Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) has been accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi with the approval of National Accreditation Board for Agricultural Education. BAU got a B grade with a 2.85 score. It has been provided for university programs and colleges from 31 May 2021 to 30 May 2026.
ICAR has recognized B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture program of Ranchi Agricultural College, Kanke under BAU, B.Sc (Hons) Forestry program of Ranchi Forestry College, Kanke and BFSc program of new Fisheries Science College, Gumla with B grade. B Sc (Hons) Agriculture program of Tilka Manjhi Agricultural College, Godda has also been recognized.
The recognition of Agricultural Engineering College, Kanke and Horticulture College Khuntpani (Chaibasa) was not considered due to the students not passing out from the first batch. In the absence of regular Associate Dean and Assistant Professors and taking necessary action on administrative points, it has been asked to send a separate proposal for recognition of Agriculture College, Garhwa, Rabindra Nath Tagore Agricultural College, Deoghar, Phoolo Jhano Milk Technology College, Hansdiha (Dumka).
Ranchi Agricultural College, Kanke's Agronomy, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Entomology and Plant Pathology subjects and Ranchi Forestry College's PG and PhD programs of Silviculture and Agroforestry have been recognized.
Broad Subject Matter Area (BSMA)-2021 In the absence of recommendation based nomenclature, Ranchi Agricultural College, Kanke's Agro Meteorology and Environment, Horticulture, Agricultural Extension and Communication, PG and PhD Programs of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, PG Agricultural Engineering, Biotechnology The program and PG program of Natural Resource Management and Forestry Products and Utilization of Ranchi Forestry College have been given BSMA based nomenclature and have been asked to send proposal after taking approval from University Academic Council Board.
The recognition of Ranchi Veterinary and Animal Husbandry College has been questioned due to lack of regular teachers for decades. The college is rich in infrastructure. The Veterinary Council of India (BHI) had expressed concern over the shortage of regular teachers, conditionally the last time it was recognized. Recently, Jharkhand Public Service Commission has made regular appointments on 8 posts. There is an acute shortage of associate professors and university professors in the departments of the college. Due to the non-completion of the address of BhiCI, this college has not been recognized by ICAR.
BAU Vice Chancellor (VC), Dr Onkar Nath Singh expressed happiness over the recognition of BAU from ICAR for the next 5 years. He said that the peer review team constituted from ICAR has evaluated the programs and colleges of BAU according to the self study report till March 2021. “The university has achieved many achievements at the national level since April 2021. Cooperation with the state government and the Jharkhand Public Service Commission has accelerated. Regular Associate Dean, Assistant Professor and staff have not been appointed in all the 7 new colleges even in the last 5 years. Even in old colleges, there is a shortage of regular deans, assistant professors, associate professors and university professors and staff. Necessary action is being taken by the university as per the suggestions of the peer review team. To maintain the dignity of the only agricultural university in the state, the university expects special efforts and cooperation at all levels. We hope that the new colleges of the university will get recognition soon,” he added.