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{{short description|State agricultural university in Bihar, India.}}
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'''Bihar Animal Sciences University''' ('''BASU''') is a [[State university (India)|state]]<ref>{{cite web |title=List of state universities in Bihar |url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=4&Unitype=2 |website=www.ugc.ac.in |publisher=[[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] |accessdate=23 December 2019}}</ref> [[Agricultural Universities (India)|agricultural university]]<ref name=state>{{cite web|title=State Agricultural Universities {{!}} भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद|url=https://icar.org.in/content/state-agricultural-universities-0|website=www.icar.org.in|publisher=[[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]]|accessdate=16 December 2019}}</ref> located at [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]. It has jurisdiction over the field of veterinary and animal sciences in Bihar.<ref name=about/>

==History==
The formal proposal<ref name=portal>{{cite web| title=About Bihar Animal Sciences University |work=Agricultural Education Portal|publisher=[[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] |url=https://education.icar.gov.in/Univ_Details_New.aspx?univ=122-000 |accessdate=24 December 2019}}</ref> for establishing an animal sciences university in Bihar was made as part of the "Bihar Agricultural Road Map 2012–2017", the second agriculture road map for Bihar, which was launched by the then [[President of India]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]] in October 2012.<ref>{{cite web |first=Garima|last=Nain |title=Bihar Krishi Roadmap |url=http://www.ncaer.org/uploads/photo-gallery/files/1536317300Bihar%20Krishi%20Roadmap.pdf |accessdate=24 December 2019|publisher=[[National Council of Applied Economic Research]]}}</ref> The roadmap set it as one of its targets that "A new University for Animal Husbadry{{sic}}, Dairy and Fisheries shall be set up in the state."<ref name=plan>{{cite web |title=Agriculture Road Map (w012-2017) |url=http://krishi.bih.nic.in/Road-Map/Road_Map_2012-17_English.pdf |publisher=Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar |accessdate=24 December 2019|page=160}}</ref> However, no specific budget was set aside for setting the university, and the budget was to come out of the general animal husbandry budget.<ref name=plan/>

The university was established in 2016 through the ''Bihar Animal Sciences University Act, 2016'',<ref name=act>{{cite web |url=https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/6030/1/15-2016.pdf |accessdate=23 December 2019|title=Bihar Animal Sciences University Act, 2016|date=29 August 2019|work=Bihar Gazette|publisher=[[Government of Bihar]]}}</ref> which was passed as a Bill in August 2016<ref>{{cite news |title=Bihar Legislative Council passes VAT (Amendment) Bill, 2016 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/bihar-legislative-council-passes-vat-amendment-bill-2016-116080400028_1.html |accessdate=23 December 2019 |work=[[Business Standard India]] |date=4 August 2016}}</ref> and notified later that month.<ref name=act/> The university was formed by transferring two colleges, [[Bihar Veterinary College]] and Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology, from [[Bihar Agricultural University]], as well as six other institutes transferred from Bihar Agricultural University and [[Rajendra Agricultural University]].<ref name=act/> An additional college, the College of Fisheries, Kishanganj, was also to be established. The college was officially approved two years later, in May 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Bihar Cabinet approves Fisheries College at Kishanganj |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bihar-cabinet-approves-fisheries-college-at-kishanganj-118052900623_1.html |accessdate=24 December 2019 |work=[[Business Standard India]] |date=29 May 2018}}</ref> and established in August 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=College of Fisheries – Bihar Animal Sciences University |url=https://www.basu.org.in/colleges/cof/ |publisher=Bihar Animal Sciences University |accessdate=24 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The university became operational in June 2017<ref name=portal/> with the appointment of its first [[Vice-Chancellor]], Rameshwar Singh,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rumi |first1=Faryal |title=Bihar animal sciences varsity to celebrate first anniversary today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-animal-sciences-varsity-to-celebrate-first-anniversary-today/articleshow/65584316.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=29 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> one of four [[state university (India)|state universities]] and six [[private university (India)|private universities]] established in Bihar in 2017–2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=B. K. |title=New universities likely to boost gross enrolment ratio in Bihar | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/new-universities-likely-to-boost-gross-enrolment-ratio-in-state/articleshow/66683378.cms |accessdate=27 December 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=19 November 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==Academics==
The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and diploma degrees in three fields, [[veterinary science]] & [[animal husbandry]], [[dairy]] technology, and [[fisheries management]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Academics |url=https://www.basu.org.in/academics/ |publisher=Bihar Animal Sciences University |accessdate=27 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Constituent colleges and institutes==

The university has three constituent colleges:<ref name=about>{{cite web |title=About BASU |url=https://www.basu.org.in/about-us/ |publisher=Bihar Animal Sciences University |accessdate=24 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Bihar Veterinary College]]
* College of Fisheries, Kishanganj
* Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology

It runs six other institutes:<ref name=about/>
* Central Poultry Farm, Patna
* Exotic Cattle Breeding Farm, Patna
* Government Buffalo Farm, Sipaya (Gopalganj)
* Government Cattle Farm, Gaya
* Government Goat Breeding Farm, Purnia
* Institute of Animal Health and Production, Patna

== See also ==
* [[List of agricultural universities in India]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Bihar]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official|https://www.basu.org.in/}}
{{Universities in Bihar}}

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>BrownHairedGirl at 11:09, 10 March 2021