Tue Mar 18 16:25:01 UTC 2025: ## New Agricultural University Planned for Mandya, Karnataka
**Bengaluru, March 18, 2025** – The Karnataka Assembly tabled the Universities of Agricultural Sciences (Amendment) Bill on Tuesday, paving the way for a new agricultural university in Mandya. The ₹287 crore project, announced in the state budget, will encompass Mandya, Hassan, Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, and Kodagu districts. Existing agricultural colleges and training centers in Mandya, Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, and Hassan will be transferred from the University of Agricultural Sciences-Bengaluru, while those in Kodagu will move from the Keladi Shivappa Mayaka Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences University, Shivamogga. The new university will be situated at V.C. Farm in Mandya.
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