Sindh Agriculture University
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Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam
(Sindhi: سنڌ زرعي يونيورسٽي ٽنڊوڄام)
Seal of SAU
Motto Sustainable Agriculture For Food Security
Established March 1, 1977
Type Public
Vice-Chancellor Dr. Abdul Qadir Mughal
Academic staff >300
Students >5,000
Location Tandojam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
25°25′35.68″N 68°32′22.31″E
Campus R
ural
Colours Green and White
Affiliations Higher Education Commission
Website SAU
Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam
Sindh Agriculture University, (Sindhi: سنڌ زرعي يونيورسٽي ٽنڊو ڄام ) is situated in Tando Jam town at 18 km from Hyderabad, on Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas road and is about 200 km from Karachi airport linked with super highway to Hyderabad. Sindh Agriculture University is presently ranked 4th best university in Agriculture by HEC [1]
The university is an academic complex of five faculties, two centres, one constituent college and Directorate of Advanced Studies and Research. The five faculties are Faculty of Crop Production, Faculty of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Social Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences. Three graduate degree programmes are offered in the five faculties majoring in almost 36 departments. These include the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M), Bachelor of Engineering in Agriculture (B.E.Agriculture) and Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) Honours. The University offers postgraduate programmes leading to the award of M.Sc, degree in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Agricultural Engineering and in all the above mentioned disciplines of Agriculture. M.Phil and Ph.D degree programmes are also offered in selected subject areas where trained staff and other facilities are available. As well, a modest number of short courses and training programmes are regularly offered to meet the continuing and in service education needs of Agriculture Officers, Field Assistants, Bank Officials, Agricultural Technicians, Progressive Farmers, Small Farmers, Tenants, Gardeners, Housewives and other clientele groups. The total area covered by the University is 416.66 acres (1.6862 km2) including an area of more than 80 acres occupied by residential and non-residential buildings of the University, Agricultural Research Institute, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Rural Academy, Agricultural Engineering Workshop, Drainage Research Centre, and Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Coordinates: 25°25′35.68″N 68°32′22.31″E
Contents [hide]
1 Faculties
1.1 Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
1.2 Faculty of Crop Production
1.3 Faculty of Crop Protection
1.4 Faculty of Agricultural Social Sciences
1.5 Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences
1.6 Information Technology Centre
1.7 Affiliated College
2 References
3 External links
[edit]Faculties
[edit]Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
(Sindhi: زرعي انجنيئرنگ فيڪلٽي)
Official logo of FAE
Motto Engineering For Food and Fiber
Established 1970
Type Public
Dean Prof. staff 60
Students >500
Undergraduates 470
Postgraduates 40
Doctoral students 10
Location Tandojam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Affiliations Higher Education Commission and PEC
Website FAE
Faculty Of Agricultural Engineering
The faculty’s regular academic and professional education is offered by its six integral departments namely:
Department of Farm Power and Machinery
Department of Irrigation and Drainage
Department of Irrigation and Drainage was established in 1977 under the umbrella of Faculty of Agricultural Engineering to produce young engineers and scientists in this field
Department of Farm Structure
Department of Basic Engineering
Department of Environment and Energy
Department of Land and Water Management
Keeping in view the importance of technical education in Land and Water Resources Management, Department of Land and Water Management was established in December 1985 in the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering in order to produce graduates with technical expertise in the field of Land and Water Management.
[edit]Faculty of Crop Production
Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics
Department of Soil Science
Department of Agronomy
Department of Plant Physiology & Biochemistry
Department of Biotechnology
Department of Horticulture
Department of Food technology
[edit]Faculty of Crop Protection
Department of Entomology
Department of Plant Pathology
Department of Plant Protection
[edit]Faculty of Agricultural Social Sciences
Department of Agriculture Economics
Department of Agriculture Education Extension and Short Courses
Department of Rural Sociology
Department of Statistics
Department of English
Department of Islamic & Pakistan Studies
[edit]Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences
Department of Anatomy and Histology
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry
Department of Animal Nutrition
Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
Department of Animal Product Technologies
Department of Livestock Management
Department of Poultry Husbandry
Department of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Veterinary Surgery and Obstetric
Department of Animal Reproduction
Department of Veterinary Parasitology
Department of Veterinary Pathology
Department of Veterinary Microbiology
[edit]Information Technology Centre
Information Technology Center
(Sindhi: انفارميشن ٽيڪنالجي سينٽر)
Established March, 2002
Type Public
Director Dr. Gordhan Das
Academic staff >18
Admin. staff 40
Students >600
Undergraduates 600
Postgraduates N/A
Doctoral students N/A
Location Tandojam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Affiliations Higher Education Commission
Website ITC
Information Technology Center
Information Technology Centre (ITC) was established in March 2002 at Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam under a development project approved by the Government of Pakistan. The ITC offers 4-year (8 terms) degree program to award Bachelor of Science Honors in Information Technology (BSIT Hons.).
[edit]Affiliated College
ZA Bhutto Agricultural College Dokri
