<P> G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology ( GBPUA&T ) , also known as Pantnagar University , is the first agricultural university of India . It was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960 as the `` Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University '' ( UPAU ) . Later the name was changed to `` Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology '' in 1972 in memory of the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh , statesman and Bharat Ratna recipient Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant . The University was declared as the best among all the other State Universities in India , in 1997 . The University lies in the campus - town of Pantnagar in the district of Udham Singh Nagar in the state of Uttarakhand . The university is regarded as the harbinger of Green Revolution in India . </P>
<P> G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology ( GBPUA&T ) , also known as Pantnagar University , is the first agricultural university of India . It was inaugurated by Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960 as the `` Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University '' ( UPAU ) . Later the name was changed to `` Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology '' in 1972 in memory of the first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh , statesman and Bharat Ratna recipient Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant . The University was declared as the best among all the other State Universities in India , in 1997 . The University lies in the campus - town of Pantnagar in the district of Udham Singh Nagar in the state of Uttarakhand . The university is regarded as the harbinger of Green Revolution in India . </P>
where was the first agriculture university of india established
where was the first agriculture university of india established
the campus - town of Pantnagar in the district of Udham Singh Nagar in the state of Uttarakhand
the campus - town of Pantnagar in the district of Udham Singh Nagar in the state of Uttarakhand