History
In 10th Five Year Plan, resolution for one agriculture college in Amreli district under Junagadh Agricultural University was passed by Department of Agriculture and Co-operation, Govt. of Gujarat, Gandhinagar in the year 2012. The 33 hectares land has been allotted in the village Mota Bhandariya. In early stage, the college was started at Polytechnic in Home Science building, Amreli. The college has now been shifted to newly built complex at Mota Bhandariya from 14th February, 2017. Recently our college received accreditation from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
Mandate and Objectives :
The prime mandate of College of Agriculture, Mota Bhandariya is to impart education in the applied field of Agricultural Sciences coupled with research and extension activities. The main aims of the college are as under:
- To conduct undergraduate courses leading to the Bachelor’s degree in agriculture
- To undertake the research and extension activities for the benefit of students and farmers.
Facilities :
- College building comprising of three lecture halls, a smart room and well furnished auditorium hall
- Laboratories- 10 (Plant Pathology, Soil Chemistry, Horticulture, Genetics and Plant Breeding (Biotechnology, Seed Science & Technology, Plant Physiology), Biochemistry, Agronomy, Entomology, Agri. Extension, Agri. Engineering, Computer lab equipped with internet facility)
- Library comprising of more than 2040 books with a subscription of eight magazines having a sitting capacity of 50 students
- Educational Museum with latest information
- Boys’ (Kalapi) and Girls’ (Saraswati) hostel having intake capacity of 150 students each with all the necessary facilities including WiFi.
- Sports ground and a gymnasium
- Conference room and Auditorium having sitting capacity of 120.
- Crop cafeteria of Agricultural and Horticultural crops.