About College
		Academic Programmes
		Infrastructure
		Mandate
		Sections
		Co-curricular Activities
		Research Activities and Achievements(including projects)
		Extension Activities and Achievements
		Research Recommendations (Approved in AGRESCO)
		Publications
		Contact Information

About College

Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati was established in the year, 1959 by Late Dr. Panjabrao alias Bhausaheb Deshmukh (Ex-Union Agriculture Minister). This college is run by Shri Shivaji Education Society, Amravati, which is the largest educational society in Vidarbha. The college was affiliated to Nagpur University upto 31st May, 1968. On account of establishment of Maharashtra Agricultural University, this college was disaffiliated from Nagpur University and stood affiliated to Maharashtra Agricultural University. Then subsequently, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akla was established w.e.f. 20th Oct. 1969, from which date, it is affiliated to this University. This college has been providing instructions up to B.Sc. (Agri.) degree course and for M.Sc. (Agril.) course in the discipline of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Extension.
Agriculture is the backbone of India of 70% population is engaged in agriculture. It is therefore, obvious that the Graduates an Post Graduates in Agriculture can be self employed and are also able to seek jobs in department of Agriculture, Agriculture Universities, allied domestics agricultural industries and multi national companies at the behest of augmentation of globalization net work in India.

Courses

Intake Capacity

Total strength of students in Colleges

Admission procedure – Centralize Admission through –

Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola and
Maharashtra Council of Agriculture Research, Pune and
Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi.

System of Education

Course Credit and External Evaluation System (Semester pattern)

Total Semester : 8 (UG), 4 (PG)

Agriculture Farm

Total area 38.14 hectars Kharip and rabbi crops are grown alongwith climbs crops like Oranges, Lemon also the seedlings are developed in the nursery and made available to the farmers at Government recommended rates. Seedlings of floriculture and vegetable are also developed in green house and polyhouse and are made available to the farmers at Government recommended rates.
Shri Shivaji Education Society, Amaravati is an esteemed society of Maharashtra established in 1932 and runs about 265 institutes like schools and colleges. The above mentioned college also belong to such an esteemed society and the colleges are affiliated to Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The college has developed leadership in creating good agriculture graduates and college is also engaged in several extension activities for the benefit of the farmers.

About the city

Amravati popularly known as “Ambanagri” in Vidarbha Region in Maharashtra State. It is located at the center of India and is well connected railways, roadways and airways. Now Amravati is next to Nagpur city which now fastly develop. The climate is generally dry which summer temperature ranging between 270C to 440C. While in winter it is 120C to 300C. The average rain fall is 450mm and it is likely to emerge as a leading industrially develop city offering the great opportunity specially in agriculture sector

Academic Programmes

• Teaching

• Extension Activities

• Seminar and Workshops

• Educational Study Tour Programmes

Facilities and units of very purposive nature created / established by this college are enlisted below

• Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krushak Prashikshan Kendra

• Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Mobile Soil Testing Laboratory

• Market Information Centre

• Registered nursery for propogation of saplings of Mandarin (Nagpuri) Oranges,Sweet organes and limes for sale to the farmers, eligible for subsidy.

• Green and Poly houses for growing varities of flowers, vegetables and fruit trees saplings.

• Well managed vermin-compost unit

• Establishment of Urea Briquettes Manufacturing and Medicinal Plants Orchard.

• Kharip and Rabbi season agronomical and horticultural corps like-vegetables, fruits and flowers demonstration plots.

• Social Forestry Field Unit.

• Well Managed Dairy Unit.

Infrastructure

College Building		Front Gate
Boys Hostel		Library
Student Forum		Auditorium
Auditorium		Play Field
व्यसनमुक्ती प्रभोधन		Tree Plantation
Mushroom Training Programme		Krishak Vigyan Manch Programme
Flower Exhibition
Tissue Culture Laboratory		Bio-Fertilizer Laboratory
Mushroom Training Programme		Net House
Adarsha Gaon Yojana		College Nursery
Mobile Soil Testing Van		Mobile Soil Testing Van
College Dairy
		Urea Briquettes Production Centre
Urea Briquettes Machine		Techno Park
Vermicompost Production Unit

Mandate

The mandatory functions are to perform the agricultural education, extension education, production of the breed and foundation of the seed in Vidarbha Region. Alongwith the advent of keeping up the parexecellance of ongoing academic physiognomy, this college intensively execute various extension activities, especially with a view to rendering vital services to the farming community within neighboring rural fringes through services endeavors.
Learning through doing is the foundation of entire curriculum of this degree course which creates confidence amongst agriculture graduates to opt for agricultural progression on advanced agricultural technology.

Sections

Under Graduate

• Agronomy and Meteorology
• Agril. Botany
• Agril. Chemistry
• A. H. and Dairy
• Agril. Economics and Statistics
• Agril. Engineering, Maths and Computer
• Agril. Entomology
• Agril. Extension and Language
• Horticulure
• Plant Pathology
• Library

Post Graduate

• Agril. Economics
• Agril. Extension

All these departments are updated at the behest of providing instructions, as per curriculum

Co-Curricular Activities

The following recreational / leisure time facilities are available to the students

• Indoor Games
• Outdoor Games
• Debate Club
• Students Magazines
• Cultural Programmes
• Essay Competition
• Audio / Video Facilities
• Library

Through the annual social, cultural meet specific talents deserving the versa tile characters highlighted for further boosting.

Various Welfare Programmes of the college are as

• Students Counciling through advisory system
• Medical Checkup Facilities
• Student Editorial board for publications of annual magazines
• NSS and NCC Programmes
• Students Social / Cultural Programmes
• Games and Sports Facilities

Contact Information