College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur

The college documents experiential-learning modules in commercial horticulture, mushroom cultivation, beekeeping/apiculture and plant biotechnology. University-listed student amenities include hostels, sports, health services and a placement cell. Academic departments span horticulture, forestry, biotechnology and allied sciences.

The university publishes admission notices and programme-specific eligibility through its official admission portal. Undergraduate programmes listed for Neri include B.Sc. (Hons.) Horticulture, B.Sc. (Hons.) Forestry, B.Tech. Biotechnology and B.Tech. Food Technology. Applicants should use the current session notice to confirm eligibility and selection requirements.

The institutional lineage begins with the Regional Horticultural and Forestry Research Station at Bhota, established on 29 October 1999. The site became the Institute of Biotechnology and Environmental Science, Neri, on 19 April 2011, and was upgraded to the College of Horticulture and Forestry on 28 August 2014. Postgraduate programmes in nine disciplines were introduced from 2017–18, and B.Tech. Food Technology was introduced in 2023–24.

The College of Horticulture and Forestry at Neri is the university’s third constituent college and serves the subtropical and mid-hill regions of Himachal Pradesh. Its institutional lineage includes the Regional Horticultural and Forestry Research Station at Bhota, established on 29 October 1999, followed by the Institute of Biotechnology and Environmental Science at Neri in 2011; the institute was upgraded to the present college on 28 August 2014. Undergraduate study includes horticulture, forestry, biotechnology and food technology pathways as listed by the university, alongside postgraduate programmes in nine disciplines and doctoral programmes in several disciplines. The college’s academic and research areas include fruit and vegetable science, floriculture, food science and technology, entomology, plant pathology, soil and water management, silviculture and agroforestry, forest products, tree improvement and genetic resources. Its official profile documents experiential-learning modules in commercial horticulture, mushroom cultivation, beekeeping and plant biotechnology, and states that its programmes are accredited by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. The college links teaching and applied research with crop improvement, technology transfer and capacity building for the Shiwalik Hills.