Introduction

IAUA Office

The Indian Agricultural Universities Association is a registered society. All the fifty three Agricultural Universities in the country, including 5 deemed to be Universities of the ICAR (IARI, New Delhi, IVRI, Izatnagar, NDRI, Karnal and CIFE, Mumbai and SHIATS, Allahabad) and 2 central universities (CAU, Imphal and BHU, Varanasi) are its members.

The main objective of the Association is to promote agricultural research, education and extension in universities and states, and thereby rural development in the country.

Vice-Chancellors of all the Agricultural Universities constitute its “General Body”. The General Body meets once a year for deciding agenda for the next convention, and also for approval of its audited accounts, budget estimates for the next financial year and election of office bearers. The “Executive Committee” of the Association consists of President, Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer and 3 members. They meet in every quarter.

The office of the Association is manned by a Secretary General.

The Association organizes annual Convention. This is hosted by one of its member Universities on the theme selected by the General Body.

The Association has been bringing out a journal of the IAUA annually since 1987, to exchange and promote ideas, as this may help improve norms and standards in education, research and extension in Agricultural Universities and also act as a bureau of information to facilitate communication.

The main source of income of the Association is through the subscription from Agricultural Universities.