Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences

The Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences (SHUATS) is established under U.P. Act No. 35 of 2016, as passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislature. SHUATS is established and administered by the Ecumenical Minority Christian Society namely the Sam Higginbottom Educational and Charitable Society registered under the Society Registration Act, 1860 in the State of Uttar Pradesh. The University is a united endeavour of the Christian community in India for promoting rural life and development in conformity with the Christian vision of human kind and the creation. The University is held in trust as a common ecumenical heritage by the Christian Churches and Christian Organizations of the country. It seeks to be a national centre of professional excellence in education and service to the people with the participation of students and faculty members from all over India.

The Agricultural Institute was established in 1910, as an ecumenical Institution of the Christian Churches and Church organizations in India. It is also our endeavour that the enrolled students are not just book worms and lab bugs but, should be athletes in the fields of sports and games, character builders and value acquirers through moral education, to be professional achievers, eloquent speakers, effective communicators, peace promoters and should not be mere guest visitors of libraries but frequenters to the store-houses of knowledge. SHUATS, with a record history of 107 years of life and service of moulding the youth of the country, to be a new cadre of personnel to build the nation, continues to strive for academic excellence and research innovation, with corresponding infrastructure for extracurricular activities. It is the mission of the University, to increase the production levels of the Farms, the Enterprises and the Technology to feed the hungry, and strengthen the efforts of the State for food and health security for overall goal of quality of life of the people of the country specially the excluded groups of the population.

Several specialized areas of study, research, inter university partnerships and startup company collaborations were brought into focus in an effort to expose our emerging scientists, engineers, educators, extension experts, administrators, managers, health professionals, theologians and technocrats, for them, to make a career of choice even while caring for the least of the brethren. It is, therefore, a call that our students should be products of choice and not of circumstances for optimal post- study engagement. In this direction, we are gearing up for the new academic year through teaching, research, library, sports fields, professional networks and other infrastructure resources.

In 2016, after considering the adequate availability of teaching / non-teaching staff and other essential infrastructure facilities in the Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences - Deemed University(SHIATS), Allahabad, the Uttar Pradesh Legislature decided to upgrade, reconstitute and establish SHIATS as a full-fledged University under the State Act so as to ensure successive development of Agricultural Education, Research, Extension, Science, Technology and other disciplines in the State. The Uttar Pradesh Legislature was pleased to pass the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences, Uttar Pradesh Bill of 2016, and Hon'ble Governor of Uttar Pradesh very kindly gave his assent on the Bill on 27th December, 2016, thus, the SHUATS Act No. 35 of 2016 was published on 27th December, 2016. Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences, Uttar Pradesh Act, 2016 has been notified in the official Gazette vide Notification No. 1867/79-V-1-16-1(ka)36-2016 dated December 27, 2016.Vide Notification No. 2473/67-KSA-2016-900(2)/2010, dated December 29, 2016, Hon'ble Governor, Uttar Pradesh was pleased to appoint December 29, 2016 as the date on which the aforesaid Act would come into force. The Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences (SHUATS) is striving to acquire a place in the arena of International science and technology while holding a pioneering status in India. The University offers fourty-two (42) undergraduate programmes, hundred and one (101) postgraduate programmes, sixteen (16) diploma programmes and doctoral programe in various disciplines.

The teaching and research faculties of the University have highly qualified professionals, trained in specialized areas of agricultural science and technology with several of them holding postgraduate degrees and doctoral degrees from universities abroad. The State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh had certified that the Institute is a Minority Educational Institution within the meaning of clause (i) of article 30 of the Constitution of India, vide their letter no. 4894 15-80 (ii) dated the 12th of Sept. 1980. Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, New Delhi vide D.O.No.F.20-71/2005-U.3 dated 21st December 2005 also recognized the Institute as a Minority Institution. National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous institution of University Grants Commission (UGC) accredited SHUATS with “A Grade” (CGPA of 3.14 out of 4) in 2013. In 2014, MHRD, Govt. of India placed the University in “A” category. SHUATS was also accredited in 2009 by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and in 2010 by Indian Council of Forest Research Education (ICFRE). SHUATS is also ISO 9001:2008 certified institution. The University is a recognized member of Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Indian Agricultural Universities Association (IAUA), International Association of Universities (IAU), All India Association for Christian Higher Education (AIACHE), Association of Commonwealth Universities, Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture (GCHERA).