College Of Agriculture, Chiplima

About College Of Agriculture, Chiplima

The Second College of Agriculture was established at Chiplima, near Sambalpur in 1981 with provision only to offer B.Sc. Ag. courses.

The College of Agriculture, OUAT, Chiplima, the esteemed institution has been serving the state of Odisha and the nation for more than three decades. The College started functioning from 24.10.1981. It is located at Chiplima 20.210N, 80.550E and 155 m above M.S.L a place situated at a distance of 35 km from the district headquarters of Sambalpur. It was established as a second constituent College of Agriculture under Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar. Initially the college started in the campus of then Regional Research Station, Chiplima with an intake capacity of 48 students per year for four years B.Sc.Ag degree course. The college was shifted to its own building in September 1985. The college continued to impart education only for boys till 2003, however, with the creation of accommodation facilities for girls it became a co-educational institution since 2004. Presently, adequate accommodation facility is available for all the students in two boys’ and three girls’ hostels in the campus.

Majority of our students pursue their Post-Graduation and Doctoral programme through all India entrance examination in top institutions of the country like Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore and management studies in IIMs, MANAGE, Hyderabad, IRM, Anand, XIM, Bhubaneswar, etc. The students of this College are known for their professional excellence as Scientists and Teachers in ICAR Institutions, IAS & IPS under UPSC, Govt. of India and OAS under OPSC, Govt. of Odisha.