Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore

About the university

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is a leading agro technology provider of India and its graduates are recognized throughout the world. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) had its genesis from establishment of an Agricultural School at Said pet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India as early as 1868 which was later relocated at Coimbatore during 1906.

The University is offering Thirteen Undergraduate Degree Programs, Forty Graduate Degree Programs and Twenty six Doctoral Programs in 14 Colleges distributed in 11 campuses all over Tamil Nadu. TNAU has 36 Research Centers for agro technology development and 14 Farm Science Centers for outreach.

University Type

State Agricultural University

Established | NIRF Rank

1971 | NIRF Rank : 5

Vice Chancellor

Dr V. Geethalakshmi

Bachelor

0 Course(s) Available

Master

23 Course(s) Available

Doctoral

21 Course(s) Available

Objective

1. Providing impetus to agricultural education and research.

2. Helping the farming community in improving their standard of living by developing and disseminating agro-technologies.38

University Information

Mandate

Student Strength

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Scholarship

Achievements

Significant Achievements/Impacts out of the ICAR Development Grant Provided to the University:

S. No.	Particulars	2016-17
1	Competitive Examination
2	Entrepreneurship	-
3	RAWE No. of students	-
4	Job Placement India	190
5	Overseas Job	-
6	Higher Education with TNAU	171
7	Outside of TNAU JRF/SRF	80
8	Abroad	7

1. Remarkable increase in number of competitive fellowship by TNAU students for higher studies

2. Experiential learning programme (ELP) has created avenues and opportunities for the young graduate to become job providers (Entrepreneur) rather than job seekers.

3. Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RAWE) made the students to experience the real farm situation and to adapt them for the improvement in Agriculture.

4. Strengthening of Library made a revolution in enhancing the scientific knowledge of both students and teachers on real time basis.

5. Networking enabled research scholars and students to reach out to wider scientific community through better interaction.

6. Provision of National Talent Scholarship has opened avenues for students to pursue their Higher Education at reputed institutes thereby reducing in-breeding of students.

Facilities

Library

Hostel

Auditorium

Sports Facilities

Wi-Fi Campus

Labs

DBT Schemes

ICAR-PG Scholarship Financial Year : 2023-24 \| Beneficiary :23	National Talent Scholarship-PG Financial Year : 2023-24 \| Beneficiary :171	ICAR-JRF/SRF Financial Year : 2023-24 \| Beneficiary :21
National Talent Scholarship-UG Financial Year : 2023-24 \| Beneficiary :415

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Events

Agricultural Education day
Start Date: 03/12/2017
End Date: 03/12/2017

Contact

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,Coimbatore
LAWLEY ROAD, COIMBATORE-3,641003, TAMILNADU,INDIA
Website : http://www.tnau.ac.in

Academic Year : 2023-24

S N	College Name	Parameters	Intake
1	Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Doctoral	95
2	Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Master	252
3	Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Doctoral	9
4	Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Master	22

College Name	Professor	Associate professor	Assistant Professor
Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute,Kumulur	2	8	10
Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women,Tiruchirapalli	10	4	15
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	186	56	149
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Madurai	14	10	43
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Killikulam	11	9	26
Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	5	6	23
Forest College and Research Institute,Mettupalayam	10	6	12

College Name	Hostel Name	Room for Men	Room for Women
Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	Vaigai Illam	16	0
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Mother Theresa	0	74
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	New International Hostel for Women	0	23
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Madurai	Valluvar Illam	121	0
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Madurai	M.K Illam	0	62
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Madurai	Cauvery Illam	0	99
Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Kurunji boys Hostel	12	0
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Madurai	Valluvar Illam	121	0
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Redfort	49	0
Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Shenbagam Girls Hostel	0	66
Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Marutham Girls Hostel	0	27
Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute,Kumulur	Girls Hostel	0	52
Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute,Kumulur	Boys Hostel	40	0
Forest College and Research Institute,Mettupalayam	Kondas SalimAli Brandis Chaturvedi	59	0
Forest College and Research Institute,Mettupalayam	Horn bill Cuckoo Peacock	50	0
Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	Vaigai Illam	16	0
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Tamizhagam	128	0
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	P.G. Hostel	196	0
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Redfort	49	0
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	P “Quarters”	0	9
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Madurai	PG Hostels	64	0
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Madurai	PG Hostels	64	0
Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	Cauvery	0	108
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	PPC	0	52
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	C. Subramaniam	0	107
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Ganga	0	42
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Kaveri	0	21
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Vaigai	0	22
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Norman Borlaug International Hostel	16	0
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Killikulam	Agrl. College hostel	90	0
Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	Vaigai	21	0
Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women,Tiruchirapalli	Horticultural College Womens Hostel	0	66
Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Mullai Boys Hostel	12	0
Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Neithal Boys Hostel	18	0
Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	Bhavani Illam	0	38
Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	Amaravathy Illam	0	38
Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	PG Hostel	30	0
Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	Thamirabarani	59	0

SN	College Name	Availability	No of Auditorium
1	Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute,Kumulur	YES	1
2	Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women,Tiruchirapalli	YES	1
3	Community Science College and Research Institute,Madurai	YES	1
4	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,Coimbatore	YES	2
5	Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	YES	1
6	Agricultural College and Research Institute,Madurai	YES	1
7	Agricultural College and Research Institute,Killikulam	YES	1
8	Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	YES	1
9	Forest College and Research Institute,Mettupalayam	YES	1

SN	College Name	Name	Purpose
1	Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women,Tiruchirapalli	Horticulture Lab	To impart the technical skills during their practical classes in horticulture courses
2	Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women,Tiruchirapalli	Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry and Biochemistry Lab	To carry out experiments in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry and Biochemistry courses during their practical classes
3	Agricultural College and Research Institute,Killikulam	Entomology UG Lab	To conduct UG practical classes
4	Agricultural College and Research Institute,Killikulam	Centralized Instrumentation Lab	To analyze all kinds of plant, soil, and other agricultural related samples.
5	Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	Centre for Excellence in Soil Health	To analyze all kinds of soil and water related samples.
6	Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Biotechnology	To conduct practical class for Biotechnology
7	Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women,Tiruchirapalli	Computer Lab	To make the students to acquire the computer and soft skills during their practical classes
8	Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Soil Science Lab	To conduct practical class for Soil Science and Biochemistry
9	Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Crop Physiology Lab	To conduct practical class for Crop Physiology and Plant breeding
10	Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Dry flower lab	To conduct practical class for dry flower
11	Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Microbiology lab	To conduct practical class for Microbiology and Environment Science
12	Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women,Tiruchirapalli	Microbiology and Plant Pathology Lab	To give hands on training to students during the practical classes in Microbiology and Plant Pathology courses
13	Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women,Tiruchirapalli	Entomology Lab	To impart the technical skills during their practical classes in entomology courses
14	Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Plant protection Lab	To conduct practical class for Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology
15	Forest College and Research Institute,Mettupalayam	Pulp wood laboratory	Instruments:Digital tensile testing machine Bursting strength tester Tearing tester Wood digester Beater Fractionator Disintegrator Sheet former Sheet drier
16	Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	Biotech Lab	Analysis related to genetic engineering
17	Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Post-harvest Technology Lab	To conduct practical class for Post-harvest Technology and Food Science
18	Forest College and Research Institute,Mettupalayam	Analytical laboratory	(Soil science, Plant physiology and Biochemistry) (19.5m x 9.5 m =185.25 m2), instruments:Kjeplus Nitrogen analyser UV Spectrometer Flame photometer Nitrogen distillation sets pH meter
19	Community Science College and Research Institute,Madurai	UG Analytical Laboratory	The UG analytical laboratory serves as a facility for the students to learn basic analytical techniques for determination of nutrients and chemical constituents in food products and also gain insights on changes which determines the shelf life of food products. Students use the facility for separation, identification and quantification of chemical components such as nutrients, additives, colours, contaminants, preservatives, vitamins, minerals elements etc.
20	Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women,Tiruchirapalli	Seed Science and Technology and Crop Physiology	To give hands on training to students during the practical classes in Seed Science and Technology and Crop Physiology courses
21	Community Science College and Research Institute,Madurai	Food Product Development Laboratory	Lab is well equipped so as to facilitate students to carry out food product development experiments as per the curricula requirement for practical, experiential learning and development of new products to address nutrition security. The Lab. Facilitates for practical learning exposure on the basics of food processing techniques, food product development and experimental trials in the formulation and standardization of value added products. In addition, the PG students also make use of the Lab to carry out innovative food product development with potential health benefits and commercial value.
22	Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Computer lab	To conduct practical class for Computer Science and Internet Browsing
23	Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Seed Science Technology	To conduct practical class for Seed Science
24	Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	PG Lab	To conduct practical class for PG courses

SN	Scholarshipname	Eligibility	Amount	Duration	Degree	FellowshipNo	Discipline
1	Bayer Fellowship	Merit basis	10000	TWO YEARS	Doctoral	3	All the discipline are eligible
2	IAC Krishi tech fellowship	Merit basis	10000	TWO YEARS	Doctoral	1	Floriculture
3	ICMR - JRF	MERIT BASIS	16000	THREE YEARS	Doctoral	2	BIOTECNOLOGY
4	Doctoral Fellowship - icssr	MERIT BASIS	20000	THREE YEARS	Doctoral	10	EXTENSION, ECONOMICS AND AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
5	Doctoral Fellowship - SRF	MERIT BASIS	25000	TWO YEARS	Doctoral	1	Floriculture
6	Vice Chancellor fellowship	Based on Research Proposal	10000	Three Years	Doctoral	5	All the disciplines are eligible to apply
7	Student JRF	Based on Merit	16000	One year	Postgraduate	26	All the disciplines are eligible
8	Student SRF	Based on Merit	25000	Two Years	Doctoral	38	All the disciplines are eligible
9	Doctoral Fellowship	Based on Merit	15000	Two Years	Doctoral	1	Floriculture

College	Campus	Library	Hostel	Laboratory
Agricultural Engineering College & Research Institute,Kumulur	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Horticultural College and Research Institute for Women,Tiruchirapalli	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,Coimbatore	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Coimbatore	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Horticultural College and Research Institute,Periyakulam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Madurai	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Agricultural College and Research Institute,Killikulam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Anbil Dharmalingam Agri. College & Res. Institute,Tiruchirapalli	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Forest College and Research Institute,Mettupalayam	No	Yes	Yes	No

ICAR-PG Scholarship Financial Year : 2023-24 \| Beneficiary :23	National Talent Scholarship-PG Financial Year : 2023-24 \| Beneficiary :171	ICAR-JRF/SRF Financial Year : 2023-24 \| Beneficiary :21
National Talent Scholarship-UG Financial Year : 2023-24 \| Beneficiary :415