Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya - [IGAU], Raipur

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Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
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• About University
• Important Facts and Figures
• History
• Table of the timeline
• Courses Offered
• Awards and achievements
• Infrastructure
• FAQ

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ABOUT UNIVERSITY
Established in 1987, Indira Gandhi Krishi
Vishwavidyalaya is an autonomous, not-for-profit,
public University. Moreover, it sits in the "Rice
Bowl of India" Chhattisgarh. Moreover, the
college encourages research in agriculture. Apart
from this, IGKV emphasis the transfer of new
technology to the masses. In the same vein, the
key reason is to improve the socio-economic
status of rural people. Another name for this
Institution is Indira Gandhi Agricultural
University. Indira Gandhi Krishi
Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur is an agricultural
University. As a matter of fact, it is only an
agriculture University in the entire state.
Moreover, IGKV Raipur aims to educate the
tribal youth. Apart from this, the college has
the 2nd most extensive collection of rice
biodiversity in the world. But, the main goal of
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya is to uplift
the livelihood of farmers.
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IMPORTANT FACTS AND FIGURE
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
Year of Establishment 1987
University Address Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Vice-Chancellor Sanjay Kumar Patil
University Type Public State University
Approved By UGC,ICAR
Admission Criteria Entrance-based(CET)/Merit-based
Degree Offered Bachelors, Masters and Ph.D
Mode of Education Full time, Part time
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HISTORY
The history of Indira Gandhi Krishi
Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur traces its roots to the
British era. Further, an agricultural research
station named "Labhandi farm" stood at the place
of IGKV Raipur in 1903. Later in 1974, the
government named the college as Rice Research
Institute. Even so, the name itself is an
indicator of the fact that IGKV was named to
honor Mrs Indira Gandhi.  As a matter of fact,
she was the 3rd Prime Minister of India.
Moreover, she was the first female PM and central
figure of Congress. Since the 1970s, the state
government of Chhattisgarh was planning to build
an agricultural University. To clarify,
agriculture is the main activity of that state.
In addition to this, rice is the lifeline of
Raipur.  As a result, the state legislature
establish Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya on
20th January 1987.
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Table of the timeline
DATES EVENTS
1903 Agricultural Research Station
1955 Rice Research Station
1961 College of Agriculture
1974  Madhya Pradesh Rice Research Institute
1979 Zonal Agricultural Research Station
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COURSES OFFERED

• Bachelor's Course
• Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya offers
  Bachelors's courses in 7 constituent colleges.
  Moreover, IGKV conducts a Pre-Agriculture Test
  (PAT) for BSc (Agri), and BSc (Horticulture).
  Likewise, the university conducts a
  Pre-Engineering Test (PET) for admission to BSc
  (Agri engineering).
• Master's Courses
• IGKV, as a matter of fact, offers 20 postgraduate
  courses. Moreover, there are 114 seats for MSc.
  (agriculture). Similarly, the university has 18
  seats in the M.Tech (Agriculture Engineering).
  Further, each student must appear for the Common
  Entrance Test to avail of admission
• PhD./M.Phil Courses
• Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya encourages
  research. In other words, it grants money to
  students and faculty for conducting research
  activities.. IGKV, Raipur, as a matter of fact,
  receives grant aid from ICAR, state, and
  international bodies.

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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya maintains
  good ranking among the state Universities.
  Besides that, the Ministry of Agriculture
  conferred upon IGKV two national awards. In the
  same vein, the college received National Krishi
  Vigyan Kendra Award. As a matter of fact, it
  competed with 579 Krishi Centres.
• Likewise, IGKV Raipur, also received Fakhruddin
  Ali Ahmad Award for Research and Extension. To
  clarify, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
  made significant contribution in the field of
  using new appropriate technologies. As a result,
  the college improved the livelihood and brought
  sustainability in farming of tribal farmers.
  Besides that, IGKV was given SKOCH Award for
  facilitating unified payment at the campus.

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INFRASTRUCTURE
Nehru Library The Nehru library, as a matter of
fact, is the regional library of Central India.
Moreover, the library has three major online
portals, namely, Springer link, CSIRO, and J-Gate
Custom Content. Further, the recourses are the
Nehru library includes, books (40279), back
volumes (6276), and reports (8609). Hostel IGKV
has separate hostels for males and females.
Moreover, there are 475 seats for men in the
constituent colleges. In the same vein, the
college reserves 367 seats for women. Women's
Complaint Cell In view of safeguarding women's
safety, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya has
a complaint cell. Apart from ensuring safety of
women, it also tackles complaints related to
harassment at the workspace.
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• Health Centre
• Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya offers the
  necessary medical facilities to students,
  faculty, and non-teaching staff. As a matter of
  fact, they can avail the medical facilities free
  of cost. Likewise, the university doesn't deducts
  any extra charges in the form of fees or
  expenses.
• Sport Activities
• Yearly, IGKV organises an Annual Sports Meet. As
  a matter of fact, the other name of this fest is
  Inter College Sports Meet. To clarify, the
  university divides all the colleges (Constituent
  and Affiliated) in to three zones, North zone,
  South zone and Central Zone. Moreover, different
  activities take place in all these zones. Along
  with that, TCB CARS, Bilaspur organises the North
  Zone Inter College Competition. Infact, 7
  colleges participated at the venue. Likewise,
  SGCAS, Jagdalpur organises South Zone Inter
  College competition and Central Zone Inter
  College competition.

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FAQ Q1 Is Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya
a recognised institution? Answer 1 Definitely,
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya is a
recognised institute. Moreover, University Grants
Commission (UGC) recognises it. Along with that,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
also recognises IGKV. Q2 Indira Gandhi Krishi
Vishwavidyalaya offers courses in which
field? Answer 2 IGKV offers 3 undergraduate
courses in 14 colleges. Moreover, these courses
are BSc (Agriculture), BSc (Horticulture), and
BSc (Agricultural Engineering). Further, the
college offers 20 postgraduate courses. Apart
from this, the students have 17 options for PhD
courses . Q3 What is the campus size for Indira
Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya? Answer 3 As a
matter of fact, the campus size of Indira Gandhi
Krishi Vishwavidyalaya is 26 acres.
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