DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY

The Department of Agronomy is one of the oldest department of the College and was established in 1956 at degree level and later on it was upgraded at PG level during 1961. Dr. Har Pal Singh was the first Head of this department w.e.f. 9.7.1960 to 31.7.1963. After that Dr. Mahak Singh was appointed as Head of the Department on 1.8.1963and remained up to 30.6.1999. Later on, Dr. Ram Niwas, Dr. H.P. Singh, Dr. Antar Pal, Dr. Om Prakash & Dr. O.P. Singh have remained as the Head of department. At present Prof. (Dr.) Jaibir Tomar is working as Head of the department w.e.f 01-01-2013. The Department of Agronomy actively participated in the Teaching & Research. Teaching and Research has always been important parts of the academic activities.

Class room, Laboratory, Museum and Library:

There are separate class rooms for M. Sc. (Ag) I Sem. & Sem. III and for B.Sc. (Ag) classes. The department has two lecture room and seminar cum lecture room. One well-arranged museum containing seeds of different crops and varieties, manures & fertilizers, fungicides insecticides and herbicides. Besides this, there is a separate departmental library for students of P.G. classes. It contains 1140 books of national and international levels.
Computer Facility:
The department has computer facility for the faculty, P.G. and research students with Wi-FI Internet connection. There is a backup of inverter of 3.5 KVA and a 7.5 KVA generator in case of power breakdown.
 

Equipment:
All necessary and routine equipments for teaching and research viz Chlorimeter, Centrifuge, Conductivity bridge, Computer, Analytical balance, Anemometer, Auger, Dumpy level, Digital Top loading balance, Electronics Disc Calculator Moscal-01402, Flame Photometer, Gas Generator, Flame Photometer with compressive system, Gypsum block with Soil moisture meter, Incubator, Infrometer, Kjeldahl Digestion and Distillation operation complete, Levelling staff, Moisture meter, Maize sheller, Oven TV-30 model , pH meter, Parshell Flume, Potato digger, Pulverizer, Penetrometer, Printer, Refrectometer, Seed germinator, Tensiometer, Vernier Callipers, Voltage Transformer, Measuring Chains, Hot air oven, Planimeter, Thermometer, Hand Compressor sprayer, Sacchrometer, Grinding Mill, Sprayers and Dusters, Muffle furnisher, Stevenson screen, Over Head Projector, Projection screen, UPS & Spectrometer are present and regularly used.

Excursions and Tours:
Excursions are under taken to create the interest among the students for practical approach of the subject. These programmes are also part of P.G. courses to acquaint the students with latest know-how and dimensions in the field of Agronomy. These tour programmes are arranged to GBPUAT Pant Nagar, SVBPUAT Modipuram, IARI, New Delhi, CCSHAU Hissar and CSWCRTI, Dehradun to enrich the students about practical approach in the subject.