Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad

Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), formerly known as Allahabad Agricultural Institute, is a state agricultural university located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was founded in 1910 by Sam Higginbottom, an English-born Presbyterian missionary, as a department of Ewing Christian College, later becoming a separate institute in 1918. In 1942, it became the first institute in India to offer a degree in Agricultural Engineering. The institute became affiliated with the University of Allahabad after being recognized for a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture. It was granted deemed university status in 2000 and certified as a Christian Minority Educational Institution in 2005. In December 2016, it was elevated to a full-fledged university under the SHUATS Act. The university operates under the Sam Higginbottom Educational and Charitable Society and comprises six faculties—Agriculture; Engineering and Technology; Science; Theology; Management, Humanities and Social Sciences; and Health Sciences—along with 15 constituent schools and over 60 academic departments. It is located in Naini, on the banks of the Yamuna River, spread across 1040 acres, including 440 acres of research farms.