University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (UASD) is a state agriculture university established by the Government of Karnataka which imparts education, research and extension activities in the fields of agriculture, forestry, food science, agricultural marketing and home science. The university was established on 1 October 1986.

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
TypePublic
EstablishedOctober 1, 1986
Vice-ChancellorDr. M.B.Chetti
Location
Dharwad
,
India

15.489085°N 74.984264°E / 15.489085; 74.984264
AffiliationsICAR
Websitewww.uasd.edu

It is on Dharwad-Belgaum road (PB-4) on a campus with space for growing trees and fields for conducting experiments and research. The university has constituent colleges at places of Karnataka state:

  • College of Agriculture Dharwad
  • College of Agriculture Vijayapur (Bijapur)
  • College of Agriculture Hanumanmatti (Haveri dist)
  • College of Rural Home Science Dharwad
  • College of Forestry Sirsi
  • College of Food Technology Dharwad

Jurisdiction

University has jurisdiction over seven districts namely Dharwad, Uttar Kannada, Gadag, Haveri, Belagum, Bagalkot and Bijapur.

Rankings
University rankings
General – India
NIRF (Overall) (2018)[1]85
NIRF (Universities) (2018)[2]58

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad 85 overall in India[1] and 58 among universities[2] in 2018.

Honorary Doctorates

The university has awarded sixteen honorary doctorates up till year 2014[3].

Sl. No. Awardee Convocation Date
01 Mr. K.R.Alur 4th Convocation 16.04.1990
02 Mr. Manmohan Attavar 4th Convocation 16.04.1990
03 Mr. Manoobai Desai 4th Convocation 16.04.1990
04 Mr. Prafulla Chandra 9th Convocation 28.03.1998
05 Mr. Udaya shankar Awasti 20th Convocation 25.04.2006
06 Mr. Mallanna Nagaral 20th Convocation 25.04.2006
07 Mr. Abdul Rauf A. Shaikh 20th Convocation 25.04.2006
08 Dr. G.S. Vijay Raghavan 24th Convocation 27.12.2010
09 Dr. S.L.Mehta 24th Convocation 27.12.2010
10 Dr. S. Ayyappan 25th Convocation 03.03.2012
11 Dr. William Ronnie Coffmoan 25th Convocation 03.03.2012
12 Sri Ashok Malagouda Patil 25th Convocation 03.03.2012
13 Dr. Richard Jhones 26th Convocation 22.03.2013
14 Dr. R.S.Paroda 26th Convocation 22.03.2013
15 Dr. Mark A. Hussey 27th Convocation 22.05.2014
16 Dr. Rajendra Singh 27th Convocation 22.05.2014


References
  1. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Overall)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  2. "National Institutional Ranking Framework 2018 (Universities)". National Institutional Ranking Framework. Ministry of Human Resource Development. 2018.
  3. http://www.uasd.edu/index.php/education/overview/2015-12-02-02-45-12
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