College of Agriculture, Bhawanipatna

The College of Agriculture, Bhawanipatna (CAB) is one of three agriculture colleges in Odisha, established in 2009 under the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar. It was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 7 February 2009 and provides education, research, and extension services in Agricultural Science. The college offers a 4-year B.Sc. Agriculture degree, admitting 56 students annually based on the OUAT Common Entrance Test and the All India Entrance Test conducted by ICAR. The curriculum covers subjects like Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Breeding, Soil Science, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Agricultural Economics, and allied fields such as Food Processing and Agri-Business Management. The campus, located within OUAT’s Bhawanipatna site, includes lecture halls, a seminar hall, an examination hall, library, modern laboratories, a practical field for crop production, a playground, a computer center with WiFi, an auditorium, and a conference hall. Separate hostels—Bhawani Shankar Gents' Hostel and Manikeshwari Ladies' Hostel—accommodate 100 students each, and staff housing is also provided. A healthcare facility is under construction. The institute is connected via a state highway from National Highway 26, with Bhawanipatna railway station 3 km away. Students celebrate festivals like Holi, Diwali, Ganesh Puja, Saraswati Puja, and New Year, and participate in picnics and study tours.