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College of Agriculture, Amreli

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History

In 10^th Five Year Plan, resolution for one agriculture college in Amreli district under Junagadh Agricultural University was passed by Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar in the year 2012. The 33 hectares land has been allotted in the village Mota Bhandariya. In early stage, the college was started at Polytechnic in Home Science building, Amreli. The college has now been shifted to newly built complex at Mota Bhandariya from 14^th February, 2017. Recently our college received accreditation from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.

Initially, the intake capacity of the students was 30 students which increased to 51 then to 70, followed by 77 and current intake capicity is 87 for the undergraduate course. Also students from diploma in agriculture are admitted to the third semester for degree (D to D) studies. New courses according to 5^th Dean Committee of ICAR have been implemented from the year 2017-18. Our college has got the accreditation from ICAR in the year 2019-2020. At present, 303 students (till date) are studying. The seventh batch of our college has recently passed in the year 2023 with outstanding performance as 07 got first class with distinction marks 58 students secured first class whereas 17 students secured second class out of total 82 students..

Mandate and Objectives :

The prime mandate of College of Agriculture, Mota Bhandariya is to impart education in the applied field of Agricultural Sciences coupled with research and extension activities. The main aims of the college are as under:

To conduct undergraduate courses leading to the Bachelor’s degree in agriculture
To undertake the research and extension activities for the benefit of students and farmers.

Achievements :

Four students of the 7th semester were selected for international training under the NAHEP-IDP, three students successfully completed their training at World Vegetable Centre, East and South-east Asia, Thailand from 24/08/2023 to 26/09/2023 whereas, one student completed her training at Can Tho University, Vietnam from 19/08/2023 to 4/10/2023.

In year 2022-2023, Nandaniya Parth was awarded 13 medals in different subjects during the annual convocation [GPB- 4 medals; highest overall grade point- 3 medals; Agril. Economics- 2 medals; Agril. Entomology, Horticulture, Agril. Extension and Agril. Statistics- 1 medal each].

Five students of the 8th semester were selected for international training under the NAHEP-IDP out of which two students were unable to go due to COVID situation and three students have successfully completed their three months training at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand from 8th January, 2022 to 8th April, 2022.

In year 2019-2020, Kadivar Mohammadnasir Valimamad was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal and he secured record breaking 21 medals in different subjects.

One of our students Satasiya Mitesh was part of the table tennis boys team which ranked first at the All India Inter Agriculture University competition held at Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh from 1-3-2020 to 5-3-2020.

In 2019, Borisagar Dharmik received the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal, best All Round Under Graduate Gold Medal, Donor’s medal in the subject of Genetics & Plant Breeding, Extension, Dr. J. V. Majmudar Gold medal for the year 2018-19. Kotadiya Urvashi received Donors’ Medal in the subject of Horticulture, three medals in Entomology and Plant Pathology in the year 2018-19.

One of our UG student, Dharmik Borisagar who passed out in year 2019, has secured admission in CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural Universtiy, Palampur for PG studies in the subject of Agricultural Economics through ICAR-JRF.

One of our students (Solanki Yagnik) was a team member of the University table tennis team which secured Silver medal at the All India Inter-Agri Universities games in Punjab in January 2019.

Students participated in the ‘International Conference on the Emerging Global Economic Situation- Impact on Trade and Agribusiness in India’ organized by BJVM College and Agroeconomic Research Centre at Vallabh Vidhyanagar on 28-29^th September 2018. Five students gave the oral presentation whereas other three participated in this conference.

In 2018, Javiya Urvishaben Ratibhai received the Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal, best All Round Under Graduate Gold Medal and five gold plated silver medals in the subjects of Genetics and Plant Breeding (3), Horticulture and Agril. Extension Education. Another student of the same batch Rank Panchhi Prafulbhai received three gold plated silver medals in the subjects of Agri. Entomology & Plant Pathology.

In 2017, Sumara Mohammad Irshad received Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal for his overall performance and Donors’ Medal in the subject of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Horticulture, Agril. Economics, Agril. Statistics, Agril. Extension Education, Genetics and Plant Breeding. In the same year, Zala Rakesh secured admission in Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar for P.G. studies through ICAR-JRF.

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