History and Genesis

Historical background and growth of the College:

College of Agriculture Dharwad is located at the head-quarters of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad.  The campus is located five km away from the city on Pune-Bengaluru National Highway (NH-4).  The college is one of the premier institutes in the state for imparting education and conduct of research and extension activities in agriculture and allied fields. The college has been involved in human resource development in the field of agricultural sciences.

            The College of Agriculture, Dharwad was established on 22^nd May, 1947 by Sri. Mallanagoudaru Patil, the then Minister for Agriculture of the erstwhile Bombay province with a foresight and vision to serve the needs of farming community of the then Bombay – Karnataka region.  Initially, the college was run in a small building at the Hebballi Farm, well known for cotton research in India.  The college was initially affiliated to Bombay University, Mumbai and later on, the affiliation was shifted to Karnataka University, Dharwad during the year 1950.  The first batch students from this college graduated during the year 1950.  The college started offering PG programmes in 1950. His Highness, the Maharaja of the then Mysore, Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar formally inaugurated the present Main Building of the college on 9^th September, 1951. The following personalities have served their services as Heads/ Director of Instruction (Agri.)/ Dean (Agri.) of the College of Agriculture, Dharwad since its inception from 1947 to till date:

Heads/ Director of Instruction (Agri.)/ Dean (Agri.) of the College of Agriculture, Dharwad from 1947: