Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Allahabad

Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHIATS),  formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute is a government aided deemed university located in Allahabad, India.

Established in 1910 by Dr. Sam Higginbottom as Allahabad Agricultural Institute towards improving the economic status of rural population. It became the first institute in India to offer a degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1942.

As a tribute to its founder, the institution submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Human Resource Development in 2009 to re-christen Allahabad Agricultural Institute as Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences. The Institute was conferred deemed university status on 15 March 2000 and got certified as a Christian Minority Educational Institution in December 2005. The MHRD has placed SHIATS in the list of elite category 'A' deemed universities on the basis of the expert committee recommendation.

Courses :

• Arts & Humanities
• Business & Social Sciences
• Medicine & Health
• Engineering
• Science & Technology

Contact Details :

Address
Naini
Allahabad
211 007 Uttar Pradesh
India

Tel +91 (532) 268 4284
Fax +91 (532) 684 593

Website : http://www.shiats.edu.in/


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