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.  Soon the university was converted into multi faculty in 1964.  Later on separate Agricultural University was created in 1987 at Bikaner by bifurcating from the Sukhadia University, Udaipur. The selected allied Colleges at Udaipur became constituent colleges of Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner.

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (MPUAT), the second Agricultural University of the state, (initially named as Agricultural University, Udaipur) came into existence on 1st November, 1999 by bifurcation of the Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner through promulgation of Government of Rajasthan Ordinance No. 6 of 1999, which became an Act in May, 2000.  This has been done in view of wide physiographic variation including crops, cropping pattern, climate, soil parameters, etc. in the largest state of the country. Moreover, it was difficult to manage stipulated task of teaching, research and extension activities as per the mandate set-forth through a single University in the state.  Besides this, it provides new fillip to location specific programmes more suited to tribal belt specifically for the southern Rajasthan. The University started functioning in full swing with effect from December 1, 1999.

The jurisdiction of the university include constituent colleges, Agricultural Research Stations (ARSs), Agricultural Research Sub Stations (ARSSs), Livestock Research Station (LRS), Dryland Farming Research Station (DFRS),  and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) spread over 7 districts of the south and south eastern part of the state of Rajasthan. These districts are Udaipur, Rajsamand, Dungarpur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara and Pratapgarh..

Vision and Mission

The university's main objective is to train need based quality human resource in consonance with need of the public and private sector organizations, conduct basic and applied research to solve both the existing and long term problems; and arrange Human Resource Development (HRD) programmes for effective transfer of technology to the officers and supervisory staff of the Departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Soil Conservation and Watershed Management, Animal Husbandry, etc. The specific objectives are as follows:

• Imparting teaching and training in different branches of agriculture and allied fields particularly Horticulture, Fisheries, Dairy, Forestry, Engineering, Community and Applied Sciences etc.
• The advancement of learning and conducting research, seeking solutions to emerging problems in Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Animal Science, Community and Applied Sciences, Dairy and Food Science and other allied sciences.
• Transfer of technology to farmers and farming community and government and non government agricultural organizations through various extension programmes especially for the rural people of the state of Rajasthan.
• Providing diverse technical services and consultancy in industries allied to agriculture to optimize resource utilization and for proper harnessing of technologies generated in the laboratories and fields.
• Developing linkages nationally and internationally for education, research and extension education.

The extension and research programmes have regional functions and are based upon priorities and requirements of identified micro-farming situations in three agro-climatic zones of the state.

To achieve the above objectives, the university has made untiring efforts and all developmental plans were strategically and effectively implemented, which resulted into rapid and systematic progress in all spheres of teaching, research and extension.  The university has a good status among the Agricultural Universities in the country. This has become possible with the unstinted and genuine support of Government of Rajasthan and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.  University is now actively involved in upliftment of socio-economic conditions of farming community particularly tribal in the south and south eastern Rajasthan by promoting efficiency in use of natural resources, ecological security and sustainability in productivity by crop diversification, quality seed production etc. Concerted efforts are being made on utilization of indigenous resources of energy, integrated nutrient management involving bio-fertilizers and vermi-composting, diversification of cropping systems, integrated pest management, judicious use of scarcely available irrigation water, rainwater harvesting management, processing and value addition, farm mechanization, women empowerment and ergonomics of farm women, entrepreneurial promotion, livestock improvement and production in order to attain a sustainable farming system. The university also supports the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices with the data base for cost of production estimates of major crops required for minimum support price policy of the Government of India.

To start with, Rajasthan College of Agriculture (RCA), College of Community and Applied Sciences (CCASc), College of Technology and Engineering (CTAE), College of Dairy and Food Science Technology (CDFST) at the erstwhile Udaipur campus of Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Agricultural Research Stations, Sub-Stations, Livestock Research Stations as well as Krishi Vigyan Kendras in 10 districts in earmarked service area of the university were transferred along with staff and facilities to this newly created University as its constituent units. Later on the College of Horticulture and Forestry at Jhalawar (CHF) in 2004 and the College of Fisheries at Udaipur in 2010 were established. In order to address the socio-economic and policy planning research related  issues of agriculture and allied areas a separate cell named as “Socio-Economic and Agricultural Policy Planning Research Cell” has been established in the university. 

The university has a full fledged Directorate of Research with comprehensive infrastructure for research both at headquarters and at different research stations. A number of research projects are in progress where in postgraduate students do participate by taking up their research problems under the main project with a specific objective(s). Many a times, the postgraduate students get financial help also in the form of research fellowship as provided in the project.

The Directorate of Extension Education is another important component of the university responsible for the development of extension education processes and transfer of technology to the stake holders. Farm advisory service, organization of field days, various trainings etc. through a number of Krishi Vigyan Kendras  are some of the major activities of the directorate.
Keeping in view the above extensive academic programmes, the university has created a Directorate of Student’s Welfare with the aim to plan and organize the co-curricular activities for the students at the University and College level. The main objectives of the Directorate are to coordinate different activities of NCC, NSS, Sports, Literary, Cultural, Moral Education, Placement and Counseling etc. to facilitate the overall personality development and to inculcate the basic values amongst the young students of the university to groom them as a good citizen of the nation. The Directorate is also supervising the Students’ Union activities to allow them to work in a democratic way to solve the genuine problems of the students and to bridge the gap between the students and university administration.

MUPAT Admissions 2023 are both merit and entrance-based. The university offers a wide variety of courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Admission to the b.tech program is offered via eitherJEE  or ICAR AIEEA or JET entrance exams as per the specializations. However, admission to other UG courses such as B.Sc and B.F.Sc is based on the merits obtained by the students in the JET exam. 

Besides, admission to the MUPAT MTech program is done through the GATE scores. However, selection to the other postgraduates courses such as MSc, MBA, and M.F.Sc, the university considers the merits of Pre-PG test, entrance test along with personal interview and merits of last qualifying entrance examination along with interview round respectively. Additionally, MUPAT also offers admission to the Ph.D. degree program via the merits and personal interview rounds.

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology (MPUAT), located in Udaipur, Rajasthan is a state university. It is the second Agricultural university set-up in Rajasthan in 1999, to encourage research and education.

ICAR accredited and recognized by AICTE. At present, degree programs at undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels are offered in Agriculture, Fisheries, Dairy & Food and,Engineering & Technology.

Admissions are both entrance and merit-based followed by counselling and interview respectively. Applications for admissions are available online and offline. While entrance applications are available online on their respective websites. 

Students willing to apply for B.Tech the students must have passed 10+2 with PCM from Rajasthan board or equivalent. They must also qualify for either JEEor ICAR AIEEA or  (followed by Counselling) depending upon the choice of specialization.

For admissions to M.Tech students must qualify the exam and must have a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Technology with 50% aggregate. 

Ph.D. admissions depend upon scores obtained in the previous qualifying examination in the relevant discipline. Further shortlisting the candidates for an internal entrance exam followed by personal interview. For direct admission, students must have qualified either /JRF/SET entrance.

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Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT ) gives high-quality learning surrounding to the scholars to put together themselves for diverse internships and placements. As a part of the internship curriculum, the beginners are provided records consistent with the requirements of the Industry. Though the university itself doesn’t offer huge opportunities in phrases of placements however the instructors inspire the scholars and assist them to put together big companies. 

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT )offers scholarships to its undergraduate students in the form of compensation etc. In addition, it additionally gives bank mortgage facilities. Many state government scholarships also are provided to numerous categories of college students. ICAR and UGC offer scholarships for ICAR college students and pinnacle rankers per sure phrases and conditions.

Facilities and Infrastructure

Residential Accomodation:

The campus provides a well-furnished hostel for students. There are a total of 10 hostels consisting of 2 hostels for girl college students and are separate for PG and UG college students. Every hostel has been well equipped with a common room, hostel library, color TV, chattels for guests room, indoor games room, etc. All are fully air-conditioned and have Wi-Fi facilities. The canteen in each hostel is equipped with modern gadgets, utensils, and furniture as well as refrigerators, water coolers, and high-pressure LPG cooking gas connections.

The foreign student hostel will drive the various educational programs for foreign students. These programs will be based on the principle of exploring India, for example. learn about Indian culture and other things like food, soil & closer environment plus the students have been provided educational feedback in those domains where they are lacking in knowledge. They will be educated in their desired field by framing their knowledge according to the Indian educational structure.

Library:

The libraries provide a congenial environment to their readers with good ventilated and spacious reading rooms and also dedicated service. The University offers library facilities to its undergraduate students and faculty. There are approximately greater than 25,000 books of various domain names for college students. There are numerous studies papers, journals, and e-books also are to be had withinside the library. 

Stand-alone databases on CD-ROM are purchased from the library and made available to users for reference. Currently via the Cera 2981 scientific journals are accessible online in different ways operations such as RA (Request Item), FT (Full Text), and AL (Available in your library). The library has a collection of 71,500 reference books and has been subscribing to the print versions of 37 Indian Journals related to Agriculture.

Sports Facilities:

The campus provides both indoor and outdoor sports facilities to the students and staff. It has an athletic ground, handball courts, basketball courts, football fields, and table tennis facilities.

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