Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology

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Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur
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Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur
Type Government
Established1999
Vice-Chancellor Narendra Singh Rathore
Location, ,
Campus Urban
Website www.mpuat.ac.in

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology is in Udaipur city in Rajasthan state in India. The government of Rajasthan founded this university by the bifurcation of Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner on 1 November 1999. Since then it has been the principal academic institution supporting mainly south and south-eastern parts of Rajasthan, taking the national responsibility of identifying, designing, preparing and adapting new techniques in the field of production technology for agricultural development. Its jurisdiction is spread over 7 districts of Rajasthan: Banswara, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, and Udaipur.

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Apart from six constituent colleges, the university comprises Agricultural Research Stations, Agricultural Research Sub Stations, Livestock Research Station, Dry Land Farming Research Station and Krishi Vigyan Kendras.

Narendra Singh Rathore was appointed vice chancellor in 2019. [1]

Constituent colleges

The university comprises six constituent colleges: [2]

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References

  1. "Raj guv appoints new vice chancellors in 8 universities". Outlook India . 21 August 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. "Constituent Colleges". www.mpuat.ac.in. Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology. Retrieved 14 October 2017.