Chronological Milestones
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Second Joint Indo-American Team (Dr. N.S. Randhawa) recommended Farm Universities with autonomy and integration of agriculture, veterinary, and home science. |
| 1964 | Second National Education Commission (Dr. D.S. Kothari) advised one agricultural university per state. APAU was established on June 12 in Hyderabad. Sri O. Pulla Reddy was appointed the first Vice-Chancellor. Transferred Colleges: - College of Agriculture & Veterinary Science, Hyderabad (Osmania Univ.) - Agricultural College, Bapatla (Andhra Univ.) - SV Agricultural College & Veterinary College, Tirupati (SV Univ.) |
| 1965 | University inaugurated on March 20 by Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. |
| 1966 | 41 Agricultural Research Stations added (July). University building programme inaugurated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 23. |
| 1967 | Four Animal Husbandry Research Stations transferred (May). |
| 2014 | PJTAU established on September 3 after AP bifurcation. Named in memory of Prof. Jayashankar. Formed under G.O. Ms. No. 7 (July 31), adapting the ANGRAU Act of 1963 (Telangana Order). |
| Present |
PJTAU comprises: - 11 Colleges (8 Agriculture, 2 Engineering, 1 Community Science) - 12 Polytechnics - 16 Research Stations (3 Regional) - 23 DAATTCs, 8 KVKs - 1 each: EEI, AI&CC, ATIC, Electronic Media Wing It serves Telangana's farming community and aims to become the “Seed Bowl of India.” |