Mahatma Phule Agriculture Vidyapeeth - [MPKV]
Overview Information
About College
The Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) is an Agricultural University and renamed subsequently as Mahatma Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) after a great social reformer "Mahatma Jyotiba Phule". It located at Rahuri, District Ahmednagar and Maharashtra. The Campus is situated 160 km from Pune on Pune-Delhi highway in Ahmednagar district. The basic mandate assigned to this University is advancement in teaching, research and imparting extension education to the farmers of the State.
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Established Year |
1968 |
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Coordinated By |
Maharashtra Council Agricultural Education and Research (MCAER) |
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Location |
Rahuri, Ahmednagar |
Research Center:
- ZRS, Igatpuri (Ghat Zone)
- ZRS, Kolhapur(Sub Montane Zone)
- ZRS, Ganeshkind, Pune
- ZRS Solapur (Scarcity Zone)
- ZRS Auranagabad (Central Plateau)
- Crop Specialists
Faculty:
- Agriculture
- Agriculture Engineering
Constituent College:
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College Name |
Intake |
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Agriculture |
Agriculture Eng. |
Horticulture |
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College of Agriculture, Pune |
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College of Agriculture, Dhule |
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College of Agriculture, Kolhapur |
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Post-Graduate Institute, Rahuri |
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College of Agriculture Engineering, Rahuri |
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College of Horticulture Pune |
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Extracurricular Activities:
- NSS- National Service Scheme
- Collegiate Debate
- Ashwamegh- A Sport Meet
- Drama Competition
Facilities:
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Library |
There are 24049 back volumes and 5000 thesis in the library It subscribes 200 national and 67 foreign journals It has 8 CD ROM database in the library |
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Infrastructure |
Central Farm |
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Laboratories |
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Sports |
Scholarships:
- Freedom Fighter’s Scholarship.
- Government of India post matric scholarship to SC and ST candidate (ICAR) and merit cum means scholarship
- Merit scholarship to the children of primary teachers