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Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)
Established	1962
Type	Public
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. D.P. Ray
Location	Bhubaneshwar,Orissa, India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	ICAR, UGC
Website	ouat.ac.in

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The Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) was established in the city of Bhubaneswar in 1962. It is the second oldest agricultural university in the country. It is dedicated to agriculture related research, extension and education.At present, the University has 8 constituent colleges. The University has separate wings for research, extension education and planning, monitoring & evaluation.

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OUAT has three academic campuses across Orissa. One at Bhubaneswar, one at Chiplima, Sambalpur and one at Rangeilunda,Berhampur. The main academic and administrative unit is at the heart of Bhubaneswar (Latitude : 20º 15'N, Longitude : 85º 52' E), the capital city of Orissa.

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The university aims to provide quality education in agricultural science and technology.The university offers following degrees: B.Sc.(Ag), M.Sc.(Ag), B.Sc. (Forestry),B.V.Sc.& A.H.,M.V.Sc.,B.Tech., M.Tech.,B.Sc.(Home.Sc.),B.F.Sc.,M.F.Sc.,+2 Science, B.Sc.(Pass & Hons),M.C.A., M.Sc. (MicroBiology), M.Sc. (Bioinformatics) and Ph.D. in some of the selected branches.
In the pace of the decades the University has grown with eight colleges and one Centre for Post-Graduate studies with annual intake capacity of 1342 students. The latest college was the College of Horticulture in Chipilima. A ninth college is scheduled to open in Bhawanipatna in 2010. The colleges are:

Efforts are also on to upgrade the Department of Forestry to a College of Forestry in Bhubaneswar.

The University has become the Alumnae of 12,934 graduates, 3,883 post-graduates and 213 Ph.Ds. in Agriculture and allied disciplines by the end of 2005-06. Thus, the University could meet the bulk need of the trained manpower of the State in agriculture and allied sectors.

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The University has strengthened its research and extension base by establishing eight Zonal Research Stations, four Zonal Sub-stations, 7 Commodity Research Stations and 13 Adaptive Research Stations spread over the state/ along with 48 All India Coordinated Research Projects. Also more than 41 National Agricultural Technology Projects are in operation. A number of adhoc projects funded by different external agencies are also implemented in the University.

The University has a separate Directorate of Extension Education which refines technologies and disseminates knowledge to farming community through a network of 27 KVKs in various agro-climatic zones. It also provides feed back to the research system for finding solution to the farmer's problems. Transfer of knowledge programmes are carried out through Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK), University Extension Block Programme (UEBP), Information and Communication wing, Distance Education, Video Project, Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC), Kissan Call Centre (KCC) and Orissa Gender Resources Centre (OGRC).

Coordinates: 20°15′52″N 85°48′43″E / 20.264512°N 85.81202°E / 20.264512; 85.81202

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