Type Public Vice-Chancellor B. Venkteswarlu Phone 02452 223 002 Chancellor C. Vidyasagar Rao | Established 18 May 1972 Campus Urban+Rural Founded 18 May 1972 | |
Location Parbhani, Maharashtra, India Former Name Marathwada Agricultural University Address Basmat Road, Krishinagar, Parbhani, Maharashtra 431402 Affiliations Indian Council of Agricultural Research Similar Mahatma Phule Krishi Vid, Dr Panjabrao Deshmuk, Dr Balasaheb Sawant K, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery S, Swami Ramanand Teerth M | ||
Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University is an agricultural university at Parbhani in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was established on May 18, 1972. The objectives of the university are education in agriculture and allied sciences, research based on regional needs and facilitate technology transfer, etc. It is the only agricultural university in India where all the branches of Agricultural Sciences are taught. It is named after former Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vasantrao Naik.
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Funded and regulated by the ICAR, Government of India.
History
The foundation of agricultural research in Parbhani was laid by the erstwhile Nizam State with commencement of the Main Experimental Farm in 1918. Though during Nizam's rule agricultural education was available only at Hyderabad but crop research centres for sorghum, cotton, fruits existed in the region. After independence, the first college of Agriculture was established in Parbhani in 1956 by Hyderabad State government just before State reorganization. Lastly on 18 May 1972, university was established.
Colleges
The following colleges are affiliated to the Marathwada Agricultural University:
- College of Agriculture, Parbhani (established in 1956)
- College of Food Technology, Parbhani (established in 1976)
- College of Home Science, Parbhani (established in 1976)
- College of Horticulture, Parbhani (established in 1984)
- College of Agricultural Engineering, Parbhani (established in 1986)
- College of Agriculture, Latur (established in 1987)
- College of Agriculture & Bio-Technology, Latur (established in 2006)
- College of Agriculture Business Management, Chakur, Latur (established in 2009)
- College of Agriculture, Osmanabad (established in 2000)
- College of Agriculture, Ambajogai (establishment in 2000)
- College of Agriculture, Badnapur (established in 2000)
- Aditya college of agriculture Engineering and Technology
- S.D.M.V.M's College Of Food Technology, Gevrai Tanda,Paithan Road,Aurangabad(Established 2014)