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Overview
Founded in 1987, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (Indira Gandhi Agricultural University) is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the the urban setting of the medium-sized city of Raipur (population range of 500,000-1,000,000 inhabitants), Chhattisgarh. Officially accredited/recognized by the University Grants Commission, India, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGAU) is a coeducational higher education institution. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGAU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. IGAU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, as well as administrative services.
History
The university was established on 20 January 1987 in Raipur by the State Legislature (Act No. 20 of 1987) to provide a new dimension to the agriculture development of Chhattisgarh region of the state, which is known as the “Rice Bowl”. Dedicated to perpetuate the memory of Indira Gandhi, the late Prime Minister of India, the main aims of the university are to provide education in agriculture and allied science, to further research particularly in agriculture and allied sciences; undertake field extension programmes for proper transfer of technology and such other purposes related to the aforesaid with the objective of improving the socio-economic level of rural people.
Facilities
The University Library “Nehru Library” is on main campus. The total holdings in the library are approximately 60,000 books along with theses and periodicals. The library provides documentation service, photocopying service etc. In addition, each college and research station has its own separate library. All constituent colleges have hostels with about 475 seats for men. The colleges have facilities for games and sports. The Health Centre provides free medical facilities for students and staff. Scholarships and Fellowships Merit Scholarship and Merit cum means scholarship of Rs 1500 to 1800 for 5 to 7% students of undergraduate and postgraduate classes. Partial and full freeships are awarded to a fraction of students.
Academics
Students are admitted to undergraduate courses after declaration of result of pre admission test(CG-PAT)conducted by CGVYAPAM, Raipur. The academic year for postgraduate and PhD courses starts from September.
Criticism
As many as 13 private colleges are affiliated to the university along with 14 government agriculture colleges. These colleges are poor in resources and infrastructure but neither the government nor the university has taken action to raise their standards
