Punjab Agricultural University

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Punjab Agricultural University
PAU
ICAR[1]
Websitewww.pau.edu

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is a public funded agricultural university presently headed by Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal (SS Gosal), located in Ludhiana district of Punjab.[

Bhubaneshwar
. It was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India,
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on July 8, 1962. PAU pioneered the Green Revolution in India[3] in the 1960s. It was bifurcated in 2005 with the formation of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
(GADVASU). The Farmers Fair, which have been organised by the PAU since 1967, see the footfall of at least one lakh farmers in two days on PAU campus in Ludhiana, Punjab (bi-annually in March and September). Farmers not only from Punjab, but also from neighbouring states such as Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, etc., travel to the PAU campus to buy high-quality seeds, farm equipment and gain knowledge on new agricultural technologies in the two-day main fair event.

History

The university was established in 1962 to serve the state of erstwhile Punjab and was inaugurated by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Prime Minister of India on July 8, 1963.[4]

charkha
at PAU; October 2016.

Sports

astroturf field for hockey.[5] In addition to this there is a swimming pool and a velodrome.[6]

There are facilities for indoor sports such as

List A matches.[8]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ICAR
  2. ^ "Universities | Indian Council of Agricultural Research". Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. .
  4. ^ "Home / About PAU / History". pau.edu. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ Hockey Ground[usurped]
  6. ^ "District Sports Office". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  7. ^ First-class matches
  8. ^ List A matches

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