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| dean = Anand Prakash Singh<ref>{{cite web|title=Dean, IAS|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/ias/dean.php|website=www.bhu.ac.in|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref>
| director = Ramesh Chand<ref>{{cite web|title=Director, IAS|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/ias/director.php|website=www.bhu.ac.in|access-date=26 April 2018}}</ref>
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| undergrad = 550
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| city = [[Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh]]
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| parent = [[Banaras Hindu University]]
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'''Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University''' (IAS-BHU, IAS) is one of India's premier [[agricultural college]]s located in [[Varanasi]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] state. It is one of the three institutes of the [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name=bhu-about>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/aboutbhu/index.html|title=About BHU|publisher=Banaras Hindu University|access-date=2012-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607021640/http://www.bhu.ac.in/aboutbhu/index.html|archive-date=7 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
IAS was established in 1931 on the recommendation of the [[British Raj]]'s Royal Commission on Agriculture as the Institute of Agricultural Research of the BHU. It was one of two oldest [[agricultural science]] institutes in the [[Indian subcontinent]], and the first institute to begin Masters and Doctoral programs in the field. Undergraduate programs were introduced in 1945, and the institute was renamed as the College of Agriculture. It was renamed as the Faculty of Agriculture in 1968.<ref name=ias-history>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/IAS/ias.html|title=History|publisher=Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU|access-date=2012-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513075916/http://bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/IAS/ias.html|archive-date=13 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1969, the college was re-organized into 6 departments, [[Plant Physiology]], [[Agronomy]], [[Plant Genetics|Genetics]] & [[Plant Breeding]], [[Soil Science]] & Agricultural Chemistry, [[Plant Pathology]] and [[Agricultural Economics]]. The areas of study and research were gradually expanded to include [[Horticulture]], [[Entomology]] & Agricultural Zoology, [[Animal Husbandry]] & [[Dairy Farming]], [[Farm Engineering]], etc.

In 1980, with expanded focus and investment in agricultural education & research from the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]], the college was re-organized as an independent Institute of Agricultural Sciences affiliated with the BHU.<ref name=ias-history/>

==Infrastructure==
IAS is located on the main campus of BHU on the southern outskirts of [[Varanasi]]. It has a {{convert|65|ha|acre}} farm on the main campus.<ref name=ias-farm>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/INSTITUTE_FARM/institute_farm.html|title=Institute Farm|publisher=Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU|access-date=2012-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513060650/http://bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/INSTITUTE_FARM/institute_farm.html|archive-date=13 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The institute manages a dairy for research and study purposes with capacity of about 400 animals.<ref name=ias-dairy>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/INSTITUTE_DAIRY/institute_dairy.html|title=Institute Dairy|publisher=Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU|access-date=2012-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105015027/http://bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/INSTITUTE_DAIRY/institute_dairy.html|archive-date=5 November 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> IAS also has a horticultural unit for development, study and research of flowering plants and a specialized unit for medicinal plants.<ref name=ias-horticulture>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/HORTICULTURIST_UNIT/horticulturist_unit.html|title=Horticultural Unit|publisher=Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU|access-date=2012-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513070128/http://bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/HORTICULTURIST_UNIT/horticulturist_unit.html|archive-date=13 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

IAS also manages the [[Krishi Vigyan Kendra]] (KVK) (Agricultural Science Centre) on the south campus of BHU in Barkachha, [[Mirzapur district]] about {{convert|60|km|mi}} southwest of Varanasi. KVK manages over {{convert|1000|ha|acre}} of farms for research and community education purposes.<ref name=ias-farm/>

In addition to the main [[Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library, BHU|Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Library]] of BHU, IAS students and staff also have access to the Institute Library that has specialized collections of journals, periodicals and volumes related to [[agricultural science]]s.<ref name=ias-facilities>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/FACILITIES/facilities.html|title=Facilities|publisher=Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU|access-date=2012-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513071752/http://bhu.ac.in/InstituteofAgriculturalSciencesBHU/FACILITIES/facilities.html|archive-date=13 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Notable alumni==
*[[Saket Kushwaha]], Vice Chancellor [[Rajiv Gandhi University]], former Vice Chancellor of [[Lalit Narayan Mithila University]], Professor at [[Banaras Hindu University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://new.bhu.ac.in/Site/FacultyProfile/1_9?FA000572|title=Prof. Saket Kushwaha at Banaras Hindu University|website=new.bhu.ac.in|access-date=12 September 2020|publisher=[[Banaras Hindu University]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Prof Saket Kushwaha appointed new VC of RGU |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/prof-saket-kushwaha-appointed-new-vc-of-rgu-118100200532_1.html |access-date=12 September 2020 |work=[[Business Standard India]] |date=2 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.bhu.ac.in/ias/}}

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[[Category:Banaras Hindu University]]
[[Category:Agricultural universities and colleges in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in Varanasi]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1931]]
[[Category:1931 establishments in India]]

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