University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Public university in Faisalabad, Pakistan

The University of Agriculture (UAF) is a public research university in Faisalabad, Pakistan. It is the second largest university of Pakistan by area with a covered area of 2550 acres as compared to Punjab University's 3000 acres which is the first largest.

Six departments — Agronomy, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural Entomology, Plant Pathology, Crop Physiology and Forestry, Wildlife & Range Management. Three institutes — Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, and Institute of Horticultural Sciences and National Institute of Food Science and Technology. Seven allied disciplines — Agricultural Economics, Marketing & Agribusiness, Agricultural Extension, Animal Sciences, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics. The Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology (CABB). The U. S. Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security (USPCAS).

The faculty includes the departments of Structural and Environmental Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, Irrigation and Drainage, Food Engineering, Farm Machinery, and Power and Fibre Technology. Courses of study lead to the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Food Engineering, Textile Technology; M. Sc. in Food Technology, Fibre Technology, Agricultural Engineering; and Doctor of Philosophy in Food Technology and Agricultural Engineering. The Department of Agricultural Engineering & Technology was established in 1961. The main objective of the faculty was to train people to cater to the growing needs of mechanised farming in the Punjab.

The department started in 1962. The aim of the Food Engineering Department is to educate students to design and to produce safe, high quality, and economical food products and processes, and to conduct research and development on the food industry.

This department, in collaboration with other departments, offers a baccalaureate program in Agricultural Engineering.

The department of Fibre Technology was established in the Faculty of Agriculture Engineering & Technology in 1964. It is the only department in the country which offers a master's degree programme in Fibre Technology. The main objective of this department is to impart scientific knowledge and technological training to the students in the field of Fibre science, Textile Technology (spinning, knitting, dyeing, finishing, testing & quality control), pulp, paper and cardboard technology to meet the demands of the industry.

The faculty includes the department of Anatomy, Institute of Pharmacy Physiology and Pharmacology, Pathology, Parasitology, Microbiology, Clinical Medicine and Surgery, and Theriogenology. Candidates who hold degrees in biological sciences are considered for graduate admission in non clinical subjects. The students are enrolled after an entry test held by the university for the degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D. V. M.), Pharm. D, M. Phil. and Ph. D. degrees. Professor Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qureshi is the Dean.