is neotia University approved by ICAR for BSC agriculture?

Accreditation is done to ensure the quality of higher agricultural education in Agricultural Universities and their constituent colleges. The University/ institution/program is critically evaluated by a group of experts as per approved guidelines of the Council.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organization under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. There is a total of 4 deemed universities, 3 central universities, and 64 state universities.

LPU is a well-renowned university. It is recognized by UGC and also it has got the ICAR accreditation. It is the first private university to be accredited by The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

LPU School of Agriculture is among Punjab and India's Best Agriculture colleges. It lays thrust on carrying out research in agricultural and allied fields. The university has well-equipped laboratories, a library, lecture rooms, and an excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural experiments.

Getting one of the highest ratings of 3.42/4 among all Universities by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Lovely Professional University (LPU) has become India’s first private university to get ICAR accreditation. ICAR co-ordinates agricultural education and research in the country under the aegis of the Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Government of India), where Union Minister of Agriculture is its President.

In the recent 22nd meeting of Board Members, Chairman of the National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board and Director General (ICAR), Dr Trilochan Mohapatra reiterated that grading of agricultural universities (AUs) creates a healthy competitive environment and enhances the quality of education. In this meeting, the Board examined 8 PRT reports and discussed accreditation based on the information contained in Self Study Reports, Peer Review Team Reports and remarks of the Board Secretariat. Here, LPU School of Agriculture was approved for accreditation with GPAC of 3.42. Among all the 8 institutions evaluated, LPU School of Agriculture got the highest ICAR Rating, which is a clear indication of the quality of programmes at LPU School of Agriculture.

BSc (Hons.) Agriculture, Msc Ag. (Genetics & Plant Breeding), MSc Ag. (Agronomy) and MSc Ag. Horticulture (Fruit Science) programmes are accredited to ICAR by the National Agricultural Education Board of Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous body responsible for co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India. It reports to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture.

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hi,

neotia university of west bengal is a newly established university which was established on 2015, the university has approval of

ugc- university grant commission

aicte- all india council of technical education

bci- bar council of india

pci- pharmacy council of india.

since it has no ICAR approval, it would be better you go for other icar approved colleges.