College of Agriculture, Pantnagar

The College of Agriculture, Pantnagar, India, is a constituent of Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. It was opened on 17 November 1960 when Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, inaugurated the university. It has a triple mandate of teaching, research and extension.

The college has more than 200 faculty members engaged in agricultural sciences. The college has played a role in the Green Revolution in the country. More than 185 varieties of crops like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, forages, fruits and vegetables have been released. The 4 year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BScAg) is the flagship course of the college.

Departments
The college has twelve departments:
 * Agronomy (ICAR Centre for Advanced Study)
 * Agricultural communication
 * Agricultural Economics
 * Agrometerology
 * Entomology
 * Food Science and Technology
 * Genetics and Plant Breeding
 * Horticulture
 * Plant Pathology (ICAR Centre for Advanced Study)
 * Soil Science
 * Vegetable Science
 * Seed Science and Technology

Earlier, the college also included two departments of Animal Nutrition, and Animal Breeding and Genetics, which were subsequently transferred to College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.