Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is an agricultural university located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.HistoryThe Tamil Nadu Agricultural University had its genesis from establishment of an agricultural school at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, as early as 1868 which was later relocated at Coimbatore during 1906.In 1920 it was affiliated to Madras University. TNAU assumed full responsibilities of Agricultural Education and Research and supported the State Agricultural Department by delivering research products. In 1958, it was recognised as a post-graduate centre leading to master's and doctoral degrees.AcademicsThe university offers 13 undergraduate programs, 40 graduate programs and 27 doctoral programs. As the university switched over to the e-learning from the academic year 2007, it was made compulsory for first-year students to procure personal laptops. Apart from academic institutes, the University now has research programs at more than 32 stations, spread over in Tamil Nadu with more than 1200 scientists and teaching faculty.RankingsThe National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranked Indian Agricultural Research Institute 28 overall in India and 17 among universities in India in 2017.