Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Higher Education - Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) in Ludhiana, Punjab is a state agricultural university in India.[1] It was established in 1962 and is the nation's third-oldest agricultural university, after Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar and Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneshwar. It was formally inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on July 8, 1963. It has an international reputation for excellence in agriculture.[citation needed] PAU pioneered the Green Revolution in India[2] in the 1960s and is considered as one of the best agricultural universities in India.It was bifurcated in 2005 with the formation of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU).
