Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University (SKNAU) is a state public university located at Jobner in the Jaipur district of Rajasthan, India. The university is dedicated to higher education, research and extension in agriculture and allied sciences, and serves as one of the principal agricultural universities in the state.
| Name | Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University |
|---|---|
| Acronym | SKNAU |
| Type | State public university |
| Focus | Agriculture and allied sciences |
| Location | Jobner, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India |
| Country | India |
Jobner has a long-standing association with agricultural education in Rajasthan, hosting an agricultural college that was later affiliated with successive state agricultural universities. SKNAU was constituted by the Government of Rajasthan to consolidate teaching, research and extension activities in the eastern parts of the state under a dedicated agricultural university with its headquarters at Jobner.
The university is named in honour of Sri Karan Narendra, and its jurisdiction covers a group of districts in eastern Rajasthan for the purposes of agricultural research and extension.
SKNAU offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes in agriculture and allied disciplines. Typical areas of study at agricultural universities of this type include:
As a state agricultural university, SKNAU operates research stations and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) within its assigned zone. These centres carry out region-specific research on crop varieties, soil and water management, livestock and farm mechanisation, and disseminate recommendations to farmers through extension activities, training programmes and demonstrations.
SKNAU plays an important role in addressing the agricultural needs of semi-arid eastern Rajasthan, where issues such as water scarcity, soil salinity and variable rainfall significantly affect farm productivity. By focusing on locally relevant research and human resource development, the university contributes to the wider network of agricultural education institutions in India coordinated under the framework of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).