Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University

Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University is a central agricultural university situated in Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh. It was established by the Government of India through the Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University Act of 2014, passed by parliament, and functions under the administrative umbrella of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare. Its first academic session began in July 2014, and the university operates on a semester system with two semesters per year. The university's history traces back to a memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister on 27 July 2009 by a delegation of MPs and MLAs requesting a central agricultural university for the Bundelkhand region. A bill was first introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 28 December 2011, and after revisions, the Act was passed and published on 5 March 2014. The campus is located near the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi, and its main building was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, and PhD programs, with a Bachelor of Science (Hon.) in agriculture awarded since the 2014–2015 academic session.