The Post Graduate Education at Assam Agricultural University is co-ordinated by the Directorate of PG Studies headquartered at Jorhat. According to the First Statutes framed under the AAU Act of 1968, this establishment aims at:
Initially, the Directorate started functioning from Khanapara Campus with Dr. P. K. Sharma, as the first Director of Post Graduate Studies w.e.f. February 11, 1980 and later on it was shifted to Jorhat during October, 1985. Presently, the following five Colleges are offering PG programmes under four different Faculties of the University:
During the interim period, a host of personalities led this establishment as the Director of Post Graduate Studies. Dedicated Academic Cells are also in place in all those Colleges to run the academic affairs relating to all PG students.
# | Name | Period |
1 | Dr. P. K. Sharma | 11-02-1980 to 30-09-1985 |
2 | Dr. B. C. Borthakur (i/c) | 01-10-1985 to 23-02-1987 |
3 | Dr. H. N. Sharma | 24-02-1978 to 31-03-1989 |
4 | Dr. A. K. Roy | 01-04-1989 to 31-07-1991 |
5 | Dr. D. N. Chakravarty (i/c) | 01-08-1991 to 06-10-1991 |
6 | Dr. G. K. Roychoudhury | 07-10-1991 to 30-09-1993 |
7 | Dr. M. N. Chetia (i/c) | 01-10-1993 to 02-03-1994 |
8 | Dr. D. N. Chakravarty (i/c) | 03-03-1994 to 02-04-1995 |
9 | Dr. D. N. Dutta (i/c) | 03-04-1995 to 14-10-1998 |
10 | Dr. S. R. Baroova | 15-10-1998 to 08-07-1999 |
11 | Dr. N. K. Mohan (i/c) | 09-07-1999 to 02-04-2000 |
12 | Dr. Y. Rathaiah | 03-04-2000 to 15-01-2002 |
13 | Dr. P. C. Deka (i/c) | 16-01-2002 to 05-01-2003 |
14 | Dr. U. N. Saikia | 06-01-2003 to 02-10-2006 |
15 | Dr. C. R. Sarkar (i/c) | 03-10-2006 to 22-04-2007 |
16 | Dr. (Mrs.) A. Saikia (i/c) | 23-04-2007 to 06-01-2008 |
17 | Dr. A. K. Pathak (i/c) | 07-01-2008 to 16-06-2008 |
18 | Dr. Durgeswar Das | 17-06-2008 to 31-01-2012 |
19 | Dr. L. K. Hazarika | 01-02-2012 to 30-08-2012 |
20 | Dr. S. K. Dutta (i/c) | 01-09-2012 to 28-08-2013 |
21 | Dr. C. Hazarika | 29-08-2013 to 31-08-2018 |
22 | Dr. Ajit Baishya | 01-09-2018 to 31-05-2022 |
23 | Dr. Jayanta Deka (i/c) | 01-06-2022 to 27-06-2022 |
24 | Dr. A. K. Das | Continuing since 28-06-2022 |
With introduction of Master's programme in Agronomy during 1960, the University has now grown to a huge educational hub for agriculture and allied sector in the entire NE region with more than 500 intake capacity (PG) every year.
# | Colleges | Master's | PhD |
1 | College of Agriculture | 189 | 68 |
2 | College of Veterinary Science | 116 | 54 |
3 | College of Community Science | 33 | 06 |
4 | College of Fisheries | 16 | 08 |
5 | Biswa Nath College of Agriculture | 37 | NIL |
Total | 391 | 136 |
Over the years, the University has produced 6,368 Master’s and PhDs who are now well placed in diversified field of work right from the Line Departments to Civil Services to art & culture to media services to business & entrepreneurship in the entire country and abroad.
# | Programme | Student Passed out since inception |
1 | M.Sc.(Agri) | 3,440 |
2 | M.V.Sc. | 1,304 |
3 | M.Sc.(Home/Community Science) | 448 |
4 | M.F.Sc. | 45 |
5 | MBA | 90 |
Total Master's | 5,327 | |
1 | Ph.D.(Agri) | 645 |
2 | Ph.D.(Vety) | 331 |
3 | Ph.D.(Home/Community Sc.) | 65 |
4 | Ph.D.(Fishery) | NIL |
Total PhD | 1,041 | |
Grand Total | 6,368 |
The College of Agriculture has the unique distinction of offering first ever degree(s) in Tea Husbandry and Technology (THT). It awards Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degree in THT since long and quite a good numbers of students from the Middle East, Africa and South America got benefitted out of it. As of now, the Department has produced 140 Master’s and 14 PhDs. Besides, the College is also running MBA (Agri-business) programme since 2002-03 and the alumni of the Department have now become proficient academician as well as technocrat on their own right in the corporate world or have started their own venture. As many as 90 MBAs are now serving various sectors of the economy across the country. One can glance through the Departments offering PG degree programme with their year of starts under different Faculties of the University in the following Tables.
Sl. No |
Department/Programme |
Year of Start of Department |
Year of Start of Master’s degree |
Year of Start of Ph.D. degree |
1. |
Agricultural Biotechnology |
1998 |
1998 |
2010 |
2. |
Agricultural Economics & Farm Management |
1948 |
1972 |
1986 |
3. |
Agric. Engineering |
1948 |
2023 |
Not offered |
4. |
Agricultural Statistics |
1988 |
1996 |
Not offered |
5. |
Agro-meteorology |
1988 |
2012 |
Not offered |
6. |
Agronomy |
1948 |
1960 |
1986 |
7. |
Biochemistry & Agricultural Chemistry |
1980 |
1987 |
2010 |
8. |
Crop Physiology |
1986 |
1987 |
2011 |
9. |
Entomology |
1948 |
1965 |
1986 |
10. |
Extension Education |
1961 |
1972 |
1986 |
11. |
Horticulture |
1948 |
1973 |
1986 |
12. |
Floriculture & Landscaping |
- |
2022 |
2022 |
13. |
Fruit Science |
- |
2022 |
2022 |
14. |
Post Harvest Management |
- |
2022 |
2022 |
15. |
Vegetable Science |
- |
2022 |
2022 |
16. |
Food Science & Technology |
Under Hort |
2013 |
Not offered |
17. |
Nematology |
1988 |
1988 |
1992 |
18. |
Agricultural Statistics |
1988 |
1996 |
Not offered |
19. |
Agro-meteorology |
1988 |
2012 |
Not offered |
20. |
Food Science & Technology |
Under Hort |
2013 |
Not offered |
21. |
MBA (Agri-Business) |
Under Ag Econ & FM |
2002 |
Not offered |
22. |
Nematology |
1988 |
1988 |
1992 |
23. |
Plant Breeding & Genetics |
1970 |
1972 |
1986 |
24. |
Plant Pathology |
1948 |
1965 |
1986 |
25. |
Seed Science & Technology |
Under PBG |
2013 |
Not offered |
26. |
Sericulture |
1986 |
1986 |
Not offered |
27. |
Soil Science |
1982 |
1982 |
1986 |
28. |
Tea Husbandry & Technology |
1969 |
1972 |
2012 |
Sl No |
Department |
Year of Start of M.V.Sc. |
Year of Start of Ph.D. Programme |
1 |
Animal Biotechnology |
2010 |
2013 |
2 |
Animal Genetics & Breeding |
1975 |
1975 |
3 |
Animal Nutrition |
1968 |
1981 |
4 |
Animal Reproduction, Gynecology and Obstetrics |
1968 |
1983 |
5 |
Livestock Production and Management |
1968 |
1980 |
6 |
Livestock Products Technology |
2005 |
2005 |
7 |
Poultry Science |
1993 |
2000 |
8 |
Veterinary Anatomy & Histology |
1982 |
1988 |
9 |
Veterinary Biochemistry |
2008 |
2008 |
10 |
Veterinary Extension Education |
1985 |
1995 |
11 |
Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics & Jurisprudence |
2008 |
2010 |
12 |
Veterinary Microbiology |
1981 |
1988 |
13 |
Veterinary Parasitology |
1975 |
1987 |
14 |
Veterinary Pathology |
1974 |
1986 |
15 |
Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology |
1985 |
2008 |
16 |
Veterinary Physiology |
1969 |
1985 |
17 |
Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine |
2008 |
2010 |
18 |
Veterinary Public Health |
2008 |
2010 |
19 |
Veterinary Surgery & Radiology |
1973 |
1991 |
Note: There have been some changes in nomenclature of the Departments in respect of Serial Nos. 11, 17 and 18
Departments |
Year of start of M.Sc. |
Year of start of Ph.D. |
Extension and Communication Management |
1998 |
2010 |
Family Resource Management |
1991 |
2010 |
Food Science and Nutrition |
1988 |
1999 |
Human Development and Family Studies |
1988 |
2010 |
Textile and Apparel Designing |
1988 |
2010 |
Departments |
Year of start of M.F.Sc. |
Year of start of Ph.D. |
Aquaculture |
2011 |
2015 |
Aquatic Environmental Management |
2016 |
2018 |
Fish Processing Technology |
2018 |
2022 |
Fisheries Resource Management |
2016 |
2020 |
Departments |
Year of start of M.Sc.(Agri) |
Agricultural Economics & Farm Management |
2011 |
Agronomy |
2013 |
Entomology |
2020 |
Extension Education |
2011 |
Horticulture: |
2011 |
Fruit Science |
2022 |
Post-Harvest Management |
2022 |
Vegetable Science |
2022 |
Plant Breeding & Genetics |
2013 |
Plant Pathology |
2020 |