Chimanbhai Patel College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar

Chimanbhai Patel College of Agriculture, Sardarkrushinagar, is one of the prestigious constituent colleges of Gujarat in India, dedicated to agricultural education. The institution came into existence in the year 1982 at Sardarkrushinagar and imparts specialised courses in agriculture at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.

It has a total strength of 47 experienced faculty members who are committed to grooming the next generation of experts. It is a constituent college of Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, co-educational in nature, and opens its gates for admission to students from all walks of life who have an urge for studying agriculture. It has several facilities boosting learning experiences among students.

At the very core of academic resources lies a well-stocked library with more than 1084 books on different aspects of agriculture, 260 volumes of English and Gujarati literature, and over 600 postgraduate theses. It subscribes to four daily newspapers to inculcate a tradition of life-long learning and current awareness.

As far as practical experiences regarding studies are concerned, the college has department-based laboratories fitted with modern instruments to help students put theoretical knowledge into practice. Sports enthusiasts will have good recreation facilities in the form of synthetic badminton and table tennis courts, chess tables, and a carom room.

The institute also has a big and well-equipped gymnasium for adequate physical fitness that includes equipment such as squat racks, rowing machines, and leg press machines, catering to students and staff members alike. Chimanbhai Patel College of Agriculture provides the following three broad courses at different levels of agricultural education: . Four-year full-time course B. Sc. Hons.

Agriculture is a graduate-level course forming the backbone with an intake of 149 students. The college offers a two-year full-time M. Sc. in agriculture with an intake capacity of 126 for the students who want to specialise further. Those who want to be researchers and academicians may join the six-year full-time course of the Ph. D. Program in Agriculture with its 32 available positions.

All these courses are designed to be full-time, ensuring that students get intensive and concentrated exposure to the streams of agriculture chosen by them. The admission process in Chimanbhai Patel College of Agriculture is such that only the most promising candidate gets admitted to a particular programme. In the case of B. Sc. , the following criterion shall be applicable: .

The candidate's admission to the Merit of Agriculture would be based on the combined merits of GUJCET or NEET with 60% weightage to the subject score and 40% to the GUJCET score. This, therefore, means that there would be a balance in the evaluation of knowledge about the subjects and overall aptitude of the candidate. In the case of M. Sc.

Agriculture, the entrance test carries 50 percent weightage in the admission decision. This will allow the screening of the candidate by the colleges concerning readiness for advanced study in agriculture. Admission to the Ph. D. in Agriculture course is considered in terms of an entrance test aimed at candidates with research potential and advanced knowledge in agricultural sciences.