The Department of Agronomy is one of the newly established and prestigious departments in the Faculty of Agriculture, Science & Technology. It was established in the year 2025 with the objective of strengthening agricultural education, research, and extension activities. Good agronomic management practices including better crop establishment, weed control, crop demand and need based nutrient and water management, cropping and farming system, effective recycling of farm wastes and optimum utilization of farm resources are imperative for maximizing and sustaining the productivity of cereals, millets, pulses, oilseeds, fibres, sugar, fodder and forage crops for meeting the food demand of the global population under changing climatic scenario. Severe competition from other sectors and industries for utility of natural and artificial resources poses several challenges for enhancing the cultivable area and food grain production, thus necessitating regional and location specific as well as seasonal and crop specific efficient agronomic management practices for maximizing the productivity as well as profitability of agricultural crop cultivation.
The department offers master’s program leading to M.Sc. (Ag.) agronomy which was initiated in 2025. The Annual intake of students is thirty for which admission procedure is conducted in July based on merit of UG and reservation is applicable as per Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. The department is currently staffed with one professor and two Assistant professors to facilitate academics and research activities.