Which programmes in LPU are ICAR accreditated ?

LPU School of Agriculture is among Punjab and Indias Best Agriculture colleges. LPU Becomes the First Private University to be Granted ICAR Accreditation By the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. It lays thrust on carrying out research in agricultural and allied fields. The university has well-equipped laboratories, library, lecture rooms and excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural experiments.
Students are prepared at academics level to achieve higher placements, some steps are taken as follows:
1.Experiential Learning Activities
The future of agriculture lies with a faith born of deeds. Students are engaged in evergreen agriculture, keeping in view the RAWE Program to build interpersonal skills.
2.Exposure To Commercial Farms
Students are exposed to Commercial farms to get know-how that creates an opportunity for students to engage and tone up their endurance, confidence and management skills.
3.Innovative Pedagogy And Curriculum
Emphasis on case studies and inter-personal based teaching to develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex, real-life scenarios.
Students Innovate a drone which can be guided by remote control can be used on agriculture land to analyze the soil nutrient status and water stress is an innovation by LPU students to simplify the farming experience.

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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Being a alumni of Lovely Professional University,I would say Lovely professional University’s 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 (https://www.quora.com/topic/Laboratories) , Library, lecture rooms, and excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural experiments.LPU is First private University in India which is apprived by ICAR.

I did MBA from LPU,During my post graduation years I had few friends from agriculture department,Sometimes I used to visit fields,Labs with them they also discussed about placements ,academic, placements etc so I have Idea about this course.

Few Points I am sharing which will help you to know more about B.Sc (http://b.sc/) (Hons)Agriculture course:-

• Students learn about the latest advancements in the field of agriculture, disease resistance, fertilizers and, insecticides with extensive fieldwork and field trips preparing them for the evergreen field of agriculture.
• LPU lays thrust on carrying out research in agricultural and allied fields. The university has well-equipped laboratories, library, lecture rooms, and excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural experiments.
• Emphasis on case studies and inter-personal based teaching to develop skills in analytical thinking and reflective judgment by reading and discussing complex, real-life scenarios.
• B.Sc (http://b.sc/) (Hons) Agriculture students done research on Project On Floating Island-The project involves the introduction of floating islands for water management and improving sanitation and regulation of water quality & restoration of the water table with the help of biological agents.
• Students’ hitherto organic yields of Spinach, Cauliflowers, Cabbage, Turnip, Radish, Carrots have been well accepted by local consumers at University, who have liked these for quality, taste, appearance and appeal. They have also produced organic wheat.
• Students have started working on the production of Baby-Corn, Parsley (Kind of Coriander), Lettuce (Green Leaves), Dill (A Fragrance), Lemon Grass and other. They have also worked for growing and marketing of all types of summer vegetables. In addition, they are learning Green House (Poly House) production, Tissue culture, Collection of Plasma, usage of natural resources & compost, floriculture, and above all entrepreneurship value for a valuable growth on even a small piece of land.
• Students Innovate a drone which can be guided by remote control can be used on agriculture land to analyze the soil nutrient status and water stress is an innovation by LPU students to simplify the farming experience.
• University prepares its students for placements through special inputs in the form of placement classes. Students are given a lot of on-job training as well as work on projects where they can earn also. http://B.Sc (http://b.sc/) Agriculture placements of the university are very good with students getting high packages.
• LPU students have got top packages from leading Agriculture companies. Students of School of Agriculture are placed in Dhanuka, HDFC Bank (https://www.quora.com/topic/HDFC-Bank) , Reliance retail, Syngenta, Bio Seed, Nestle, Smur Agro, VLCC, Virbac, Amazon, Sanra organics and many more. student of Lovely Professional University, Kavita Faman, a final year student of MSc Agriculture (Agronomy), has bagged a package of Rs 1 crore. The package has been offered by Monsanto, global leaders in agrochemicals and now part of the crop sciences division of the Bayer Group.
• LPU students are declared as Youth Ambassadors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s passionate clean India mission, commonly called as ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA)’. Students have also received cash prize of Rs. one lakh.
• Students of Agriculture and Forestry had a research stay and an edu-excursion Camp at TERI university New Delhi. The international camp was organized to share projects by students related to sustainable water resources management.

As far as I come to know about this programme from LPU existing student who is my neighbour, LPU has over the years made a big name for itself on back of unmatched performance in developing industry consulted curriculum, software and technology trainings, massive state of the art infrastructure and placements. No wonder it was the first private university to get ICAR accreditation. ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) co-ordinates agricultural education and research in the country under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture (Govt. of India). ICAR provide the Accreditation to the Educational Institutes in order to ensure the quality assurance in higher agriculture education.

•    LPU is not only the ICAR Accredited but become the India’s first private University to be Granted with ICAR Accreditation.

• The four programmes:

B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons) with GPAP of 3.72/4;

M.Sc. Horticulture (Fruit Science) with GPAP of 3.75/4;

M.Sc. Agronomy with GPAP of 3.60/4; and,

M.Sc. Genetics & Plant Breeding with GPAP of 3.60/4 are ICAR accredited.

•    LPU have good infrastructure to carry out the agriculture related activities. well equipped Laboratories, library, lecture rooms and excellent farm facility to conduct agricultural Experiments.

•    The innovative teaching approach, Updated curriculum, case studies, workshops, Industrial Visits, Agriculture Projects etc are the part of practical learning.

Agriculture, being one of the flagship programs in LPU attracts hordes of recruiters for various positions. The placement scene for agri graduates is vibrant. Within a short period of 15 years LPU has excelled I every sphere of education it has entered into including agriculture. Hope the information helps.

Hello Sahiba,

Lovely Professional University is the 1st Private University in India to receive ICAR Accreditation. ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) co-ordinates agricultural education and research in the country under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture (Govt. of India).

Under this accreditation, various agricultural based degree programmes of LPU have been approved by ICAR. These approved programmes include:

• B.Sc(Hons.) Agriculture
• M.ScAgriculture {Horticulture (Fruit Science)
• M.ScAgriculture (Agronomy)
• M.ScAgriculture(Genetics and Plant Breeding)

LPU School of Agriculture is engaged in cutting edge areas of agricultural science and technology development.

Hope this answers your query. Feel free to ask more questions.

Have a good day!!