Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth

You would find complete detail on Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth. Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth is situated at (located) in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. The address of the university is Rahuri
Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 413722 , India. The contact detail (contact phone number / numbers) of Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth - is/are (02426) 243208, 243311, 243215. The website address of the Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth is http://mpkv.mah.nic.in.You may find the Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth admission detail, fees detail, Exam schedule detail and result date information online at Time2study.in website

Total Number of students shown interest in admission: 0
University Name:	Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth
Address:	Rahuri Ahmednagar, Maharashtra 413722 , India
City:	Ahmednagar
State:	Maharashtra
Phone:	(02426) 243208, 243311, 243215
Fax:	(02426) 243302
Website:	Website
Courses:	Check List of courses offered by Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth


About Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth
The Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri is established on March 29, 1968 and subsequently named as Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) after a great social reformer "Mahatma Jyotiba Phule". It has started functioning from October, 1969 at Rahuri, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India. The jurisdiction of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri extends over Western Maharashtra covering ten districts. The Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri is a statutory body of the Government of Maharashtra. It is headed by the Vice-Chancellor who is appointed by the Hon.Chancellor of the State. The minister for Agriculture is a pro chancellor of the University. The Maharashtra Council Agricultural Education and Research (MCAER) is established to co-ordinate the smooth functioning of four agricultural universities in the State. The council has its head quarter at Pune. It consist of eminent scientists, administrator and legislators. The Executive committee appointed by the State is a apex governing body and the main decision making authority of the University which is headed by the Vice Chancellor. It consists of eminent agricultural scientists, educators, legislators and representatives of farmers. It is assisted by the Academic Council, faculty council meeting, Board of Studies of respective disciplines, Agricultural Research Council and Extension Education Council. The Agricultural Universities adopted trimester system with a view to imparting more detail instructions in the subjects with more orientation of practical. However, experience in initial stages revealed that the trimester system was more rigid and did not take into consideration the season orientated farming in this country, As such the semester system was introduced in 1974. To make education more practical orientated, work experience programme was introduced in addition to the normal practical training in each subject. During the work experience education a student is expected to devote the entire period of learning to practice al training of growing crops and managing the soils. This too was considered in adequate for getting fully acquitted with the farming situation faced by the farmers. As such novel experiment was initiated during 1987-88 in the form of rural. Agricultural work experience (RAWE) programme on the line of Internship Programme in Medical Colleges. The students stay with the farmers for the entire period of a semester, learn the skills of farmers, experience difficulties faced by them and the knowledge gained at the college to suggest the modifications to the farmers. The RAWE programme was found very useful in learning agricultural live. A separate college of Horticulture was established during 1985 in the premises of the College of Agriculture, Pune and it offers B.Sc.(Hort) Degree. The University also deals with lower agricultural education through Agricultural Schools, Mali Training Centre and Training's for Livestock Supervisors. The University has a very good network of research stations spread over different agro-climatic zones. In all 23 research stations, 4 State level specialists and 16 research testing/verification centres are located in different agro-climatic zones in addition to 4 Zonal research stations. Of the three fold functions, it is mandatory on the part of the University to transfer the technology from the research centres to the ultimate users through extension education programme. Total admission capacity in colleges of Agriculture is 508, Agricultural Engineering 50 and Horticulture 20 per annum. Constituent Institutes

About Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth

The Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri is established on March 29, 1968 and subsequently named as Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) after a great social reformer "Mahatma Jyotiba Phule". It has started functioning from October, 1969 at Rahuri, District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India. The jurisdiction of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri extends over Western Maharashtra covering ten districts. The Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri is a statutory body of the Government of Maharashtra. It is headed by the Vice-Chancellor who is appointed by the Hon.Chancellor of the State. The minister for Agriculture is a pro chancellor of the University. The Maharashtra Council Agricultural Education and Research (MCAER) is established to co-ordinate the smooth functioning of four agricultural universities in the State. The council has its head quarter at Pune. It consist of eminent scientists, administrator and legislators. The Executive committee appointed by the State is a apex governing body and the main decision making authority of the University which is headed by the Vice Chancellor. It consists of eminent agricultural scientists, educators, legislators and representatives of farmers. It is assisted by the Academic Council, faculty council meeting, Board of Studies of respective disciplines, Agricultural Research Council and Extension Education Council.

The Agricultural Universities adopted trimester system with a view to imparting more detail instructions in the subjects with more orientation of practical. However, experience in initial stages revealed that the trimester system was more rigid and did not take into consideration the season orientated farming in this country, As such the semester system was introduced in 1974. To make education more practical orientated, work experience programme was introduced in addition to the normal practical training in each subject. During the work experience education a student is expected to devote the entire period of learning to practice al training of growing crops and managing the soils. This too was considered in adequate for getting fully acquitted with the farming situation faced by the farmers. As such novel experiment was initiated during 1987-88 in the form of rural. Agricultural work experience (RAWE) programme on the line of Internship Programme in Medical Colleges. The students stay with the farmers for the entire period of a semester, learn the skills of farmers, experience difficulties faced by them and the knowledge gained at the college to suggest the modifications to the farmers. The RAWE programme was found very useful in learning agricultural live. A separate college of Horticulture was established during 1985 in the premises of the College of Agriculture, Pune and it offers B.Sc.(Hort) Degree. The University also deals with lower agricultural education through Agricultural Schools, Mali Training Centre and Training's for Livestock Supervisors. The University has a very good network of research stations spread over different agro-climatic zones. In all 23 research stations, 4 State level specialists and 16 research testing/verification centres are located in different agro-climatic zones in addition to 4 Zonal research stations. Of the three fold functions, it is mandatory on the part of the University to transfer the technology from the research centres to the ultimate users through extension education programme. Total admission capacity in colleges of Agriculture is 508, Agricultural Engineering 50 and Horticulture 20 per annum.

Constituent Institutes

Check All Universities in India
All Universities List

Mahatma Phule Agriculture University / Vidyapeeth

Check All Universities in India

Latest articles on Current Affairs & Banking Awareness