University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, (UASD), imparts Education, Research and Extension activities in field of agriculture, forestry and home science. The university was started on 1 October 1986. It is located on Dharwad-Belgaum road on a campus with space for growing trees and fields for conducting experiments and research. The university has several constituent colleges at different places of Karnataka state like in Bijapur, Sirsi, Hanumanmatti.

B.Sc.(graduate) courses offered

• Agriculture
• Forestry
• Home Science
• Agri Business-Management, Agriculture Co-operation and Marketing

M.Sc. & Ph.D. (Post graduate) courses

• Agronomy
• Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
• Biochemistry
• Agril. Economics
• Agril. Engineering
• Agril. Statistics
• Crop Physiology & Botany
• Horticulture
• Agril. Marketing Co-op. & Agribusiness Management
• Seed Science and Technology
• Agril. Extension Education
• Genetics and Plant Breeding
• Biotechnology
• Plant Pathology
• Agril. Microbiology
• Agril. Entomology
• Sericulture
• Environmental Science
• Food Science and Nutrition
• Human Development
• Family Resource Management
• Textiles and Apparel Designing
• Extension Communication Management
• Forest Biology
• Silviculture
• Forest Protection
• Forest Utilization
• Agroforestry
• Forest Engineering
• Forest Management

Note: List is indicative not exhaustive.

Placements

Graduates from this university 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.

External links

• Official Internet site - University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad
• [1] Newspaper article on UAS, Dharwad.