College of Horticulture, Bangalore

The University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore started a degree program in horticulture at Bengaluru in 1970, the first of its kind in India. During 1991–1992, the program was shifted to Mudigere in Chikkamagaluru District, leading to the establishment of the College of Horticulture Mudigere. The college has offered an undergraduate program since its inception and began an M.Sc. (Hort.) program in 2010–11. It is affiliated to the University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, and was previously affiliated to the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot. The college has been accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research since 25 August 2004 and is considered the oldest horticultural education center in Karnataka. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in disciplines such as floriculture and landscape architecture, fruit science, plantation and spice crops, horticulture entomology, vegetable science, and crop improvement and biotechnology. Admission to the B.Sc. program requires passing the pre-university examination with PCMB subjects, while M.Sc. admission requires qualifying through JRF or PGCET exams.