About us
Vision & Mission
Vision & Mission
Vision
- To provide the scientific basis for enhancing and sustaining productivity in the farming sector with modern agricultural technologies.
- To strive for innovation in production, food security, safety and quality through a high standard of Education and Research.
Mission
- To offer a high paradigm of education in the field of Agriculture.
- To render all possible service to the farming community to make agriculture viable, profitable and self supportive.
- To motivate educated youth to take up Agriculture as a vocation.
- To develop the Institution as a model one in the State.
Location
Location
A View of the Proposed Building of KIA
Founder
Founder
Arutchelvar Dr. N. Mahalingam, B.Sc., F.I.E.,
March 21, 1923 – October 2, 2014
Arutchelvar Dr. N Mahalingam, was the Founder Chairman of Sakthi Group an industrial conglomerate operating in sugar, automobiles, finance, distilleries, power and logistics. Dr. N. Mahalingam was a philanthropist, educationalist and politician. He has established a number of educational institutions and known for his support to various spiritual and cultural organisations.
He was born on 21 March 1923 in an agriculture family at Pollachi to P Nachimuthu Gounder, who started the Sakthi Group in 1921 by diversifying his traditional business of hiring out bullock carts to starting a passenger transport services. Nachimuthu Gounder’s only son Mahalingam joined the business in 1943 and helped grew the business to its current level. He was the founder of many educational institutions from schools to colleges. Some of his educational institutions established by him are Kumaraguru Institute of Agriculture, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Nachimuthu Polytechnic college, Mahalingam college of Engineering, NGM College.
He held several important positions and played major roles fostering the development of agricultural, industrial, human resource and institutional development at the State and National levels. He served as a Member of Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu during 1952 to 1967 and was on the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission for two terms. His social and humanitarian considerations took his journey beyond the boundaries of industries and scholarly tenets he nurtured.
He received the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India in 2007 for his contributions to the nation in the field of Trade and Industry. His other honors include Honorary Consul from the Government of Mauritius during 1989 to 1992 and a number of other recognition and awards.
The enigmatic life merged into the light on October 2, 2014, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Until the last moment, Dr. NM was doing what he believed and envisioned talking about Saint Vallalar’s philosophy. Throughout his life Dr. NM carried the twin torches of Gandhian values and Vellalar’s way of life. It is then divine grace that he was led into eternal light on the day he celebrated both of them.
About KIA
About KIA
Agriculture plays a salient role in the Indian economy. It is the backbone of our economy that contributes to the increase in income and poverty reduction. It creates jobs and food for countless individuals. In this scenario, having significant knowledge about the techniques to use in farming helps the farmers to improve production and to combat and plan against sudden catastrophes. Agriculture Education aims to fill in the students with the knowledge to utilize on the farm and advocate the public.
Kumaraguru Institute of Agriculture is one of the leading institutes that envision empowering the youth with the high paradigm of agricultural education. Established in 2014 under the aegis of the Sakthi Foundation, the charitable trust of Sakthi Group, it is a part of the Kumaraguru institutions. It is the upshot of the time-hallowed dream of Arutchelvar Padmabhushan Dr. N. Mahalingam. The campus evinces the heritage, excellent vision, and exceptional commitment of the Sakthi Group of Companies and the zestful insight of the founder.
KIA strives to unlatch its students a wide window to the new world of agriculture blended with technology. It focuses on innovating new practices to improve and sustain food production that makes agriculture more feasible and commercial. The college is equipped to aid the students with capacious classrooms, ample lecture halls, sizeable seminar halls, well-resourced laboratories, speedy network connectivity, and adept faculty.
KIA nurtures and maintains two farms – South Farm (42.5 acres) and North Farm (57.5 acres). The students receive practical knowledge offer hands-on training on these farms. It improves the skills of our students and enhances their ability to understand and employ innovative practices. The farms have an ample number of tractors, farm implements, tools, and other types of machinery that are adequate for the students to imbibe the knowledge.
KIA is affiliated with Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. It extends over an area of 131 acres in Nachimuthupuram, Appakudal, Erode.