Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology Pantnagar Campus: Photos, Virtual Tour

Our university comes among the largest universities of the world, which means it has a pretty huge area. Also, a major part of it is because of agricultural fields that are spread out on the circumference. The campus area is huge, natural beauty all around that is what Pantnagar is famous for. All the essential things like college, market, shops, stadiums, and parks are nearby to hostels, so one does not have to travel a lot, but still, the distance is pretty spread out. Students here use bicycles for their day-to-day routines, which is a healthy habit.

Campus life of my college is very impressive. Moreover there are 8 colleges in our universities, therefore at each time of some other event is always going on from any college. All the students can join them and have fun. There are beautiful parks, to hang out with your friends. Also, there are so many societies, each conducting its own events which are the best places to meet new people and have fun.Read Full Review

Our campus is known to be spread in hundreds of acres which includes generally the farming fields. These fields are the places, where most of the agricultural research is conducted at our university. Despite, we had massive laboratories in each department at our college. We got to visit each of the laboratories in our first year, and also worked in some of those. I had much of my time in the university library. The library is very big and has 4 floors. Just behind the library, there’s a cafeteria where we usually use to hang out and had a great time there. In the center of the campus, there’s a large auditorium known as Gandhi hall, where so many interesting events took place in our first year like the movie seminar, poetry events, and much more.

In our first year, we had a very promising welcome with an amazing event, the fresher's nite. We enjoyed ourselves a lot there and had memories we couldn’t forget. Despite there, we went to 5 cultural fests and had a great time there. Besides, in our regular day-to-day life, we had joined clubs and societies for cultural activities which provide amazing experience too. Our hostel is very near to the market which is a useful thing. Here you can go to play at stadiums, participate in numerous cultural, sports, academic, etc competitions which are super fun. There is something always going around on campus where you can participate and have fun.Read Full Review

The university has an interesting semicircular and its lush green lands reaching as far as one’s sight bagging it a second place all over the world in terms of contiguous land area. The total land area is 12,661 acre spread all over the Pantnagar town. With an amazing ambience and good air quality, the campus enjoys the advantage of being in the terrain region and hence, proves to be a healthy place for the students. Students are often found taking long walks and observing the scenic sites inside the premises in early mornings and late evenings. College of Technology has two large sub campuses and hosts all the different branches. There are clean and hygienic restrooms at every floor for both genders. All the laboratories are well maintained and equipped with latest technologies. The college also has a small library of its own besides the central one.

There are two supermarkets, one central stadium with all the courts in order, one central auditorium with two others, a beautiful garden section, three national banks’ branches, central computing facility and a massive central library consisting of nearly four lakh documents of latest editions. Markets are well equipped to cover all the daily needs of the students and truly depict the town culture of Pantnagar. Students bond over small treats in the cafeterias which are spread all over the place. The Campus is impressive by the presence of a network of roads, street lighting, university hospital, an efficient water supply section and also encompasses six primary schools and three secondary schools. One of the intriguing attractions of this varsity is its own radio station having a frequency of 90.8FM and Pantnagar Domestic Airport as well as the Pantnagar Railway Station in its vicinity which connects it better to the outside world. Registered campus buses run all over the campus and also from airport and railway station for the ease of faculty and students.

I made countless memories that are few and far between. The curriculum is formulated in a manner so as to imbibe the virtue of perseverance and discipline in scholars and to make them profession ready after the completion of their degrees. Compulsory social service is a boon and we had to partake in the National Service Scheme of at least 240 hours. With academic classes running from early morning to mid noon followed by an hour break and a laboratory training of three hours, efforts are made to maintain the physical health of all through sports and extracurricular. There are many societies including the Science, Literary, Cultural, Logistics, Editorial, Executive bodies and other student-run social work programmes which enhance the overall personality of young scholars. An array of fests is organized by these societies throughout the two semesters imparting some managerial skills as well. A university funded Farmer’s fair is organized twice a year to celebrate their role in the society which is always a popular affair. Various sports varsity tournaments are organized periodically to keep up the zeal of good players.

Students excelling in sports or academics are provided with scholarships and university medals and awards are given to honor their efforts. Language learners are also given their due as some vocational courses are also included in the schedule for who are interested. Professors are supportive and understanding yet strict to maintain the decorum of the classes. Colleges also send their teams for participation in inter university competitions and fests. Seniors are always eager to guide their juniors and try to befriend them. They are also asked to fill anti ragging declarations by the administration. As it is a residential campus, students coming from different states of the country never find it difficult to make new friends and get mingled in the environment. One of the starkest specialty of GBPUA&T is its Foreign Student Exchange Programme in which youth from countries like France, Australia and the USA visit the premises in exchange of the varsity students going abroad to take their place forming bonds of healthy dialogues regarding cultures and ideas. If you want to get a balance of academics and a good global exposure with remarkable expertise in your subject with a tinge of fun, this very university is the right place for you.Read Full Review