Sylhet Agricultural University

Sylhet Agricultural University
Established	2006
Chancellor	Mohammad Zillur Rahman president of Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Dr. Md.Shahid Ullah Talukdar
Location	Sylhet, Bangladesh
Campus	Baluchor, Sylhet, 3100 Sylhet, Bangladesh
Nickname	StAU
Website	www.sylhetagrivarsity.edu.bd

History

Officially the Sylhet Agricultural University has started its formal function on 2nd November, 2006 following issuance of a notification by the Government as per requirement of the “Sylhet Agricultural University Act 2006” which was passed in the National Parliament on 3rd October 2006. In fact, the faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science has come into being through the up gradation of Sylhet Gov...ernment Veterinary College (SGVC). The SGVC was established in 1995 and had been functioning as “School of Life Sciences” under ShahJalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet Bangladesh.

Sylhet Government Veterinary College, now Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science has so far produced nearly 400 graduates. Graduates of this University have been playing a vital role in the development of Livestock production, up gradation, treatment, agricultural sub-system, and agro-based economy. They are involved in various national and international services ranging from civil service to RVFC (Remount Veterinary and Farm Core). Presently about 1200 undergraduate and 50 internship students are enrolled in this University.

The main task of the university is to tone up the quality and standard of higher agricultural education and to produce first rate agriculturists, agricultural scientists and technologists for shouldering the responsibilities of agricultural development of the country. To achieve the objectives over 90 percent of the recurring budget and the entire development fund come from the government through University Grants Commission (UGC).

Faculty information

• Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology

• Faculty of Veterinary and animal Science

• Faculty of Fisheries

• Faculty of Agricultural Economics and business

• Faculty of Agriculture

Proposed Faculties :

• Faculty of Food Engineering and Technology.

Departments

Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Science:

• Departments of Anatomy and Histology

• Department of Physiology

• Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

• Department of Dairy Science

• Department of Poultry Science

• Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding

• Department of Livestock Production and Management

• Department of Animal Nutrition

• Department of Pathology

• Department of Parasitology

• Department of Microbiology and Immunology

• Department of Public Health and Epidemiology

• Department of Medicine

• Department of Surgery and Radiology

• Department of Theriogenology

• Department of Clinics

Faculty of Agriculture:

• Department of Agronomy and Seed Science

• Department of Soil Science

• Department of Crop Botany

• Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding

• Department of Horticulture

• Department of Plant Pathology

• Department of Entomology

• Department of Agricultural Extension Education

• Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

• Department of Agroforestry and Environmental Science

• Department of Agricultural Chemistry

• Department of Farm Power and Machinery

• Department of Computer Science and Information Technology

• Department of Agronomy and Seed Science

• Department of Soil Science

• Department of Crop Botany

• Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding

• Department of Horticulture

• Department of Plant Pathology

• Department of Entomology

• Department of Agricultural Extension Education

• Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering

• Department of Agroforestry and Environmental Science

• Department of Agricultural Chemistry

• Department of Farm Power and Machinery

• Department of Computer Science and Information Technology

• Department of Language

• Department of Tea Production and Technology

Faculty of Fisheries:

• Department of Fisheries Biology and Genetics

• Department of Aquaculture

• Department of Aquatic Resource Management

• Department of Fisheries Technology and Resource Utilization

• Department of Coastal and Marine Fisheries

• Department of Fish Health Management

Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Business Studies:

• Department of Production Economics (PEC)

• Department of Agribusiness and Marketing (AGM)

• Department of Agricultural Finance and Management (AFM)

• Department of Agricultural Statistics and Computer Application (ASC)

• Department of Rural Sociology and Development (RSD)

§                     Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology

Basic Information

Number of Students:

Male Students: 970

Female Students: 428

Total Students: 1398

Hall/Hostel/Dormitory Facility:

Male Hostel Facility: 597

Female Hostel Facility: 214

Number of Teachers:

Full Time Teachers: 105

Part Time Teachers: 1

Total Teachers: 106

§                     This University has 6 PhD Holder Teachers.