Type | Public |
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Established | 1986 Oct 1 |
Vice-Chancellor | Dr. D. P. Biradar |
Location |
Dharwad, India 15°29′21″N 74°59′03″E / 15.489085°N 74.984264°ECoordinates: 15°29′21″N 74°59′03″E / 15.489085°N 74.984264°E |
Campus | Urban |
Affiliations | ICAR |
Website | www.uasd.edu |
University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (UASD) is a state agriculture university established by the Government of Karnataka which imparts education, research and extension activities in the fields of agriculture, forestry, food science, agri marketing and home science. The university was started on 1 October 1986.
It is on Dharwad-Belgaum road (P.B-4) on a campus with space for growing trees and fields for conducting experiments and research. The university has constituent colleges at places of Karnataka state:
(This list is indicative, not exhaustive.)
Graduates are appointed as agriculture scientists, agriculture officers in state and central governments, banks and other financial institutions such as insurance companies. With the setting up of commodity exchanges in India, degree holders in agriculture are in greater demand.