Biswanath College of Agriculture

About

About Biswanath College of Agriculture

Biswanath College of Agriculture is a government college in Sonitpur, Assam, established in 1988. Campusbells lists it under Agricultural Science and Technology. Approvals and accreditation: NIRF, ICAR, UGC.

The seed of the Assam Agricultural University was sown by establishing the the Assam Agricultural College in 1948 in Jorhat, the cultural capital of Assam; and the Assam Veterinary College in the same year in Nagaon in middle Assam. The institution came to the present shape in 1969 with establishment of the Assam Agricultural University on April 1, 1969 by an act called The Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968 with its headquarters at Jorhat. Since then, being the sole agricultural university of the state, and the first such institution in the entire north-eastern region, Assam Agricultural University has been serving the interests of various stakeholders including the farmers, agripreneurs and the agricultural industry.

The foundation of an institution of agricultural education in the northeastern part of the country were sown way back in the first quarter of the 20th century with the establishment of two rice research stations, one at Karimganj in the Barak Valley and the other at Titabor in the Brahmaputra Valley in 1913 and 1923, respectively.

As described on the institution’s website

At a glance

Key facts

Established

1988

Ownership

Public / Government

Approvals and accreditation

NIRF, ICAR, UGC

Stream

Agricultural Science and Technology

Location

Sonitpur, Assam

Gallery

Campus photos

Photos: aau.ac.in

Campus life

Facilities at Biswanath College of Agriculture

• Library
• Lab
• Medical
• Bank
• Smart Classrooms
• Smart Classroom
• Laboratory
• Labs
• Conference Hall
• Laboratories
• Outdoor
• Indoor
• Canteen
• Swimming Pool
• Gymnasium
• Placement Cell
• Hostel
• Guest House
• Playground