Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College [SVAC], Tirupati was established in the year 1961 as a Public Educational Institution. SVAC Tirupati is approved by ICAR, and is affiliated with ANGRAU, Guntur. Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College offers admission in the field of Agriculture at UG/ PG/ Doctorate level. Dr. R. Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi is the Vice-Chancellor.
Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Tirupati was founded in the year 1961, as a premier college for providing agricultural education for the advancement of related fields. The college runs its programs under the affiliation of Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad and is approved by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
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The vision of this college is to amplify the knowledge and research in the agriculture sector of the country and grow as a leading institute in the world. |
The mission of this college is to provide students with academic as well as practical training that helps to cater the emerging need for development in the agricultural industry. |
The college offers various undergraduate and postgraduate courses like B.Sc (Agriculture), M.Sc (Agriculture / Home Science), M.Tech (Agricultural Engineering / Food Technology), etc in the departments of Agronomy, Entomology, Soil Science, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Agricultural Economics, Horticulture, Agricultural Extension, Plant Pathology, Crop Physiology, Agricultural Meteorology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural Statistics, Seed Science & Technology, Agricultural Microbiology, etc. Apart from this, the college also has a separate department of Agribusiness Management (MBA ABM) and offers several Doctorate programs.
The eligibility criteria for admissions are based on the merit scores in All India Entrance Examination conducted by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research. Additional requirements include clearance of 12th with science stream for UG programs and graduation in similar discipline with minimum 50% for PG programs. The students interested in taking admissions in the college can fill the contact form where college counselors will connect with the interested students for further process.
| Institute Name | Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Tirupati |
| Estd. Year | 1961 |
| Affiliated to | ANGRAU, Guntur |
| Approved/Recognised by | ICAR |
| Type | Public |
| Programmes offered | UG/ PG/ Doctorate |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. R. Sarada Jayalakshmi Devi |
| Address | Prakasam Nagar Colony Tirupati - 517502 Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Contact Number | 0877-2249155 |
| Official Website | https://svagcollege.org/ |
The Placement Cell of the college provides students with an insight for future job possibilities and trains them accordingly. This cell enables students to explore various career prospects and find similar fields of specializations as per the individuals need. The college aims to increase the quality of capable candidates by promoting effective learning techniques and utilization of acquired knowledge. The college provides several opportunities to students to build appropriate strategies by organising skill enhancement sessions, internships, industry visits, conferences, walk-in interviews, seminars, expert lectures, workshops, etc to have proper insight for a broad perspective.
Major recruiters in the industry are Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd., Dhanuka Agritech Ltd., IFFCO, Shreeja Mahila Milk Producers Company, Rallis India Ltd, Dashrath Fertilizers Pvt. Ltd., ITC Ltd., Sundaram Finance Ltd., TATA Chemicals Ltd., etc.
The college is situated along the sidelines of the Tirumala Hills Fort in an area of around 350 acres and surrounded with greenery that provides a fresh and natural ambience with a wide range of facilities to the students. The college strives to nurture the additional talents of the students through participation in non academic activities such as cultural, sports and literary events. The facilities like seminar halls, video conference centers, conference rooms, etc have been set up in the college besides the following:
