School of Agriculture

APPROVED BY

INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH( ICAR )

MoU

(i)  Agriculture ICAR Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar

(ii)  Agriculture National Rice Research Institute (NRRI),Cuttack

ABOUT US

School of Agriculture, GIET University, Gunupur, Rayagada was established in the year 2017 with an objective of promoting teaching, research and extension activities in agriculture in the backward districts of South Odisha. Located on the foot hills of Eastern Ghats with an intake capacity of 60 students during 2017 and subsequently increase to 180 from 2019 onwards. The campus boasts of a picturesque landscape and provides all the facilities that young budding agro-professionals aspire to dream of.

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Prof. (Dr.)  V S Devadas,  M.Sc. (Hort.), Ph.D.

Dean- (R&D) and Professor – School of Agriculture. 

Prof. VS. Devadas is specialized in Horticulture, with more than 37 years’ experience in teaching, research, outreach activities; research and academic management and administration.

After retiring from Kerala Agricultural University with 34 years of service as Associate Director of Research, he served in Arunachal University of Studies-Namsai,  Central Agricultural University (College of Horticulture), Mizoram, Karunya University Coimbatore, VIA Pollachi, Tamil Nadu; He attracted and implemented several extra mural projects at National and International level; He developed and released 10 improved vegetable varieties for commercial cultivation in Kerala, and published 73 research papers in reputed, high rated journals, 11 books and 72 popular articles.