Address: Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology is an agricultural university at Faizabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is in the small town of Milkipur Constituency known as Kumarganj.
On 15 January 1974 the foundation stone of Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology was led by the prime minister of India late Smt. Indira Gandhi at Mashodha near Faizabad. Shri Laxmi narain Rai, APCS officer of Agriculture Department, government of UP, was deputed as officer on special duty. After a few months, he was succeeded by Dr. A.S. Srivastava; he took over in October 1974. Some speed work was done by his team. A new development took place during 1975 and the government of Uttar Pradesh decided to locate the main campus at Kumarganj, Faizabad instead of Mashodha.
Colleges :
College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry
College of Agriculture: Dr. Kirti Singh joined as the first dean of Agriculture.
College of forestry
College of home science
College of fisheries science
college of agriculture engineering
College of biotechnology and biodiversity
College of agribusiness management
The departments are in this college are:
Department of Agricultural Biochemistry
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Department of Agricultural Economics
Department of Agricultural Microbiology#
Department of Agricultural Statistics
Department of Agronomy
Department of Crop Physiology
Department of Entomology
Department of Extension Education
Department of Food Technology#
Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding
Department of Linguistics
Department of Nematology
Department of Plant Pathology
Department of Soil Science
In the Department of Agricultural Biochemistry:
College of Home Science
College of Agriculture Engineering
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Plant Biodiversity and Biotechnology
College of Horticulture and Forestry: Prof. (Dr.) B. P. Singh joined as the first dean of the college and proposed the name of five departments named
Department of Fruit Science
Department of Post Harvest Technology
Department of Vegetable Science
Department of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
Department of Forestry
College of Fisheries
College of Agribusiness Management