About Us

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. Even while the stations were producing trainees, the need for an agricultural college was felt immediately after independence. Consequently, the Assam Agricultural College and the Assam Veterinary College came into existence as a result of exemplary willpower and dedication of Bharat Ratna Late Gopinath Bordoloi, the first Chief Minister of Assam, and a few other visionaries. In the beginning, both the colleges were affiliated to Gauhati University; the affiliation was later shifted to Dibrugarh University before the Assam Agricultural University came into being embracing both the colleges in 1969. To carry out the education as per mandate, the University has six faculties in the fields of Agriculture, Veterinary, Community Science, Fishery, Horticulture and Sericulture with 9 constituent colleges - three in agriculture, two in veterinary science and one each in community science, fishery, horticulture and sericulture

Area of Excellence

Agriculture and

Research Capability and Focus Area

Imparting resource conserving, quality and market driven education in agriculture and allied fields to facilitate agricultural growth for food security Undertake basic, strategic and applied research in the sector for agriculture centric business and employment avenues in the production to consumption chain Technology showcasing and transfer to the user groups for science led agricultural growth

Academic Facilities

Offers degrees in B.Sc (Agri), B.Sc (Seri), B.Sc (Horti), BVSC, B.Sc (FND), B.Sc (Community Sc.), B.Sc (Fisheries Sc.),; Masters and Ph.D degrees in Agriculture, Community Science, Fisheries Science, Sericulture and Veterinary Science