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G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, also known as Pantnagar University, is the first agricultural university of India. It was inaugurated by Jawahar Lal Nehru on 17 November 1960 as the "Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University". Later the name was changed to "Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology" in 1972 in me…
G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, also known as Pantnagar University, is the first agricultural university of India. It was inaugurated by Jawahar Lal Nehru on 17 November 1960 as the "Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University". Later the name was changed to "Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology" in 1972 in memory of the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, statesman and Bharat Ratna recipient Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant. The University lies in the campus-town of Pantnagar in Kichha Tehseel and in the district of Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand. The university is regarded as the harbinger of the Green Revolution in India.
  • Established: 1960
  • Motto in English: "The prosperity & development of our village is the prosperity of our nation"
  • Affiliation: ICAR, AICTE
  • Chancellor: Governor of Uttarakhand
  • Vice-Chancellor: Dr. Manmohan Singh Chauhan
  • Location: Pantnagar, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand
  • Type: Public, land-grant
Data from: en.wikipedia.org