At the heart of the culturally rich and prosperous Pune of the Peshwas is where the century old College of Agriculture, the constituent College of the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri is located. Pune with a population of 2.5 million is the second largest city in Maharashtra State. Since time immemorial, Pune has been a renowned educational and celebrated cultural centre. The Maratha Kingdom was founded by the great king Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj around Pune in 1676 A.D. The weather of Pune is very pleasant with maximum temperature ranging from 200C to 320C. The College of Agriculture is very close to the Bus and Railway stations and about 10 kms from the Lohgaon airport. The city is well connected to other metropolis of the country by road, rail and air. The Department of Agriculture was established at the center in 1877 followed by setting of similar departments by the provinces. It was soon realized that research and education are the very foundations for the development of agriculture. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, the noted thinker, social reformer and agriculturist of Pune appealed, persuaded and convinced the British Government to set up institutions for agricultural education and research in India. This led to the opening of a branch for teaching agriculture in the College of Science at Pune in 1879 that was subsequently developed into a separate College of Agriculture in 1908. The main building with its grand dome, beautiful entrance hall, library, herbarium and laboratories for teaching and research in Agriculture, Botany, Mycology and Economics was ready in 1911 and was inaugurated by Lord Sydenham, the Governor of Bombay. The College of Agriculture, Pune is one of the first five agricultural colleges established in India. In 1969, the College was transferred to the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri established in that year. The B.Sc.(Hort.) and PG programme was started in the year 1984 and 1985 respectively. The MBM (Agri.) programme was started in the year 2008. The University headquarter is located in Rahuri, Dist. Ahmednagar 160 km to the north of Pune.
The College of Agriculture, Dhule was started in the year 1960, to impart education in agriculture to the under graduate students. Initially facilities of Agriculture School, Dhule were utilized for teaching. Afterwards the 206.43 ha of land was acquired out of which 144.17 ha is presently under cultivation which is used for teaching, research and seed production programme. The remaining 62.26 ha are under buildings, roads and playgrounds. This College is situated at the crossings of National Highways No. 3 and No. 6. This region is under scarcity zone at 20.40 N latitude and 740E longitudes with 258 MSL. The average rainfall is 632.7 mm, with maximum temperature of 450C and minimum temperature of 60 C in the months of May and December, respectively. At the beginning, the College was affiliated to the University of Poona with administrative control of Directorate of Agriculture, Maharashtra State. The Poona University offered the four-year degree programme with annual examination system. The students who had passed S. S. C. examination (XIth standard) with science subject were eligible for admission to B. Sc. (Agri.) Degree Course. In 1968-69 with the establishment of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth with its Headquarter at Rahuri, Dist. Ahmednagar, this College became the constituent college of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth since 1969-70. Subsequently later four Agriculture Universities were established in the state Initially, the Trimester system of imparting education was introduced from 1968-69 and subsequently Semester system was introduced from 1974-75 and still it is continued. 10+2+3 pattern was introduced from 1977 to 1983 and 10+2+4 pattern was introduced since 1983 with one Semester (VII) of Rural Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE) programme, which is yet in force.
Kolhapur is predominant area in cultivation of Paddy, Sugarcane, Banana, Soybean, and Vegetables. The region is famous for Dairy, Poultry farms and Co-operative sugar Factories. Many educational trusts were emerged and established in this region. College of Agriculture, Kolhapur, was also established to educate and disseminate need based agricultural technologies to the farming community of this region at Kasaba Bawada on 30th June, 1963, under Shivaji University, Kolhapur and 63 students were admitted for the first batch. Decision was taken by Maharastra State government to establish Agriculture Universities in 1968 and Mahatama Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth was established for Western Maharashtra at Rahuri, Dist. Ahmadnagar in 1969 and ten districts are under the jurisdiction of the University. College of Agriculture, Kolhapur was established for three agriculturally progressive districts viz., Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara. It was shifted at present location near Shivaji University on Old Pune-Banglore National High-way No. 4 in 1968. This College encompasses total area of about 131.38 hectares, out of which 85.55 ha. Is available at main campus.
The College of Agriculture, Nagpur, is one of the oldest college in the country established in the year 1906 by British Government. It is one of the first five Agriculture Colleges in the country. The other four colleges were located at Pusa, Kanpur, Coimbatore, Lyallpore (Pakistan). The college is situated in the important citrus belt of the country and was opened to develop agriculture technology, educate, train and generate specialised agricultural experts and to cater the needs of the local farming community and to impart agricultural education to students. The college was initially under the administrative control of the Department of Agriculture, Maharashtra State and affiliated to the Nagpur University. The main building of the college was earlier known as Victoria Technical Institute building. Later on the affiliation as well as administrative control shifted to Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola during the year 1969.
This one of the oldest Colleges of the country. The college was under the administrative control of the Department of Agriculture, Maharashtra State and was initially affiliated to the Nagpur University. Later on the affiliation as well as administrative control shifted to Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola during the year 1969. The college was established to provide qualitative education in the areas of agriculture, to develop overall personality of the students during their graduation and to provide competitive graduates to the society.
The college of Agricultural Engineering & Technology was established on 3rd October, 1970 at Akola. The college is now one of the premier institutes in the country for imparting education in Agricultural Engineering leading to B. Tech. (Agril. Engg.) degree programme and plays an important role in human resource development in the field of Agricultural Engineering. Till to date total 1299 (1109 Boys and 190 Girls) students have been graduated.
Post Graduate Institute was established in the year 1970. A well experienced and trained faculty is managing the educational activities of this institute. Almost all the faculty members are Ph.D degree holders. The institute has blossomed into a center of excellence and provides a very conducive environment for the learning-teaching process. It provides all the facilities for learning to enable the students to acquire knowledge, skill and ability to face the emerging trends in agricultural sector.
Looking to the requirement of trained manpower in Agri-business Management, the School of Agri-Business Management is established by Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. V.M. Mayande in year 2009. A post-graduate degree programme is started at School of the Agri-Business Management, Nagpur under the jurisdiction of this Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola awarding the degree of Master in Business Administration (Agriculture).
The Vasantrao Naik College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Yavatmal was established in the year 2013 affiliated to Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. The College is first Government Agricultural Biotechnology College in Vidarbha Region established by Govt. of Maharashtra. The college is located at Waghapur Road, Yavatmal dist. Yavatmal. Most of the Population of the Yavatmal district is farming community having Soybean, Cotton and Pigeon pea as a cropping pattern. The Institute has a well experienced and trained faculties for all the academic activities carried out at the institute.
College of Agriculture, Karad is established in the Birth centenary year of Hon. Ex-Chief Minister of Maharashtra, late Shri. Yashwantrao B. Chavansaheb. The dream of Hon. late Shri. Yashwantrao B. Chavansaheb was to establish a college, which will cater the educational need of the rural masses for development of Agriculture, Social and Economical conditions of the rural people of Western Maharashtra. The dream came to reality with worth drive from the Hon. Ex-Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri. Prithvirajji Chavansaheb after sanctioning of Agricultural College at Karad on 16/07/2013 and actual working of college was started on 16/08/2013 with admission of first historic batch of 60 students in this college. It carries different types of departments like Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry , Agricultural Botany, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Horticulture, Agronomy.
As per Government of Maharashtra Cabinet Ministerial meeting Held at Nasik on 29th July 2009 & the initiatives of Tribal Development Department the decision taken to established Government Agriculture College in Scheduled tribes populated districts (i.e. Nandurbar & Gadchiroli) under Tribal Sub plan Scheme. Nandurbar districts comes Under Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri jurisdiction. As per Government Resolution No.MPKV2009/341/Pr.No.-138/7A Dated 19 June 2013 Government of Maharashtra sanctioned College of Agriculture at Nandurbar. As per Government of Maharashtra Resolution dated 19 June 2013 and MPKV University Resolution dated 06 /08/2013 Government College of Agriculture started on 01 August 2013. Every year total intake capacity of students is 60 Out of that 80% students intake capacity reserved for Scheduled tribes students. As per syllabus for the U.G. courses leading to B.Sc.(Agril.) degree, the no. of course offered to the students every year for even and odd Semester.
The college of Agriculture, Muktainagar was established in 2015 with intake capacity of 60 students per year for B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture degree course. Muktainagar is a small town situated near the National Highway 53 in Jalgaon District near the northern border of state. Muktainagar is located in the Khandesh region of North Maharashtra. I t is located 62 Km towards the East from District headquarter Jalgaon. The college was established under MPKV, Rahuri, Dist. Ahmednagar as per the Govt. Resolution No. MPKV/1415/ proposal No.44/7A, Dated 25/08/2015. The land requirement for was met by receiving 40 ha. land out of witch, 30.08 hectare is in Hartala shivar & 8.83 hectare is in Manegaon Shivar of Muktainagar Tahashil, Dist Jalgaon. The work of construction of College Building, Library, Hostels, Staff- quarters & guest house is in progress. Similarly the work of planning of demonstration plots for practicals of the students is in progress. Besides teaching to the under graduate students, the work of tree plantation, renovation of old trees & solving problems of farmers by the technical staff is going on.
The Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar College of Agriculture, Halgaon was started from the academic year 2018-19. Mandate: - To provide agricultural education. - To increase the competency of agricultural graduates. - To create the confidence amongst the graduates for entrepreneurship, consultancy and self employment. To create leadership amongst the graduates for rural development and integrated environmental sustainability. Faculty: The proposal for sanction of teaching staff position as per V Deans Committee Recommendations for Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar College of Agriculture, Halgaon has been submitted to Government of Maharashtra. Accordingly, Government Resolution for 32 teaching positions has been issued. At present, faculty of Post Graduate Institute, Rahuri is being utilized for teaching.
The College of Agriculture, Gadchiroli, Dr. PDKV, Akola came into existence from Academic year -2009-10 by the Act of the Maharashtra State Legislature, entitled “The Agricultural University Act, 2009”. However, the College of Agriculture, Gadchiroli became operational under the umbrella of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola for facilitating the sustainable and accelerated development of Agriculture and its education in the naxal affected tribal dominated Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. The College of Agriculture, Gadchiroli is the primary and the principal instrumentality of the Gadchiroli district in providing human resources, skills and technology, required for the sustainable development of its Agriculture, defined broadly encompassing all production activities based on land and water, mechanization including crop production, forestry and co-operatives by conducting, interfacing and integrating education, research and extension in these spheres of economic endeavor. Remarkably Tribal Development Department has funded this College for initially for 5 years on condition that 80 % of the seats were reserved for ST community only. This rule is strictly followed in all the admissions of this College. The College of Agriculture, Gadchiroli offers graduation degree in Agriculture i.e. B.Sc. (Agriculture) till date and onwards called B.Sc. (Hons.) in Agriculture discipline. It is the constituent College of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola under the dynamic leadership of Dr. V.M. Bhale, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Dr P.D.K.V. Akola. Presently, the college is headed by Dr. S. B. Amarshettiwar, Associate Dean. The intake capacity of college is 64 students per year. Presently College has ten departments and total strength of faculty is 31 (18 Teaching and 13 Non teaching) against 80 (27 Teaching and 43 Non teaching) posts sanctioned. Modern laboratory facilities have been provided for imparting effective practical training to students. College is having specious and beautiful building along with instructional farm of 40 hectare land.
Being a state of horticulture, the B.Sc. (Horticulture) four years degree programme has been implemented by the Maharashtra state Government from July 1984 with 20 intake capacity (16 male + 4 female). Up to 2001, this programme was run under the establishment of College of Agriculture, Akola with one Professor (Hort.), two post of Associate Professor (Hort.) and six Assistant professor (three from Hort. and three allied discipline). Later on vide Univ. order No.BBE/0426/ (VIII) 3, dated 25th January, 2001, the full fledged independent college of horticulture has been started by filling the additional post through redeployment. Now, from 25th January, 2001 this college functioning independently with the intake capacity of 36 students plus 15 % ICAR nominated students.
The College of Forestry has a fairly long history and has the distinction of being the first in starting B.Sc. Forestry degree programme in Maharashtra state. To cater the need of future research based forestry development and demand of specialized technical personnel of this region, four year forestry degree programme has been started in this University from 1985-86 with the assistance of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. The B.Sc. Forestry degree programme was started in 14 State Agricultural Universities in the country. The objective of the forestry degree programme is to cater need of future research based demands of especially technical personnel. The Executive Council of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola vide its resolution No. EC/113/ 89, dated 12.10.1989 have taken decision to establish Faculty of Forestry and Environment in this University as it was recommended by Statutes (EC/97/90, dt. 3.10.90) for this University. It is an apt decision since more than 50 per cent of the forest area of the state falls in the Vidarbha region. B.Sc (Forestry) degree programme was started in Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola by establishing the Department of Forestry under the faculty of Agriculture in the year 1985-86 with the assistance of Indian Council of Agriculture Research, New Delhi with an intake capacity of 20 students per year. Under USAID programme five faculty members of Department of Forestry, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola from Agriculture discipline were trained to teach various courses in forestry. In addition to this, services of retired Conservator of Forest were utilized to teach the specialized forestry courses. The year 1990 happened to be very significant in the history of the College because during this year first batch of students received the degree of forestry. Independent College of Forestry came into existence as a products of foresight and vision of the then Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Dr.P.D.K.V, Akola on 26th January, 2001 The College is located at Head quarter of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth at Akola. The College is one of the important institutes of the State imparting Education, conducting Research and Extension activities in the forestry and also plays an important role in human recourse development in forestry sector.
College of Agriculture, Mul-Maroda is under Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola was established in 1969.
This college is first Government Food Technology College in Vidarbha Region established by Govt. of Maharashtra vide GR No. 1518/99(1)/ 7-A, dated 28/11/2018 and started functioning from July- 2019. The College is located at Waghapur Road, Yavatmal, Dist. Yavatmal-445001. New Building of Institute is under construction and will be ready in service soon. The institute provides all the facilities for learning and skill development in the field of Food Technology with the main aim at developing three dimensional personalities in the student, viz., Pursuit of knowledge Commitment to economic, social and cultural upliftment of masses and Cultivation taste of knowledge and literature. We shall develop skilled personnel and entrepreneurs in the field of Food Technology which are urgent need of the country. CollegeofFoodTechnologyisenvisionedasacenterofexcellenceineducation and research that will help to transform India into a knowledge based society.
The college of Agriculture, Parbhani was established in 1956. It is one of the oldest college in the state. It was started by the then Hyderabad state and was affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad and then latter it was transferred to the Marathwada University, Aurangabad. Further college was transferred from Marathwada University, Aurangabad to PDKV Akola. College of Agriculture, Parbhani was affiliated to PDKV, Akola till 1972 when MKV, Parbhani was established and this college become the first constituent college of the University. The college was established to develop agricultural technologies, educate, train and generate agricultural experts and to cater the needs of the farming community.
College of Agriculture, Badnapur dist. Jalna has been established as a constituent college of Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyaapeeth, Parbhani. It is one of the six constituent agriculture college of Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyaapeeth, Parbhani. Founded in the year 2000 vide resolution of government of Maharashtra, Agriculture, Aniamal Husbandry and Dairy and Fishery department bearing number MKV/1299/77/20A dated 29th March 2000. under a scheme entitled “Establishment of Agricultural College, Badnapur dist. Jalna”. It is geographically located in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra situated in between Aurangabad and Jalna cities at 9.50 latitude and 7.53 longitudes with an altitude of 523 meter rom MSL. The college is well connected with Air, road and railway facilities. It is 2.5 km away from Badnapur station on Manmad - Secundrabad route of south central railway division. Practically functioning of this college commenced from an academic year 2000-2001. The college housed earlier in the existing building of ARS, Badnapur with four lecture halls and one small multipurpose block. Initially the college offered undergraduate programme of B.Sc. (Agri.). up to 2013. Since from 2013 the college has been offering both under graduate B.Sc. (Hon.) Agriculture and post graduate degree M.Sc. (Agri./Horti) in the six disciplines Viz; Agronomy, Agril. Botany, Agril. Entomology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science & Agril. Chemistry and Horticulture. From academic year 2017-18,the academic curricula of said academic programmes are revised as recommended by Vth Dean's committee report of ICAR.
The post graduate programme leading to the M.Sc.(Agri) degrees in six disciplines viz. Agronomy, Agricultural Botany, Agricultural Entomology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry and Agricultural Economics was initiated with an intake capacity of six students in each discipline,during the academic year 2002-03. Further, this PG programme was strengthened by initiating in remaining four disciplines; viz., Horticulture, Animal Husbandry & Dairy Science, Agricultural Meteorology and Agricultural Extension Education, during the academic year 2005-06.
College of Agriculture, Osmanabad is located in the village Kini of Osmanabad tehsil on Osmanabad-Ter road at 15 km from district headquarter. College is 8 km far from NH 52 and 9 km away from Railway Station. The college is catering the need of agricultural education of the graduating students across the Maharshtara and other states. The degree nomenclature is B.Sc. Hons. (Agriculture) with 60 intake capacity. The college has 65 ha land on which various seed production programmes as well as UG practicals are conducted along with well equipped laboratories for conducting UG practical. The courses are taught by well qualified staff using various modern teaching methods and aids. College has Library with 6000 books of various subjects. The college has Boys hostel and efforts are being made to start the Girls hostel also. In 4th year VII semester the students are exposed to practical experience through students READY programme in which four programmes viz. Village attachment, Agro-Industries attachment, Plant Clinic and Unit attachment and in VIII semester students are exposed to various experiential learning modules viz. Poultry production, Mushroom production technology, Commercial vegetable production and Post-Harvest management and value addition of Horticultural Crops to develop their entrepreneurial skills.
The College of Agriculture, Golegaon at Tq. Aundha Dist. Hingoli was started in the during 2012, vide Gr. No. MKV-2011 / 341/Letter No80/7-A dated 04.06. 2013. College of Agriculture Golegaon was established to educate and disseminate need based agricultural technologies to the farming community of this region. The College is consistently working in education research and extension field. Highly educated, qualified, teaching faculty, laboratories, planned farm structures, library etc. are the strength of this college. The intake capacity of students is 60 students. B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture is of four-year degree programme, the students were admitted by central online admission system formulated by CET, Cell Mumbai. This is nearest constituent Agriculture college near to main campus. The facility of analysis of Soil, Plant, Water, Manures and Fertilizers through leaf tissue analysis laboratory is available. (Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer). The total area of 80.14 ha land is available. The plantation of mother orchard of Pomegranate, Guava, Sapota, Fig, Mango, Citrus etc is available. The new college building with well-equipped classrooms and laboratories.
College of Horticulture, Parbhani was started in the year 1984 as a degree programme B.Sc. (Horticulture) under the administrative control of Associate Dean and Principal, College of Agriculture, VNMKV, Parbhani for the students who have passed XIIth Std. (10+2) (Science), with the intake capacity of 16 students, as per the Govt. Resolution No.AGU 1987/CR-188/20A, dated 18 January 1989 from Maharashtra State (Agricultural & Cooperative Department) in the College of Agriculture, Parbhani. From the year 1996 student intake capacity was increased from 16 to 32 students. From the year 2010 the intake capacity of the students is increased to 37+ ICAR nominees.From the year 2022 the intake capacity of the students is increased to 60+ ICAR nominees
College of Food Technology under Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani was established in1976 at Parbhani. During this 40 years journey, the college has produced large number of students who have made a mark in the society through their academic and professional achievements. The college began with an intake capacity of 32 for B.Tech (Food Technology) and today the college annually admits 64 under graduate, 15 post graduate and 05 doctoral students. Since establishment College of Food Technology, VNMKV, Parbhani has produced more than 1574 graduates.
The College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology was established on 23rd November, 1986 with intake capacity of 32 students (MKV-1286/CR-101/20-A dated 23rd Octomber 1986). The college has contributed significantly in farm mechanization, land and water management, farm structure and green house technology, processing, storage and marketing of produce. The future prospectus for Agricultural Engineer lies in making effective contribution to the development of Agricultural and Agro industries system. Academic staff with excellent credentials and highly skilled technical and supporting staff is available.
The foundation stone of this College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Latur was laid in the year in 2006 (vide MH G.R. No. MKV 1005/PK299/7A dated 5th July, 2006) towards the education, research and extension in the area of Agricultural Biotechnology and related technology with view towards welfare of the farmers and students, who get well-acquainted with the biotechnological tools and techniques during their four years of degree programme. This college was re-named as ‘Vilasrao Deshmukh College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Latur’ in the memory of the visionary leader and former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Late Shri. Vilasraoji Deshmukh on dated 3rd September, 2013. The degree programme B.Tech. (Biotechnology) has accredited for a period of five years (2018-2023) by ICAR, New Delhi. The Post Graduate programme in Plant Biotechnology [M.Sc. (Agri. Biotech.)] was started in the year 2002 at VNMKV, Parbhani under Department of Biotechnology (GoI), New Delhi and there after it was shifted at Latur during 2009-2010. It also has approved accreditation by Department of Biotechnology (GoI), New Delhi. The B.Tech. Biotechnology and M.Sc. Agril. Biotechnology degree programmes running at this college is facilitated by the well trained faculty. The college has state of-the-art laboratory facilties, well stocked digital libraries, smart classrooms, Wi-Fi facility and hostel facility for both boy’s and girl’s. The programme suits well for research and innovation based career goals and to meet the growing demand for professional experts in biotechnology sector. The students are educated in both theory and practicals considering the requirements of the students for higher studies and placement at biotechnology research laboratories, agricultural industries, pharma and bioinformatics industry and supporting sectors.
PGIABM Chakur added one of the golden chapters in the history of V.N.Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani a leading Agriculture University in the Indian union. This institute found Agribusiness as a tool to sharpen the edges of the agriculture system int he country. It took the onus to develop and hone techno¬ managers. This institute will establish its own standards in the field of agribusiness and keeping an eagle eye on the market and its changing environment so that it can would itself and its students accordingly.
College of Agriculture, Ambajogai is a constituent college of Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani which is established in the year 2000 by Govt. of Maharashtra to cater the need of agriculture education at graduate level in the region of Marathwada.
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