculture University

Sindh Agriculture University, (Sindhi: سنڌ زرعي يونيورسٽي ٽنڊو ڄام ) is situated in Tando Jam town of Hyderabad, on Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas highway and is about 200 km (120 mi) from Karachi airport linked with super highway to Hyderabad. Sindh Agriculture University is ranked 3th best university in Agriculture by the Higher Education Commission.[1]

Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam
(Sindhi: سنڌ زرعي يونيورسٽي ٽنڊو ڄام‎)
Sindh Agriculture University.
MottoSustainable Agriculture for Food Security
TypePublic Sector University
EstablishedMarch 1, 1977
Vice-ChancellorMujeeb-u-ddin Sahrai Memon
Undergraduates6000+
Postgraduates1500+
100+
Location
Tandojam, Hyderabad
,
Sindh
,
Pakistan

25°25′35.68″N 68°32′22.31″E
CampusRural
ColoursGreen and white         
AffiliationsHigher Education Commission and Pakistan Engineering Council
Websitesau.edu.pk

The university is an academic complex of five faculties (Faculty of Crop Production, Faculty of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Social Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences). Two institutes (Information Technology Centre and Institute of Food Sciences and Technology ). Three affiliated colleges ( Sub Campus Umarkot, Shaheed Z.A.Bhutto Agriculture College Dokri and The Khairpur College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology ) and Directorate of Advanced Studies and Research. The five faculties are majoring in almost 41 departments. These include the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M), Bachelor of Engineering in Agriculture (B.E.Agriculture), Bachelor of Science (Agriculture Honours) . and Bachelor of Science Information Technology (BS-IT Honours). The university offers postgraduate programmes leading to the award of M.S/ME and MS-IT in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Agricultural Engineering and Information Technology and in all the above-mentioned disciplines of Agriculture. M.Phil and Ph.D degree programmes are also offered in selected subject areas where trained staff and other facilities are available.

A modest number of short courses and training programmes are regularly offered to meet the continuing and in service education needs of Agriculture Officers, Field Assistants, Bank Officials, Agricultural Technicians, Progressive Farmers, Small Farmers, Tenants, Gardeners, Housewives and other clientele groups.

The total area covered by the university is 416.66 acres (1.6862 km2) including an area of more than 80 acres occupied by residential and non-residential buildings of the University, Agricultural Research Institute, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Rural Academy, Agricultural Engineering Workshop, Drainage Research Centre, and Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

Faculty of Crop Production

  • Department of Soil Science.
  • Department of Agronomy.
  • Department of Horticulture.
  • Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics.
  • Department of Biotechnology.
  • Department of Crop Physiology.

Faculty of Crop Protection

  • Department of Entomology.
  • Department of Plant Pathology.
  • Department of Plant Protection.

Faculty of Agriculture Social Sciences

  • Department of Agriculture Economics.
  • Department of Agriculture Extensions.
  • Department of Rural Sociology.
  • Department of Statistics.
  • Department of English.
  • Department of Islamic Studies.
  • Department of Pakistan Studies.

Faculty of Agriculture Engineering

  • Department of Irrigation and Drainage.
  • Department of Farm Power and Machinery.
  • Department of Land and Water Management.
  • Department of Farm Structure.
  • Department of Energy and Environment.
  • Department of Basic Engineering.

Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences

  • Department of Animal and Histology.
  • Department of Animal Nutrition.
  • Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics.
  • Department of Animal Products.
  • Department of Animal Reproduction..
  • Department of Veterinary Parasitology.
  • Department of Veterinary Pathology.
  • Department of Veterinary Pharmacology.
  • Department of Veterinary Medicines.
  • Department of Livestock.
  • Department of Poultry and Husbandry
  • Department of Surgery and Obstetrics.

Information Technology Centre

  • Computerisation and Network (MS-IT)
  • Software Engineering and Information System(MS-IT)

Institute of Food Sciences and Technology

References
  1. - Ranking of Higher Education Commission (HEC) Recognized Universities in Pakistan Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
University Location Established Campuses Specialization Type
1 Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro 1881 Medical Public
2 Sindh Madressatul Islam University Karachi 1885 General Public
3 NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi 1922 Islamkot Engineering Public
4 Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi 1945 Medical Public
5 University of Sindh Jamshoro 1947 Badin, Dadu, Mirpur Khas General Public
6 University of Karachi Karachi 1951 General Public
7 Institute of Business Administration, Karachi Karachi 1955 Business Public
8 Dawood University of Engineering and Technology Karachi 1962 Engineering Public
9 Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro 1963 Khairpur, Jacobabad Engineering Public
10 Pakistan Naval Academy Karachi 1970 General Military
11 Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur 1974 Shikarpur General Public
12 Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology Nawabshah 1974 Larkana Engineering Public
13 Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam 1977 Dokri, Khairpur, Umerkot Agriculture Public
14 Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture Karachi 1989 Arts Private
15 Baqai Medical University Karachi 1989 Medical Private
16 Hamdard University Karachi 1991 Islamabad General Private
17 Commecs institute of business and emerging sciences Karachi 1993 General Private
18 Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology Karachi 1993 Engineering Private
19 Sukkur IBA University Sukkur 1994 Business Public
20 Textile Institute of Pakistan Karachi 1994 Textile Private
21 Institute of Business Management Karachi 1995 Business Private
22 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Karachi 1995 Hyderabad, Islamabad, Larkana, United Arab Emirates General Private
23 Isra University Hyderabad 1997 Islamabad, Karachi General Private
24 Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology Karachi 1997 Business Private
25 Greenwich University, Karachi Karachi 1987 Mauritius General Private
26 Jinnah University for Women Karachi 1998 General Private
27 Iqra University Karachi 1998 Islamabad General Private
28 Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education Karachi 2000 General Private
29 Ilma University Karachi 2001 General Private
30 Preston Institute of Management Sciences and Technology Karachi 2001 General Private
31 Indus University Karachi 2004 General Private
32 University of EAST Hyderabad 2004 General Private
33 Aga Khan University Karachi 1983 London[1] Medical Private
34 Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University Larkana 2008 Medical Public
35 Muhammad Ali Jinnah University Karachi 1998 General Private
36 Sindh Institute of Medical Sciences Karachi 2009 Medical Private
37 Karachi School for Business and Leadership Karachi 2009 Business Private
38 Habib University Karachi 2009 General Private
39 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Karachi 2010 General Public
40 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Nawabshah Nawabshah 2010 General Public
41 KASB Institute of Technology Karachi 2011 General Private
42 Pir Abdul Qadir Shah Jeelani Institute of Medical Sciences Khairpur 2003 Medical Public
43 Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi 1973 Medical Public
44 Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law Karachi 2012 Law Public
45 DHA Suffa University Karachi 2002 General Private
46 Nazeer Hussain University Karachi 2012 General Private
47 Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women Nawabshah 2013 Medical Public
48 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Karachi 2013 Medical Public
49 Newports Institute of Communications and Economics Karachi 2013 General Private
50 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto City University Karachi 2013 General Private
51 Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University Karachi 2013 General Private
52 Hyderabad Institute of Arts, Science and Technology Hyderabad 2013 General Private
53 Qalandar Shahbaz University of Modern Sciences Karachi 2013 General Private
54 Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University of Technology and Skill Development Khairpur 1950 Engineering Public
55 University of Sufism and Modern Sciences Bhit Shah 2011 General Public
56 Government College University Hyderabad Hyderabad 2017 General Public
57 Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University Sukkur 2018 General Public
  1. https://hec.gov.pk/english/universities/Pages/DAIs/HEC-recognized-Campuses.aspx
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