27 Facts About Punjab Agricultural University

1. Punjab Agricultural University requires a network of at least 240 AQMS to enable necessary data gathering; currently it has only five which provide readings routinely.

2. The most common biopesticides in Punjab Agricultural University are Bacillus thuringiensis.

3. Punjab Agricultural University is one of the most fertile regions on earth.

4. Punjab Agricultural University has the world's first museum based on the Indian Partition of 1947, in Amritsar, called the Partition Museum.

5. Punjab Agricultural University has witnessed a growth in FM radio channels, mainly in the cities of Jalandhar, Patiala and Amritsar, which has become hugely popular.

6. Punjab Agricultural University has 23 universities, of which 10 are private, 9 are state, 1 is central and 3 are deemed universities.

7. Punjab Agricultural University is a leading institution globally for the study of agriculture and played a significant role in Punjab's Green Revolution in the 1960s–70s.

8. Punjab Agricultural University has the largest population of Sikhs in India and is the only state where Sikhs form a majority with approximately 57.69 of the state population practicing Sikhism.

9. All the cities and towns of Punjab Agricultural University are connected by four-lane national highways.

10. Indian Punjab Agricultural University is called the "Granary of India" or "India's bread-basket".

11. Punjab Agricultural University is one of the most fertile regions in India.

12. Punjab Agricultural University has 22 districts which are geographically classified into Majha, Malwa, Doaba and Poadh regions.

13. Punjab Agricultural University was under President's rule for 5 continuous years from 1987 to 1992.

14. In terms of the absolute number of days, Punjab Agricultural University was under President's rule for 3510 days, which is about 10 years.

15. The state of Punjab Agricultural University is divided into five administrative divisions and twenty-two districts.

16. Punjab Agricultural University is governed through a parliamentary system of representative democracy.

17. The state of Punjab Agricultural University has large wetland areas, bird sanctuaries that house numerous species of birds, and many zoological parks.

18. Punjab Agricultural University receives rainfall from the monsoon current of the Bay of Bengal.

19. Punjab Agricultural University is bounded by Pakistan on the west, Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Himachal Pradesh on the northeast and Haryana and Rajasthan on the south.

20. Punjab Agricultural University is in northwestern India and has a total area of 50,362 square kilometres.

21. Punjab Agricultural University has the largest number of steel rolling mill plants in India, which are in "Steel Town"—Mandi Gobindgarh in the Fatehgarh Sahib district.

22. Punjab Agricultural University is primarily agriculture-based due to the presence of abundant water sources and fertile soils.

23. The Punjab Agricultural University was home to the Gupta Empire, the empire of the Alchon Huns, the empire of Harsha, and the Mongol Empire.

24. Punjab Agricultural University has divided its dress code into desirable, admissible and "strictly not allowed" articles of clothing.

25. Punjab Agricultural University identifies shalwar kameez as a staple for female students, but does not permit male students to wear the national dress ─ except on Fridays.

26. Punjab Agricultural University offers five bachelor's degrees, 51 master's degree and 42 doctorate programmes in 50 departments of five constituent colleges.

27. Punjab Agricultural University was established in 1962 to serve the state of erstwhile.