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Dr. J. A. Oliver
Chancellor |
Chancellor's
Message
The academic year
2011-2012 is significant
in the history of our
university. The year
marks the centenary of
its establishment and
also we begin using the
new name - Sam
Hingginbottom Institute
of Agriculture,
Technology and Science.
It is a humble tribute
to the founding father
and the great visionary
of the institute Dr. Sam
Hingginbottom.
Institutions come and
institutions go but,
those founded with a
clear vision and mission
are to stay, creating
history and heritage.
100 years in the life of
an institute like ours
is no small a matter.
Establishing an
institution is one thing
and sustaining the same
without losing the
spirit of service is yet
another. The founder's
urge to "till the land
and feed the hungry", -
a noble desire of his
heart, continues to
muster the same
relevance and priority
even after 100 years of
life and service.
Our university has the
distinction of creating
a new cadre of personnel
in Agriculture and
Allied Sciences, a path
finding venture,
initiated 100 years ago
during which time, the
meaning and scope of
such an institute was
hardly realized leave
alone anybody dared to
establish. Thus, our
university was a path
finder for training,
research and extension
in the fields of
Agriculture and Allied
Sciences. We salute the
founding father and
successive leadership
for their shared vision
and the shared
commitment.
Responding to the
emerging needs of our
students, the university
was transformed into a
multidisciplinary
Institute catering to
the training and
research needs in the
fields of
Bio-Technology,
Management, Computer
Sciences, Health
Sciences and such other
courses. For this
transformation, we owe
it to the founder vice
chancellor Bishop Prof.
Rajendra B. Lal and his
team of colleagues on
the campus and off the
campus.
Professional and higher
education should be
accessible and
affordable to any
student as per his/her
choice. The latest
statistics show that the
student enrolment for
higher and professional
education in the country
is placed at 12.4% while
the International
average is 23%. This
explains the need and
urgency for proven
Institutions of higher
and professional
learning. We are glad
and grateful to God that
the pioneering Allahabad
Agriculture Institute
has grown from strength
to strength under God's
guidance to rise up to
the hopes and
aspirations of young
professionals and
technocrats in
fulfilling their
missiological and career
goals.
The training, research
and extension
infrastructure; the well
qualified and
experienced
multidisciplinary
faculty; the facilities
for value education and
spiritual growth and the
vast opportunities for
extra curricular
activities, are a few to
cite that make the
university setting not
only student friendly
but student centered.
We are proud of our
passing-out students for
their excelling grades
and overwhelmingly
winning job placements.
We have every reason to
believe that our
in-coming students will
be proud of their choice
to join this university
and be moulded to face
challenges of life not
only in building their
careers, but building
the Nation.
History and Heritage are
important as without
history, there is no
proven authenticity.
Becoming part of this
history and heritage of
Sam Hingginbottom
University is surely a
sought-after challenge
to every young
professional seeking to
grow in a profession of
choice and wholistic
development.
God bless our students
and God bless our
University.
Dr. J. A. Oliver
Chancellor |
