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A Historical perspective of higher agricultural education in India -- Agricultural universities: location and description -- The role of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in supporting higher education : need for structural change -- Center-state relations between the state universities and the State Departments of Agriculture -- The role of bilateral and multinational donors in supporting higher education in agricultural universities -- How a typical land grant university works in USA: comparison between the US and India's State Agricultural Universities -- Current status of agricultural universities: issues and constraints: suggestions for addressing these constraints -- Outlook for future: need for change. What it takes to establish world - class university -- Conclusions and recommendations.