College of Horticulture Bharsar
VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry, Bharsar-246 123, District - Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
About the Campus
College of Horticulture Bharsar is situated in the main campus of V.C.S.G Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India. The scenic natural beauty of Garhwal region is world famous. This region of Garhwal is aptly named as Bharsar, which in local Garhwali dialect means fulfilled with abundant natural wealth. It covers an approximate area of 175 hectares consisting of 104 hectares of forest and 71 hectares of horticultural area. The altitude of Bharsar varies from 1800-2300 meters above mean sea level. Bharsar is located 57 km away from Pauri, the headquarter of district Pauri Garhwal on National Highway No. 121.
The climatic conditions of Bharsar are fairly cool over the years except harsh winter during the month of December, January and February, which is considered ideal for the production of quality temperate fruit and tree nut crops such as apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, kiwi, walnut, chestnut, hazelnut etc. The area receives adequate snow during last week of December to mid February followed by heavy precipitation during monsoon. There are ample sunshine hours and the growing period is long. Soils are basically sandy loam with a deep profile of 2-3 meter. Soil pH range from 5.0-7.5 on the agricultural lands and is less than 6.0 in forest area. There are enough natural water resources to fulfil the domestic and all agricultural irrigation requirements.
History
Bharsar was founded by an English man McMilan, who settled in the area around 1924. Subsequently, orchards of apple, pear, peach, plum, walnut etc were established in the area. In 1951, Mr. McMilan sold the area to the Department of Horticulture, Government of Uttar Pradesh from 1951 till the date of establishment of the college (June12, 2001). It remained under the control of Department of Horticlture, Uttar Pradesh on account of potential development activities that can be carried out here for the nearby hill region by horticulture, The government of Uttarakhand handed over the orchard to G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar for the establishment of College of Horticulture.
The College of Horticulture was established and inaugurated by Ex-Chief Minister, Government of Uttaranchal on June 12, 2001 and formerly handed over to G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar on the occasion of Secound State foundation day of Uttaranchal i.e November 9, 2002 in 2011 with the establishment of V.C.S.G Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, headquater at Bharsar, the College of Horticulture,Bharsar along with the College of Forestry, Ranichauri were handed over to University.
MANDATES OF THE COLLEGE
- Human Resource Development in the area of Horticulture.
- Technology development for improving horticulture production and post harvest management including processing and value addition.
- Germplasm management.
- Capacity building for entrepreneurship/self employment.
- Dissemination of technologies for the benefit of farmers/ orchadists.
VISION
The Frontier areas of academics and R&D of the college include:-
- Human Resource Development in the area of horticulture & agriculture.
- Development of technologies for the improvement in Horticulture.
- Capacity building for entrepreneurship/ self employment.
- Dissemination of the technologies for the benefit of the region.
Production of genuine and quality planting material of different temperate horticulture crops along with important medicinal and aromatic plants.
Infrastructure
Academic Programmes
College of Horticulture Bharsar offers 04 year degree (Hons.) Graduate in Horticulture, Post Graduate and Ph.D. Programmes in the disciplines of Horticulture.
Undergraduate Programmes
| Degree Programme | Duration | Annual Intake Capacity | Current Year Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.Sc. (Hons) Horticulture | 2022-2025 | 40 | 2025-2026 |
Postgraduate Programmes
| Degree Programme | Duration | Annual Intake Capacity | Current Year Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| M.Sc. (Hort.) in Fruit Science | 6 | ||
| M.Sc. (Hort.) in Vegetable Science | 6 | ||
| M.Sc. (Hort.) in Floriculture & Landscaping | 6 | ||
| M.Sc. (Hort.) in Plantation, Spices, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops | 6 | ||
| M.Sc. (Hort.) in Entomology | 6 | ||
| M.Sc. (Hort.) in Plant Pathology | 6 | ||
| M.Sc. (Hort.) in Post Harvest Management | 6 | ||
| M.Sc. (Hort.) in Soil Science | 6 | ||
| M.Sc. (Hort.) in in Genetics and Plant Breeding | 6 |
Faculty
Departments
Dr. R.S. Chauhan , Assistant Professor
In-charge
9456738061 / rchauhanua@gmail.comDr. GargiGoswami , Assistant Professor
In-charge
6398375047 / gargi.goswami1423@gmail.comMs. Tarunegi , Assistant Professor
In-charge
8894601523 / tarunegi12@gmail.comDr. ManjuNegi , Assistant Professor
In-charge
8979963796 / manju.negi277@gmail.comDr. Savita , Assistant Professor
In-charge
9877780525 / savita.pnt@gmail.comDr. S.C. Pant , Assistant Professor
In-charge
9719621925 / drscpant@gmail.comDr. MamtaBohra , Assistant Professor
In-charge
9410174857 / mbohragbptu@gmail.comDr. Vijay Kumar , Assistant Professor
In-charge
9012426105 / vijaykumar.india28@yahoo.inDr. Mayank Kumar , Assistant Professor
In-charge
8979669414 / mayankkumar1411@gmail.comDr. Baishali Mishra, Assistant Professor
In-charge
7579036541 / vaishalimishra545@gmail.comLibrary
Library centre of the College of Horticulture Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal is situated in central position among the College premises which ensures its accessibility to the teachers and students alike. Library stores knowledge in the form of books, magazines, journals, news papers and electronic bibliography database (e-books, CD Rom, OPAC, and CeRA) and thesis of M.Sc. students. The University Library College of Horticulture is providing quality services to the students, teachers and research scholar, supporting teaching, research and extension programs of the University.
The total membership of the library has been reached to 325 that include 250 UG and PG students, along with 75 staff members. University library is well equipped with internet facility.
Total Collection Details
Total Collection Details
- Total Learning Resources = 5420 (approx.)
- Total printed books including text books and reference books = 3929 (as per the accession register)
- Total Gratis /Donated Collection (Print) = 332 (approx)
- Total News Letter (Print) =35
- Total Magazines (Print) = 20
- Total Journals (Print) = 15
- Total Bound Journals (Print) = 205 (as per the bound journals’ register)
- Total Newspaper (Print) = 03 (English & Hindi)
- Total thesis Collection = 81 Print and 81 CD
Library Facilities & Services
LIBRARY FACILITIES AND SERVICES:
Reprographic service: The library provides reprographic facility to the students and faculty, photocopy services is one of the important services offered by the library, photocopying service is provided to users on payment basis for reference materials like periodicals, books and notes etc.
Internet Facility: The library is connected to the through LAN (Local Area Network) connectivity as well as broadband connectivity. The library has four desktop computers, students and faculties are welcome to use their laptops in the library.
Reference Service: Reference service are the personal assistance offered to the users to help them to define and identify correctly, bearing in mind how He/She intends to use the information, reference service it provides necessary assistance to users in locating information of their choice.
Book bank Service: Library provides book bank facility to the students and faculty of the College. The book bank has a separate collection of books other then the library books.
Online Content Access: College library subscribes online journals on different subjects through CERA by LAN connectivity.
Offline Database: Separate CD- ROM databases are procured by the library and made accessible to the users for reference purpose.