Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa

At a glance

Institution type

Government

Location

Pusa, Bihar

NIRF 2025

#14 Agriculture

Median salary

₹7.2 LPA (2-year PG programmes, 2023–24)

Placement rate

50.4% (2-year PG programmes, 2023–24)

Students enrolled

1,817 (2023–24)

Also known as

RPCAU

Website

rpcau.ac.in

Placement and student figures: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

About Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa is a government institution in Pusa, Bihar. In the NIRF 2025 rankings it is placed #14 in Agriculture. Of its 232 graduates in 2023–24 from postgraduate 2-year programmes, 50.4% were placed at a median salary of ₹7.2 LPA.

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (Ministry of Education) ranks institutions in separate lists. It lists this college as Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur.

Source: NIRF India Rankings 2025, Ministry of Education. Data submitted by the institution (PDF)

Placements

117 of the 232 students who graduated from Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa's 2-year PG programmes in 2023–24 were placed (50.4%), at a median salary of ₹7.2 LPA. 115 went on to higher studies.

Source: data submitted by the institution to NIRF 2025.

Scholarships and Fee Reimbursement

In 2023–24, 1,305 of 1,817 students at Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa (71.8%) had their full tuition fee reimbursed by government schemes, the institution or private bodies (NIRF 2025 data).