Agricultural College and Research Institute Madurai:- Madurai Agricultural College was started on 17.08.1965 and upgraded to PG center in 1969. It became a constituent college of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, after its formation in 1971 and came to be known as Agricultural College and Research Institute, Madurai in 1980. The campus celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2015. It is the second-largest Agricultural College Campus at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The college, has the following departments’ viz., Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Entomology, Agricultural Extension, and Rural Sociology, Agricultural Microbiology, Agronomy, Biotechnology, Horticulture, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Pathology, Seed Science and Technology and Soils & Environment to provide Agricultural Education and also a Krishi Vigyan Kendra in the college campus to disseminate the findings among farmers.

Agricultural College and Research Institute Madurai Madurai Avalable Courses

Agricultural College Madurai Under Graduate Programs

• B.Sc. (Hons.) (Agriculture)
• The College began with B.Sc. (Ag.) with an intake of 80 students. At present, in every academic year, on an average 150 students are being admitted in B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture Program.

Agricultural College Madurai Post Graduate Programs

Faculty of Agriculture

1. Agronomy
2. Agricultural Economics
3. Agricultural Entomology
4. Agricultural Extension
5. Agricultural Microbiology
6. Biotechnology
7. Genetics and Plant Breeding
8. Plant Pathology
9. Seed Science & Technology
10. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
11. Horticulture (Vegetable Science)

Agricultural College Madurai Ph.D Course Programmes

1. Agronomy
2. Agricultural Entomology
3. Agricultural Extension
4. Genetics and Plant Breeding
5. Plant Pathology
6. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry

Details of Hostels Agricultural College Madurai

Total Number of Hostels: Five

Number of Girls Hostel: Three

• Cauvery Illam
• Dr. M. K. Illam
• Vaigai Illam

Number of Boys Hostel: Two

• Valluvar Illam
• P.G. Hostel

Hostelwise Students Strength –Agricultural College and Research Institute Madurai

Agricultural College and Research Institute Madurai Amenity Centre

A separate and huge amenity centre was established with a budget outlay of 2.50 Crores. It has highly sophisticated modern cooking facilities with dining capacity of around 600 students. This amenity centre has five shops viz., computers with printing and Xeroxing, fruits and juices shop, tailoring shop, bakery and millets shop.

Agricultural College and Research Institute Madurai Facilities

• All the hostels are fully supported with Wi-Fi facility with 60 Mbps
• RO units for drinking water
• 24X7 generator facilities
• All the hostels equipped with CCTV surveillance
• Separate reading room in all hostel and provided with all leading daily newspaper and magazines
• Separate TV room in all hostels along with seating facilities
• An ambulance van, exclusively for hostel students is available for emergency care
• Indoor games facilities are available in the hostel premises
• Accident insurance cover was subscribed to all hostellers under “Unistudy care Insurance” policy in the United India Insurance Company Ltd.,