Since the establishment of erstwhile Assam Agricultural College (AAC), Govt. of Assam on August 16, 1948, the courses under Plant Pathology were offered under the Department of Agricultural Botany and Plant Pathology. Later, after the establishment of Assam Agricultural University (AAU) on April 01,1969 under the ‘Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968’ with AAC as a constituent college, the department of Plant Pathology was bifurcated from the mother department in 1981. The M.Sc. programme in the department was started before the bifurcation in 1966 and subsequently Ph.D. programme under course credit system was started in 1986.
Under the able leadership of many dedicated teachers as the Heads of Department, active support from the university and full cooperation from all faculties, the department has developed into one of the best departments in the university at present with modern teaching and research facilities.Development of science and plant health management ready human resources and to conduct research aimed at protecting and preserving plant health for continued production of food grains embracing newer means and methods to generate sound plant health management technologies.
To preposition the Department of Plant Pathology as a sought after teaching and research hub injecting the needed growth, promoting factors in terms of infrastructure, equipments and research portfolios.
# | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus | * courses are compulsory |
# | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus | * courses are compulsory |
# | Course No. | Course Title | Course Credit | Syllabus | * courses are compulsory |