Agricultural Polytechnic, Garikapadu

Agricultural Polytechnic, Garikapadu was started in 2007 and forms a constituent college in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. This is a co-educational institution dedicated to agricultural science education and delivers a defined curriculum for the future development of agricultural professionals. Its location is at Garikapadu with a pin code of 521175, under Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University.

Agricultural Polytechnic has many facilities provided to assist in making learning easier for the students. One of the strongholds of their academic facilities is the central library that boasts 4645 square meters. It has more than 200,000 volumes in stock and can hold up to 200 readers, thus finally being a perfect place for studying and research.

It has an Agricultural Information and Documentation Centre, AGRIDOC, serving information requirements of scientists in 67 University research stations. This reflects the commitment of the college to agricultural research and development.

The institution also hosts a state of the art computer centre with up-to-date facilities, The academic portfolio comprising agriculture education remains the mainstay in Agricultural Polytechnic, Garikapadu. There is one principal course provided to students, the Diploma course in Agriculture . It is a full-time course extending over two years and prepares one for a career in the agricultural sector.

The admission process at Agricultural Polytechnic, Garikapadu is designed to select dedicated students passionate about agriculture. This constituent college under ANGRAU shall most likely follow the same procedure and policies adopted by the university. The admission process can be based on academic performance in relevant subjects and possibly an entrance examination.