Central Agricultural University

Central Agricultural University is an agricultural university at Lamphelpat, Imphal in the Indian state of Manipur.

Central Agricultural University

Type	Central agricultural university
Established	26 January 1993; 32 years ago (26 January 1993)
Chancellor	Pradeep Kumar Joshi
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Anupam Mishra
Visitor	President of India
Location	Lamphelpat, Imphal , Manipur , India
Affiliations	Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) ICAR; UGC ; ACU[1]
Website	www.cau.ac.in

The Central Agricultural University was established by an act of Parliament, the Central Agricultural University Act 1992 (No.40 of 1992). The Act came into effect on 26 January 1993 with the issue of necessary notification by the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Government of India. The university became functional with the joining of the first vice-chancellor on 13 September 1993.

The jurisdiction of the university extends to seven North-Eastern Hill States: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Nagaland and Tripura. It offers undergraduate teaching (B.V.Sc. & A.H.) and postgraduate teaching (M.V.Sc.), research and extension activities at College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram. It offers BSc (Agril) every year and MSc (Agril) in Agronomy, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, and Entomology. It imparts teaching in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Fisheries, Agricultural Engineering, Veterinary Sciences and Food Technology in various constituent colleges spanning north-eastern states.

Like other Agricultural Universities, Central Agricultural University, Imphal has integrated programmes of teaching, research and extension education.

As per the mandate, the university has established 13 different constituent colleges, 6 KVKs, 6 Multi Technology Testing Centers: In six states at Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Meghalaya 6 Vocational Training Centers: In six states at Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Meghalaya.

Colleges

There are Thirteen colleges under CAU:

• College of Horticulture & Forestry – Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh
• College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences – Umiam, Meghalaya
• College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry – Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram
• College of Agriculture – Imphal, Manipur
• College of Fisheries – Lembucherra, Tripura
• College of Agricultural Engineering and Post Harvest Technology (CAEPHT) – Gangtok, Sikkim
• College of Home Science – Tura, Meghalaya
• College of Horticulture – Thenzawl, Mizoram
• College of Food Technology – Lamphelpat, Manipur
• College of Agriculture – Kyrdemkulai, Meghalaya
• College of Agriculture – Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh
• College of Horticulture – Bermiok, Sikkim
• College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry – Jalukie, Nagaland

Krishi Vigyan Kendras

• Krishi Vigyan Kendra – Andro, Imphal East, Manipur
• Krishi Vigyan Kendra – East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh
• Krishi Vigyan Kendra – Aizawl, Mizoram
• Krishi Vigyan Kendra – East Garo Hills, Meghalaya
• Krishi Vigyan Kendra – South Garo Hills, Meghalaya
• Krishi Vigyan Kendra – Sepahijala, Tripura

Area of Jurisdiction

The Central Agricultural University, Imphal located at Lamphelpat, Imphal West, Manipur has its area of jurisdiction over seven North-Eastern Hill (NEH) states of India except Assam.

Rankings

The university was ranked 31st in India by the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) in the agriculture ranking in 2024.^[2]