Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya

Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya conducts Education, Research and Extension activities for enhancing productivity, profitability and sustainability of agricultural production systems and quality of rural livelihood in the state of Madhya Pradesh. A centre of teaching and research in the field of agriculture and allied science, it is a state university recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC).

 

The university offers Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degree programmes in Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry and Agricultural Engineering. Admissions to the Bachelor degree programs are made through Pre Agriculture Test for Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering and through Pre Medical Test for Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry organized by MP Board of Professional Examination, Bhopal. Admission in Post-Graduate studies is given on merit basis. Ten percent extra seats are created above the prescribed intake capacity for Indians living abroad and foreign nationals. The university has in its jurisdiction seven colleges of agriculture, two veterinary science and a animal husbandry college, and one agricultural engineering college; nine zonal research stations; 16 regional research stations and 15 agricultural science centres.

 

Colleges affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University have well-equipped laboratories, library, instructional farm, ARIS cell linked with global information system, and class-room facilities. Central Library at Jabalpur has plenty of literature besides international abstracting services with CD-ROM and Internet facilities. Well-furnished hostels are available for boys and girls. Well-equipped Gymnasium, NCC, NSS, educational tours and agro-industrial information help students to develop their skills and personality, whereas placement cell guides them to choose the profession.

The university has contributed to food security through development of new varieties of rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, chickpea, pigeonpea, mung and urid bean. It has remarkably contributed to the success of oil seed production through development of high yielding and oil rich varieties of mustard (one variety), sesame (five varieties), safflower (three varieties), niger (one variety), groundnut (three varieties) and soybean (nine varieties). It has developed the famous JS (Jawahar Soybean) series of soybean varieties with better oil (18-20%) and protein (40-42%) content and resistant to major diseases. It has developed a number of seeds, vegetables, aromatic and medicinal plants. The university has done a lot to develop crop varieties.

 Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry

 Agriculture Engineering