Facilities

The college has the following infrastructural facilities:

  • Instructional farm of 5 hectares. Entire farm under pressurized irrigation. Cultivation with modern implements & tools
  • Library with 30000 books, 74 e-books, 42 journals, 436 thesis, Management by RFID System, information resources viz., CeRA, Krishi Kosh.
  • Modern ICT facilities viz., 22 internet connections within campus.
  • Smart Class Rooms for teaching.
  • Video Conferencing System
  • Separate internet connection for CeRA accessibility of journals.
  • Internet connectivity to PG hostels.
  • All departments, conference and seminar rooms facilitated with multimedia.
  • Central laboratory: equipped with modern equipments
  • Computer laboratory.
  • Canteen
  • Hostels (7): UG hostel(2), PG hostels(2), Girls Hostel(2) Separate hostels are available for UG, PG and Ph.D. students. Girl students are provided accommodation in Girl’s Hostel at the University campus and a common international hostel for foreign students.


The college has class rooms with modern instructional facilities and laboratories well equipped with state-of-the-art equipments and analytical facilities.

The library has Book Bank facility and reprographic services. Transport facility is available for day scholars.

The College has sanctioned faculty strength of 52, but the working faculty number is 29 including the Dean of the College. Integration of the teaching faculty working at Bikaner has increased faculty strength to 58. All the faculty members are well qualified with research specializations in various areas focused on arid and semi-arid agriculture.
The college is supported with adequate financial assistance by the Government of Rajasthan on a regular basis. For strengthening and development of teaching and infrastructure facilities the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Government of India, New Delhi provides sufficient budget on annual basis.

During the past nearing 32 years period, the college has made notable contributions in turning out high quality human resource at B.Sc. (Hons.) Ag. . M.Sc. Ag. and Ph.D. levels. Many of the students have occupied high positions in their profession and contributed to agricultural growth in various parts of the country. From the research work of post graduate students, a number of publications have been made in journals of national and international repute.

The College has a Placement Cell, enabling students to seek employment in banks, private companies, NGOs etc., besides advice for taking up further education in various national and international institutes or jobs in Government sector.
In tune with modernization of agricultural education, the fifth Deans' committee recommendations
have been implemented at both UG and PG levels. Experiential learning courses are offered to undergraduate students in the following areas.

o Vermi-culture and vermi-composting
o Hi-Tech Nursery management
o Post harvest technology and value addition of fruits and vegetables
o Plant Micro-propagation
o Mass production of Bio-agents

For each of the above skill development courses, the college has well equipped Experiential Learning units established with the financial support of the Education Division, ICAR, and New Delhi. The post graduate and doctoral students can conduct research on enhancing water and fertilizer use efficiency in crops at the field laboratory established under the ICAR supported Niche Area of Excellence Project on micro-irrigation system at the University campus.

The College is continuously striving for high quality agricultural education and basic research with a perspective on blending eco-technology with frontier areas of agricultural science viz., biotechnology, environmental science, organic farming. M. Sc. Ag. in Bio-technology programme is run at the Plant Bio-technology Centre at the University campus. The centre is equipped with the state-of-the- art facilities and sophisticated equipments, besides a Radio Tracer Laboratory established with the support of a project funded by the Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences, DAE, Mumbai. The college has strengthened Department of Livestock Production and Management, and has plans for establishing Department of Environmental Science and a Centre for harnessing renewable energy for increased farm efficiency in agriculture.

Linkages and Networking with external agencies in Research/Extension/ Teaching

Available facilities

  • Laboratories: 16 laboratories equipped with modern instruments and analytical facilities.

  • Class room /Smart Class room15 Smart Class Rooms for teaching.

  • Library : Modern Library: 32000 books, 74 e-books, 42 journals, 550 theses. Library Management by RFID System, information resources viz., CeRA, Krishi Kosh. Separate internet connection for reading of magazines by CeRA.

  • Primary Medical Aid :Primary medical facilities are available to offer initial medical assistance to students and faculty at the college.

Hostels

Capacity of Hostel:

S. No Name of Hostel Type of Hostel (Boys/Girls) Wi-Fi Accommodation Facilities in Number

Rooms

Beds

Total No. of Allotted Beds

1

New UG Hostel No. -2

Boys

No

34

68

52

2

HG Singh UG Hostel

Boys

No

54

101

62

3

PG Hostel No. -2

Boys

Yes

67

100

71

4

Ph. D. Hostel

Boys

No

15

24

24

5

UG Girls’ Hostel

Girls

No

82

120

107

6

P. G. Girls’ Hostel

Girls

Yes

30

47

38

7

International Hostel

Boys & Girls

Yes

09

18

0

Total

291

478

354

Wi-Fi facility: Wi-Fi facility is available in PG & Ph.D. hostels.

Mess and drinking water: Available

Common Room: Available

Intellectual Property related:

Product: N/A

Varieties: N/A

Technologies Technical: N/A

Bulletin/Extension: N/A

Research/reviews/articles

Training programme

Implemented till previous year

Training conducted – 2022-23

Department/Unit Activity Title No. of Days Dates (date/month/year) No. of Participants

Agronomy

Training

Organic farming for enhancing farm income

07

11 to 17 April 2023

59

Plant Pathology

Seven Days Training

Attracting and Retaining Youths for Entrepreneurship in Mushroom Cultivation

07

17-23 January, 2023

100

Agricultural Engineering

Stall

Exhibition in Kisan Mela of University level

03

March 27-29, 2023

7000

Department of Horticulture

Training

Post-harvest management and value addition of fruits and vegetables

07

March 18 – 24, 2023

40

Department of Entomology

Training

Development of Entrepreneurship in Commercial Beekeeping

07

Feb. 17-23, 2023

38

Department of Plant Pathology

Training

Attracting and Retaining Youth for Entrepreneurship in Mushroom Production

07

January 17-23, 2023

93

.Ongoing training programmes

Training conducted -2023-24

Department/Unit Activity Title No. of Days Dates (date/month/year) No. of Participants

Livestock Production and Management Department

Training

Commercial poultry farming

07

May 18-24, 2023

53

Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

Training

Soil and water testing and instrumentation

07

June 6–12, 2023

59

Department of Livestock Production and Management

Training

Entrepreneurship Development through Sheep and Goat Farming

07

Dec. 27, 2023 to January 02, 2024

52

Department of Plant Pathology

Training

Mushroom production technology

07

January 3–9, 2024

59

Department of Plant Pathology

Winter School

Effective Strategies for Modern Plant Disease Management

21

06-26 February, 2024

25

.Proposal for next year