Sindh Agriculture University

Sindh Agriculture University, (Sindhi: سنڌ زرعي يونيورسٽي ٽنڊو ڄام ) is situated in Tando Jam town at 18 km from Hyderabad, on Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas road and is about 200 km from Karachi airport linked with super highway to Hyderabad. Sindh Agriculture University is presently ranked 4th best university in Agriculture by HEC

The university is an academic complex of five faculties, two centres, one constituent college and Directorate of Advanced Studies and Research. The five faculties are Faculty of Crop Production, Faculty of Crop Protection, Faculty of Agricultural Social Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences. Three graduate degree programmes are offered in the five faculties majoring in almost 36 departments. These include the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M), Bachelor of Engineering in Agriculture (B.E.Agriculture) and Bachelor of Science (Agriculture) Honours. The University offers postgraduate programmes leading to the award of M.Sc, degree in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Agricultural Engineering and in all the above mentioned disciplines of Agriculture. M.Phil and Ph.D degree programmes are also offered in selected subject areas where trained staff and other facilities are available.

As well, a modest number of short courses and training programmes are regularly offered to meet the continuing and in service education needs of Agriculture Officers, Field Assistants, Bank Officials, Agricultural Technicians, Progressive Farmers, Small Farmers, Tenants, Gardeners, Housewives and other clientele groups.

The total area covered by the University is 416.66 acres (1.6862 km²) including an area of more than 80 acres occupied by residential and non-residential buildings of the University, Agricultural Research Institute, Nuclear Institute of Agriculture, Rural Academy, Agricultural Engineering Workshop, Drainage Research Centre, and Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

Motto     Sustainable Agriculture For Food Security
Established     March 1, 1977
Type     Public
Vice-Chancellor     Dr. Abdul Qadir Mughal
Academic staff     >300
Students     >5,000
Location     Tandojam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan Pakistan
25°25′35.68″N 68°32′22.31″E / 25.4265778°N 68.5395306°E / 25.4265778; 68.5395306
Campus     Rural
Colours     Green and White
Affiliations     Higher Education Commission

Faculties

Faculty of Agricultural Engineering

Faculty of Agricultural Engineering
(Sindhi: زرعي انجنيئرنگ فيڪلٽي)
Official logo of FAE
Motto	Engineering For Food and Fiber
Established	1970
Type	Public
Dean	Dr. Muhammad Saffar Mirjat
Academic staff	>35
Admin. staff	60
Students	>500
Undergraduates	470
Postgraduates	25
Doctoral students	10
Location	Tandojam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission and PEC
Website	FAE
Faculty Of Agricultural Engineering

The faculty’s regular academic and professional education is offered by its six integral departments namely:

• Department of Farm Power and Machinery
• Department of Irrigation and Drainage
• Department of Farm Structure
• Department of Basic Engineering
• Department of Environment and Energy
• Department of Land and Water Management

Faculty of Crop Production

• Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics
• Department of Soil Science
• Department of Agronomy
• Department of Plant Physiology & Biochemistry
• Department of Biotechnology
• Department of Horticulture

Faculty of Crop Protection

• Department of Entomology
• Department of Plant Pathology
• Department of Plant Protection

Faculty of Agricultural Social Sciences

• Department of Agriculture Economics
• Department of Agriculture Education Extension and Short Courses
• Department of Rural Sociology
• Department of Statistics
• Department of English
• Department of Islamic & Pakistan Studies

Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences

• Department of Anatomy and Histology
• Department of Pharmacology
• Department of Physiology and Biochemistry
• Department of Animal Nutrition
• Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics
• Department of Animal Product Technologies
• Department of Livestock Management
• Department of Poultry Husbandry
• Department of Veterinary Medicine
• Department of Veterinary Surgery and Obstetric
• Department of Animal Reproduction
• Department of Veterinary Parasitology
• Department of Veterinary Pathology
• Department of Veterinary Microbiology

Information Technology Centre

Information Technology Center
(Sindhi: انفارميشن ٽيڪنالجي سينٽر)
Established	March, 2002
Type	Public
Director	Prof. Dr. Altaf Ali Siyal
Academic staff	>18
Admin. staff	40
Students	>600
Undergraduates	600
Postgraduates	N/A
Doctoral students	N/A
Location	Tandojam, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Affiliations	Higher Education Commission
Website	ITC
Insignia of SAU-ITC
Information Technology Center

Information Technology Centre (ITC) was established in March 2002 at Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam under a development project approved by the Government of Pakistan. The ITC offers 4-year (8 terms) degree program to award Bachelor of Science Honors in Information Technology (BSIT Hons.).