University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan

University of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan is a public sector university located at Dera Ismail Khan city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. Its conceptual plan was laid by the Government of the Pakistan

University of Agriculture, Dera Ismail Khan
TypePublic
Established2017 (2017)
ChancellorGovernor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Vice-ChancellorDr. Ejaz Ahmad Khan
Location
Dera Ismail Khan
,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
,
Pakistan
Websitewww.uad.edu.pk

Overview and history

University of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan is established by Government of Khyber Pakhtunwa in October 2017.[1] It was originally a faculty of Agriculture in Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan.[2] The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has now upgraded the department into full-fledged university in October 2017.[1][3][4][5][6]

Departments

The University of Agriculture Dera Ismail Khan has currently the following departments.[7]

  • Department of Agronomy
  • Department of Agriculture Chemistry
  • Department of Entomology
  • Department of Food Science Technology
  • Department of Horticulture
  • Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics
  • Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences
  • Department of Basic Sciences
  • Department of Forestry
  • Department of Animal & Veterinary Sciences
  • Department of Botany and Zoology
  • Department of Biotechnology & Biochemistry
  • Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Department of English and foreign languages
  • Department of Agriculture Economics and Rural Socialogy

See also

References
  1. "K-P govt plans to set up three universities - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  2. "Gomal University Departments and Faculties". 2017-01-09. Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  3. "Govt increases budget for HEC for 2017-18 - Daily Times". Daily Times. 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. Abbasi, Kashif (2017-05-29). "HEC, federal varsities get lion's share of development funds". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  5. "Govt to set up varsities in Gwadar, Sibi, 6 other cities". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  6. "KP cabinet approves three new universities". fp.brecorder.com. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  7. "Gomal University - Faculty of Agriculture". www.gu.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-11-03.

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