GBPUA&T was inaugurated by our first Prime Minister Pt. JawaharLal Nehru in 1960 as the first agricultural university (opened under US land grant pattern) through a collaborative partnership between India and the United States. Its establishment brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension and paved the way for setting up of more than 48 other State Agricultural Universities in the country. The University completed 50 years of its glorious journey and celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2010.

At present the University comprises:

• College of Agribusiness Management
• College of Agriculture
• College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
• College of Basic Science and Humanities
• College of Post Graduate Studies
• College of Fisheries
• College of Home Science
• College of Technology