TNAU ranked 4th among State Agricultural Universities in India by ICAR

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University is ranked 4th among state and 8th in ICAR ranking for the year 2020.


Coimbatore: The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) is ranked 4th among state and 8th in ICAR ranking for the year 2020.

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has been ranked in the 4th position among State Agricultural Universities and 8th in the ICAR rankings for the year 2020. According to a press release issued by the varsity, “TNAU has secured 8th rank in the ICAR ranking for the year 2020. This achievement was made as a result of major efforts taken in imparting quality education, transforming the outlook of students on a holistic perspective, attracting more external agency funded schemes, quantitative increase of quality publications etc, university has elevated itsstandards making a prominent place both in the National and International arena.

This University has attained 8th rank among the 67 agricultural institutes, 4th among the State Agricultural Universities and 2nd among the Southern Agricultural Universities” Dr. A. S. Krishnamoorthy, Acting Vice-Chancellor, said in the press release.

The teachers of the university through their rigorous coaching classes prepared students to acquire innumerable Junior Research and Senior Research Fellowships which had been the key factor to hike the score in the educational dimension. The scientists of the university took it as a challenge and devised strategic planning and put consistent efforts to increase the research publications and mobilized funds through external agency funded projects schemes which too helped in marching ahead.

An intensive motivational drive was given to the young scientists and the entire research fraternity spread over in various locations of the institutions who worked tirelessly to derive full score through certain factors like patent filing, evolving more varieties, securing innumerable awards for their scholastic aptitude.

On the extension front, it was due to tireless journey and field works to hold more number of frontline extension programmes like radio talk, TV programmes etc., more number of trainings mooted to impart technical skill to the input dealers, Non Governmental Organizations, the functional radio stations. Capitalizing the mobile advisory services for technology disseminations, Creating TNAU YouTube channel exclusively for the technology embedded videos for large scale sensitization, functional custom hiring centres to the farmers, the dynamic Agritech Portal which acted as other milestones to draw other brownie points.

Ranking swelled to 8 was also due to the roping of more international students, and promotion of students’ diversity. Through this ranking, university will come triumphantly and to the hog the lime light to attract funds, rope in more International students for admissions and more avenues for collaborative research and farmers’ empowerment. In the days to come, the university will travel more diligently, to re-establish this acclaim and will be working towards the focused goal to be ranked in the top three institutions, the press release added.

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