Pantnagar is a town and a University campus in Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand. Nainital, Rudrapur and Kiccha, Haldwani are the major cities surrounding Pantnagar.The town is famous for having the first agricultural university of India which was established on 17th November, 1960. Previously the university was called the Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University, or Pantnagar University. It is now known as the Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology.

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