Role

  • Responsible to the Vice Chancellor for the administration and execution of the Faculty policies.
  • Responsible for the due observance of the statutes and other regulations related to the Faculty.
  • Formulate and preset policies to the faculty for their consideration without prejudice to the right of any member to present any matter before the Faculty
  • Responsible to organize, advise, guide and conduct matters related to the policies and programmes related with teaching/research/extension curricula course, course outline, examinations, registration and admission etc. in the faculty and act as the Chief Advisor to the Vice Chancellor and other concerned officers in this connection.
  • Serve as the medium of communication for all official business of the Faculty with other authorities of the University, Colleges, students and public
  • Perform other duties as or assigned to him by the Vie Chancellor.
  • Serve as the medium of communication for all official business of the Faculty with other authorities of the University, Colleges, students and public
  • Perform other duties as or assigned to him by the Vie Chancellor.

Duties

  • Manage educational activities of Bachelor Degree programmes of Agriculture/ Forestry/ Horticulture in the University.
  • Admission at Bachelor degree programme in the Colleges under the Faculty.
  • Maintain congruence in Educational programmes with the State and National policies.
  • Aim programmes of agricultural education at producing competent and skilled graduates possessing leadership qualities.
  • Accreditation of the University and Colleges of the Faculty.
  • Manage Development Grant provided by ICAR to the University.
  • Planning and academic coordination for teaching, quality of education, policy matters and system regarding resident instruction, overseeing the examination and evaluation, development and enforcement of curricula, development of educational technology and teachers’ training programme(s), HRD of faculty, etc.
  • Initiate Life time and Jawahar Ratna Award every year
  • Dean Faculty of Agriculture is next to Hon’ble Vice Chancellor and look after the works of University in the absence of Hon’ble Vice Chancellor.

Administrative jurisdiction

Constituent colleges of the Faculty viz.,

  • Colleges of Agriculture are located at Jabalpur / Rewa / Tikamgarh / GanjBasoda (Vidisha)/ Waraseoni (Balaghat)/Powarkheda (Narmadapuram)/ Khurai (Sagar) and Panna.

Sr. College Establishment Free seat Payment ICAR NRI J&K Total
B. Sc. (Agriculture) 20% 20% of free 5%of free
1 Jabalpur 1955 70 14 14 4 2 104
2 Rewa 1952 70 14 14 4 102
3 Tikamgarh 2004 70 14 14 4 102
4 Ganj basoda 2007 40 08 08 2 58
5 Waraseoni 2012 40 08 08 2 58
6 Powarkheda 2015 40 08 08 1 57
7 Khurai 2018 60 12 (12) 3 75 (87)
8 Panna 2023 60 12 (12) 3 75 (87)
Total 450 90 66 23 631
BSc (Hons) Forestry College of Agriculture, Jabalpur 25 5 5 1 36
Grand total 475 95 71 24 2 667