Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur

Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh is a flare educational organization with first-class infrastructure. The academy is known for its Agricultural programs. The institute is also working for the upliftment of farmers' livelihoods through research, training, and activities. In the early 90s, it was known as the Labhandi Farm and one of the parts of the Agricultural Research Station. The academy has a wide range of Agricultural specializations that offer UG, and PG programs.

The foundation was built in 1987 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, and is a state university. The academy focuses on various Agricultural courses such as Agricultural business, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, and so on in total the academy offers 7 degrees and 23 courses.

Ranking

The ranking of this institute shows the hard work done by the academy by providing an exclusive educational experience. The institute has achieved ranking every year for its best courses and other criteria.

• The academy has been ranked 116 for the Overall category by India today in 2023
• A rank of 116 was given to this academy for the Overall category by India today in 2022
• India today has given a rank of 111 to this academy for an overall category in 2021
• The institute has been ranked 128 for Overall category by India today in 2021
• A Rank of 55 out of 60 was given for the Overall category by India today in 2020

IGKV provides numerous UG and PG degrees in Agricultural fields, which includes a wide range of specializations.

Course Name	Specializations	Eligibility	1st year Fees (INR)
Bachelor of Science	Agriculture, Horticulture	Need to pass plus 2 with typical marks of 50%	14,710
Bachelor of Technology	Agricultural Engineering	Need to pass plus 2 with typical marks of 50%	20,218
M.Sc   Specialization:	Agronomy, Agricultural Economics, Horticulture, Fruit Science, Agricultural Extension, Plant Molecular Biology And Biotechnology, Agriculture Chemistry & Soil Science, Entomology, Agro-Meteorology, Vegetable Science, Floriculture And Landscaping, Plant Pathology, Genetics And Plant Breeding, Agricultural Statistics, Forestry, Agricultural Microbiology, Plant Physiology	Need to pass graduation with typical marks of 50%	19,160
M.Tech	Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Process And Food Engineering, Farm Machinery And Power Engineering, Soil and Water Engineering	Need to pass graduation with typical marks of 50%	25,294
MBA	Agribusiness	Need to pass graduation with typical marks of 50%	57,000
PhD	Agronomy, Biotechnology, Soil And Water Engineering, Vegetable Science, Soil Science And Agriculture Chemistry, Agri-Business Management, Genetics & Plant Breeding, Agriculture Economics, Microbiology, Agriculture Engineering, Floriculture And Landscaping, Fruit Science, Plant Molecular Biology, Agriculture, Horticulture, Farm Machinery & Power, Forestry	Need to pass graduation with typical marks of 50%	22,000

The academy has made its infrastructure of superior quality that offers numerous facilities to students such as 

Hostels	Sports Complex
Auditorium	Cafeteria
Library	Computer labs
AC classrooms	Women Cell
Wide Field	Wifi enabled Campus

The placement board of IGKV works efficiently in placement and internships. The board works very hard to provide opportunities to scholars through good training, counseling, development programs, fieldwork, etc. The maximum package provided in the academy is above 7 LPA.

More than 50 MNCs visited the campus for campus placement and more than 200 job offers were given and a maximum number of students were hired.

Top recruiters of IGKV are

Kribhco Fertilizers Limited,	IFFCO Kisan Sanchar Limited,
Nuziveedu Seeds	Crop Data Technology Private Limited, etc.
Reliance Agri	Cargill

The academy offered various Scholarship programs to assist financially weak students and motivate them to continue their learning. The scholarship is provided under various Central, State, and university-level schemes.

Handicapped Scholarship

This scholarship is provided to physically challenged students who have scored good marks in their Plus 2 will receive the scholarship amount.

Scholarship	Amount
Aspirants will get a scholarship amount for 10 months in the UG course.	2,500
Aspirants will get a scholarship amount for 10 months in the PG course.	3,000

APJ Abdul Kalam Scholarship 

This scholarship is provided to PhD students.

Scholarship	Fee wavier
Aspirants who score above 70% will get a discount on their fees.	30%