Maya College of Agriculture and Technology, Dehradun

Maya College of Agriculture and Technology, Dehradun, or MCAT, was established in the year 2013 as one of the best agricultural colleges. It is built on a 5-acre campus on NH-72 near Selaqui, Dehradun; this affiliated college offers 7 courses leading to 2 degree levels with specialisations in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and food technology.

The total enrolment of students in this institute comes to 451, with a backup of 19 faculty members. Being a co-educational institute, MCAT offers a diverse learning environment to students pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Agricultural Sciences. MCAT is affiliated with Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University , Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand.

Maya College of Agriculture and Technology has many modern facilities to enrich the learning environment of its students. There is a well-equipped, Wi-Fi-enabled library available 24/7 with a huge collection of reference books and digital e-library access to international journals. The entire campus is Wi-Fi-enabled, and the internet services can be accessed from anywhere, even from the hostels.

For physical well-being, MCAT provides a gym and sports facilities, including a playground for outdoor games such as football, hockey, and cricket. It also has facilities for various kinds of indoor games, like snooker, billiards, and badminton. A medical facility with visiting doctors ensures health and welfare for the students. MCAT offers a total of 7 courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

All these courses are full-time regular ones. The sanctioned intake for all these courses together is 350. Course Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees B. Sc Agriculture 120 Rs 240,000 B. Sc Horticulture 60 Rs 240,000 B. Sc Forestry 60 Rs 240,000 M. Sc Horticulture 60 Rs 160,000 M. Sc Agronomy 30 Rs 160,000 B.

Sc Food and Technology 20 Rs 228,000 The admission procedure in Maya College of Agriculture and Technology is on the basis of merit and through state/ central university counselling. The students seeking admission need to appear for an admission test. This is applicable to all the courses in the institute and thus involves a completely fair and competitive mode of admission.

The admission process is well-defined with a view to selecting deserving candidates for the different programmes in Agriculture, which reflects the commitment to quality in education.