History Of RNT College of Agriculture

About Us

Our History

First Agriculture College In South Rajasthan under private sector.

Rabindranath Tagore Agricultural College, Kapasan District. Chittorgarh (Raj.) was established during the year 2014-15 and was inaugurated by the then Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department, Government of Rajasthan. It is the 7th college of the RNT Group of Colleges, Kapasan, and the first college related to agriculture education in the private sector in South Rajasthan. The college is affiliated with Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur. The college started with the UG program in Agricultural Sciences in the year 2014 approved by the Rajasthan State Government with an initial intake capacity of 60 students. The intake capacity was increased during the time period and currently, the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Agriculture is running with an intake of 120 students in each academic session.

The different courses required for the above-mentioned degree programme are kept on revising and updated as per ICAR/affiliating University guidelines from time to time. The college has adopted the recommendation of the 5th Dean’s Committee of ICAR from the academic session 2017-18. At present the UG degree programme i.e. B. Sc. (Hons) Agriculture has a total credit load of 182 across eight semesters. The last two semesters are exclusively marked for the Student READY programme. In this programme, the student is offered 20 credit hours each semester focussed upon skill-oriented training that includes RAWE, Industrial Attachment, Educational tour and Experiential Learning.

Till date, 211 students of four batches have successfully completed the bachelor’s degree program and many of them have completed or pursuing higher education from various SAUs of the country as well as working at different Government and Non-Government organizations.

Academic milestones of the RNT College of Agriculture :

Total 526 students were admitted in B. Sc. (Hons) Agriculture programme through the JET/Pre PG & Ph.D. Entrance examination conducted by State Agriculture Universities of Rajasthan.
Total 211 students were conferred their undergraduate degree. Out of which 76.77 percent students secured first division
During the year 2021-22 Mr. Dependra Singh, a student of this college was awarded University Gold Medal. Similarly in the year 2019-20-two students namely Ms. Hersh Lata Regier and Yuvraj Singh Chundawat -have acquired 2nd and 4th positions in the university.
The student intake capacity was increased from 60 to 120 by MPUAT, Udaipur, and also approved as an examination center w.e.f. 2018-19
A campus interview was conducted by the RNT Group of colleges and 22 students were selected with an average package of 2.5 lakh per Annum.
Soil and Water testing laboratory has been established in the college and a proposal for accreditation for the same has been submitted to the State Government of Rajasthan.

To provide skill-oriented education and Entrepreneurship development among students, the following ELP units have been established

(i) Soil, plant, water and seed testing services sharing with PBG
(ii) Poultry production
(iii) Food processing and food Safety Standards
(iv) Agricultural Waste Management sharing with Soil Science
(v) Organic Production Technology
(vi) Commercial Vegetable Production

Total of 30 students got admission to higher education through Pre – PG examinations conducted by different Agricultural Universities in the country. Most of them obtained apex positions in said Pre – PG examination.

Our Goal (at the time of establishment)

To impart quality education and provide holistic development of students in the field of Agriculture.

Our Goal (At Present)

To generate skilled human resources adequately equipped to address future needs of Agriculture and to keep pace with changing global cutting-edge technologies

Our Objectives (at the time of establishment)

To introduce reforms in curricula, contents, and delivery to enhance the quality of education.
To provide entrepreneurial skills and hands-on training for confidence-building and development of competence for self-employment.
To promote analytical ability among students towards innovative research.

Our Objectives (At Present)

To introduce reforms in curricula, contents, and delivery to enhance the quality education.
To provide entrepreneurial skills and hands-on- training for confidence-building and development of competence for self-employment.
To promote analytical ability among students towards innovative research.

About Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (MPUAT), the second Agricultural University of the state, (initially named Agricultural University, Udaipur) came into existence on 1st November 1999 by bifurcation of the Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner through the promulgation of Government of Rajasthan Ordinance No. 6 of 1999, which became an Act in May 2000. This has been done in view of wide physiographic variation including crops, cropping pattern, climate, soil parameters, etc. in the largest state of the country. Moreover, it was difficult to manage the stipulated tasks of teaching, research, and extension activities as per the mandate set forth by a single University in the state. Besides this, it provides a new fillip to location-specific programs more suited to tribal belts specifically for southern Rajasthan. The University started functioning in full swing with effect on December 1, 1999.