Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Coimbatore was established in the year 2007 as a Private Educational Institution. Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture Coimbatore is affiliated with TNAU, Coimbatore. Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture offers admission in the field of Agriculture at UG/ Diploma level with scholarship benefits to deserving students. Dr. M. Manickam is the Chairman.
Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture was established in the year 2007 with an aim to provide agriculture education to the students for rural development. VIA is approved by the Government of Tamil Nadu, affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore. Institute is accredited by National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board (NAEAB) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. The institute is located in Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore.
Mission: VIA’s mission is to develop agricultural professionals with knowledge, attitude, and skills for undertaking rural development with efficiency.
Vision: To impart quality education through extensive research for increasing agricultural productivity and sustainability to support rural empowerment.
Institute offers UG and Diploma programmes in agriculture. The major course of the institute is 4 year B.Sc (Hons.) along with 2 year Diploma.
Before starting the admission procedure, candidates should pass the eligibility criteria of different courses. Minimum admission requirement in the institute is to pass Class 12th or any other equivalent examination from any recognised board.
Eligible candidates can apply online for admission in the VIA, by following the below mentioned steps:
In the institute 65% seats will be filled by TNAU Single Window System and the rest 35% seats will be filled by the management.
* For obtaining more information about admission, students can refer to the institute website.
VIA students get numerous scholarships in the form of financial assistance. Scholarship enables students to focus on their academic life without any financial burden. The details of the different scholarship programs are mentioned below:
* For detailed information regarding scholarship schemes, students are advised to visit the institute website.
| Institute Name | Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Coimbatore |
| Estd. Year | 2007 |
| Affiliated to | TNAU, Coimbatore |
| Type | Private |
| Programmes offered | UG/ Diploma |
| Chairman | Dr. M. Manickam |
| Address | Manakkadavu Pollachi Coimbatore - 642103 Tamil Nadu, India |
| Contact Number | +91-9942908413, 9942908410 |
| Official Website | https://www.via.ac.in/ |
Institute arranges guest lectures, and motivational classes for the better career development of the students. Various workshops are organised for enhancing the communication and presentation skills of the students. Training assists students in obtaining knowledge and information which further helps in career progress. VIA maintains its relationship in the industry for providing employment opportunities to the students.
The recruiters of VIA Coimbatore are KCPMC, Micronol, Kissan Care, BASF, Green Tech Bio, Texmo, Agro Green Biolife and many others.
VIA campus measures around 250 acres of land including various infrastructure facilities. Institute campus is well enabled with internet facility and has multiple clubs for conducting curricular and extracurricular activities for development of the students. Institutes library is well equipped with a rich collection of books, journals, and other resources for providing information and knowledge to the students. Separate residential facilities are available for boys and girls. Moreover, for providing practical training to the students the campus has various laboratories such as agricultural biotechnology lab, plant pathology lab, horticulture lab, seed science & technology lab, computer science lab, communication lab, and many others. Indoor and outdoor sports facilities are provided for volleyball, handball, basketball, etc. For facilitating medical care to the students, the campus has a well maintained medical center.
Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Coimbatore Tamilnadu was established in the year 2007 as a private Institute to provide higher education in Agriculture. It has affiliation with the reputed ICAR. Management of the institute works under Dr. M Manickam (Chairman). The institute was established with the vision of making an Agricultural institute which enables farming communities to bring about significant changes in their life by themselves. The institution believes in making a better society by implementing cheap and affordable farming techniques which will help the farmers to get good profit and make their life a better one.
The Institution is governed by the Tami Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU). Candidates can apply online by going to the website of TNAU. Candidates can also apply offline by sending a draft in the name of the given university on the website. 65% of the admission process is done by the single window system while the remaining is done based on the eligibility criteria set by the management. Diploma in Agriculture course is available for students who have passed their 12th standard with science or vocational agriculture group. For B.Sc in agriculture, the candidate must have scored 60% in Physics, Chemistry, Biology or in Physics, Chemistry, Botany and zoology.
