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Established : 1999
Type : State Universitie
ADMISSION 2025-26Address : Udaipur (Rajasthan) 313001
City : BITS Pilani
State : Rajasthan
Country : India
Pin Code : 313001
Contact Number : 02942471302
Email Account : [email protected]
Website : MPUAT
Recognizing the importance of agricultural growth and development in assuring livelihood security of its population, the Government of Rajasthan gave high priority to develop agricultural education, research and extension in the state. The first agriculture college established in the State was SKN College of Agriculture at Jobner. Later on in 1955, Rajasthan College of Agriculture was established at Udaipur. With the establishment of first Agricultural University at Pantnagar in 1960 on the pattern of Land Grant Universities of USA, Rajasthan state had the distinction of being the second in establishment of Agricultural Universities in the country in 1962. It also accepted the model of land grant pattern of education of U.S.A. with trinity of functions i.e. teaching, research and extension education. The government took the bold decision to transfer the research component to the university which many other states took a long time.