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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University established

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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University established
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The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University came into existence with its headquarters in Coimbatore.

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University came into existence in 1971 with Coimbatore as its headquarters. It grew out of the Agricultural College at Coimbatore and the agricultural colleges at Madurai and elsewhere. Its first vice-chancellor was G. Rengasamy. In the following years it added faculties of horticulture, agricultural engineering and postgraduate studies.

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