Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya ( North Bengal Agricultural University) is a public state agricultural university in Pundibari about 11 km North-West of Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. It offers degree courses in Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, and Horticulture. It was established in 2001 by an Act of the West Bengal legislature.
The Chancellor of the university is the governor of West Bengal. The Vice-chancellor of the Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya is the chief executive officer of the university. Swarup Chakraborty is the current Vice-chancellor of the university.
Faculties and Departments
Departments of the Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya are organized into three faculties.
Faculty of Agriculture: This faculty consists of the departments of Agronomy, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Statistics, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Entomology, Biochemistry, Plant Pathology, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, and Seed Science & Technology.
Faculty of Horticulture: This faculty consists of the departments of Pomology & Post Harvest Technology, Plantation Crops & Processing, Floriculture Medicinal & Aromatic Crops, Vegetable & Spice Crops, and Forestry.
Faculty of Agricultural Technology: This faculty consists of the departments of Agricultural Engineering.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttar_Banga_Krishi_Viswavidyalaya
