Review of Punjab Agricultural University

All students who have done their 12th with medical or non-medical are eligible for the entrance exam of PAU i.e common entrance test. There is a total of 80 seats for BSc(Hons.) Agriculture, out of which 40 are reserved for different categories like SC, ST, OBCs, etc and the rest are for the general categories. The fee for the entrance test is Rs. 7000. Admission process is very fine. No amendment is required.

I chose this course because of my interest in plant sciences and my passion to serve the farmers of my country. Faculty to student ratio is nearly 1:15. All the teachers are highly qualified with a doctorate degree in particular fields. The teaching method is completely practical as there are lots of fields and each field is assigned to a particular professor, who is conducting his research. Exams are held at a monthly interval and are not much difficult to pass.

Students are applying for placements in the last semester and they are informed about companies through mail by placement cell. Highest package is 6.5 lacs per annum and average is 3 lacs per annum. Around 50% of the students gets placed. After degree I will try for government job in agriculture field.

The tuition fee for the course is 40000/yr. However, there is a merit scholarship assigned to students who are performing well. Apart from this, students who belong to weaker sections have to pay nothing. I was awarded a merit scholarship in the 1st year for my good performance.

Every year a youth fest is conducted in the month of October in which students from different colleges participate and a guest is invited for prize distribution. Apart from this annual function is also conducted in the month of January in which all the sports students are given awards. PAU library is made very efficient. It has 3 floors and all kinds of books related to academics and non-academics are available and the sitting arrangement is also very good. Air conditioners and computers are also present. In classrooms, projectors are available. For sports, University has well maintained stadiums like hokey stadium, cricket stadium, football stadium along with well trained coaches. Extracurricular activities include debate, art, slogan writing competitions for which students are awarded by the Dean. University has students welfare group that is run by students whose function is to financially aid weak students and to raise important issues for students' welfare.