UPM meaning in Academic & Science ?

Universiti Putra Malaysia (literally meaning Putra University of Malaysia, abbreviated as UPM and formerly known as Agricultural University of Malaysia (Malay: Universiti Pertanian Malaysia), College of Agriculture of Malaya and School of Agriculture) is recognised by the independent government assessments as one of Malaysia's leading research universities offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses with a focus on agricultural sciences and its related fields.

Founded in 1931 as the School of Agriculture, UPM's main campus is in Serdang, Selangor. It was formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia or the Agricultural University of Malaysia. Now, UPM offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the fields such as agriculture, engineering, medicine, veterinary medicine, business, languages and social sciences.

It was ranked as the 132nd best university in the world in 2021 by Quacquarelli Symonds and it was ranked 28th among asian universities and the 2nd best university in Malaysia. In the Integrated Rating of Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education (SETARA), UPM maintain its six stars rating, which is 'Highly Competitive'.