Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal

The institution, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute (PAJANCOA & RI), was set up in 1987 at Karaikal, Puducherry. It is an affiliated college that is focused on agriculture offering 7 programmes across level two and level five. PAJANCOA & RI has 621 students, of which 59 are faculty members the gender distribution is; 54% female undergraduate 67% female postgraduate.

This institute receives students from different origins such that a statistically significant number of students, 25% of them, comes from other states in the country. Infrastructural facilities available in Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute are well developed to meet students educational needs and other aspects of their life.

Knowledge is centralised and exists in books, which makes the library essential; adequate laboratories meet practical needs. Gym and facilities for Sports help in providing recreation and improving the health of the users. They enjoy very sound IT facilities in the college and students are able to use up to date technological tools.

For those who need it, there are private hostels for males and females respectively for the students. The campus also has a canteen, computer and science laboratories, classrooms and an auditorium for occasions such as seminars.

Furthermore, the college offers transport facilities to students and staff members and Record System: They also have Record System on their official website where anyone can see the record related to any particular college. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute educates and trains students in diverse agriculture course in both undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

The institute provides 7 programmes : University offers two four years integrated degree courses, namely B. Sc Agriculture (Hons) and B. Sc Horticulture (Hons) . At post graduate level, it has five two-year M. Sc courses in Genetics and Plant Breeding, Vegetable Science, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Agricultural Economics and Agronomy.

All programmes are day time dated and this is inline with the institutes intense, practical base agriculturally oriented programmes. PAJANCOA & RI offers admission to only those candidates who secure a high rank in the entrance examination, and the number of seats available at the time of counselling session is also important as far as admission is concerned.

For undergraduate programmes, the institute accepts validity of score of Common University Entrance Test (CUET UG). Candidates are expected to have passed their Higher Secondary (10+2) or their equivalent with the right subjects. PAJANCOA & RI provides scholarship to aid its students.

In the 2022 academic year, 62 under graduate students and 2 post graduate students was issued with reimbursement proving that the institute is sensitive to the fate of students in terms of fees. The college also offers training facility and placement wait through its Training and Placement Cell.

Thus, some of the major areas of interest of PAJANCOA & RI reflecting its focus on agricultural sciences and research are implemented as follows for furthering the course of intending agriculture in India at its best.