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 The Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture
and Technology, Udaipur, (earlier named Agricultural University,
Udaipur) came into existence on 1 November 1999 by bifurcating the
Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, to cover 11 districts
of the south and south-eastern part of Rajasthan.
The Board of Management has the supreme policy
decision making body with the Vice- Chancellor as its Chairman. He
is assisted by 5 Directors (Research, Extension Education,
Planning and Monitoring, Resident Instructions and Students
Welfare), 4 Deans (constituent colleges RCA/CTAE/CHS/CDFST) and a
Registrar, a Comptroller, a Controller of examinations and an
Estate Officer for academic, administration, financial and other
matters. The Academic Council, Research Council, Extension
Education Council and Post-graduate Faculty are the other bodies
of the university.
The university has four faculties (Agriculture,
Home Science, Technology and Engineering, Dairy and Food
Technology). It has three Agricultural Research Stations located at
Udaipur, Kota and Banswara, two Agricultural Research Sub-stations
at Aklera and Pratapgarh, one Dryland Farming Research Station at
Arjia, Bhilawara, and one Livestock Research Station at Vallabhnagar.
The university has produced 370 tonnes breeder-seed during 2000-01
of different crops.
The major activity of the extension education
services include specialized training of development department
officers, extension functionaries, vocational training programme for
unemployed youth, farmers, farm women and young entrepreneur;
demonstrations; farm visits and consultancy; joint diagnostic visit,
etc for effective transfer of technology.
Besides, off-campus training programmes, are organized with to
provide on-the-spot advice and solution to the farmers problems, along
with group discussion cum one day training on different aspects
related to agriculture and allied pursuits. In additions,
skill-oriented, need-based, employment-generating training in
agriculture and allied fields is imparted to school drop-into and
rural youth.
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