Saturday, August 3, 2019

TNAU gets ICAR funds for improving academics

COIMBATORE, AUGUST 03, 2019 00:00 IST

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has secured Rs. 30 crore from the Indian Council for Agricultural Research under National Agricultural Higher Education Project.

A release from the University said the funding was for three years, starting 2019-20.

The TNAU competed with 64 state agricultural universities for securing the project, which would enable it to strengthen learner-centric environment by adopting innovative techniques in teaching, promote student and faculty diversity, leverage alumni network among others in nine constituent colleges covering six UG programmes.

As part of the project, the release said, scientists and academics from the University would get to visit universities abroad for exchange of ideas.

The release also said that the TNAU getting the funding followed the steps taken by Vice-Chancellor N. Kumar to gain ICAR accreditation.

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