Maharana Pratap University of Agrilcuture & Technology

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, popularly known as MPUAT Udaipur, is a state university. It was established as a dedicated university for Agriculture and Technology by the Government of Rajasthan in 1999 at Udaipur. It has been named after the great freedom fighter and patriot Maharana Pratap. The university enjoys authority over 11 districts of South and South east Rajasthan.

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology Udaipur offers undergraduate and post-graduate courses through its affiliated colleges in Technology & Engineering, Agriculture, Home Science, Dairy and Food Science Technology, Horticulture and Forestry, and Fisheries. Almost all the undergraduate courses are approved by All India Council for Technical Education, AICTE, New Delhi. 

Prior to admission the students are called for counseling. Orientation Program for students is organized just after admission of the students to acquaint them with various aspects of the University and infrastructure facilities available in various colleges of University. Distance learning mode is also offered to the aspiring candidates.

Hostels to girls and boys are provided separately. Student Welfare Office, Student Counseling, Placement & Information Bureau, Extra Curricular Activities, University Sport Board, NSS, NCC and Moral Education Forum are some useful entities in the university servicing students. There are modern laboratories in all departments. Computer center is equipped with Linux server enabling resource sharing and internet connectivity. The student advisory system has been found very useful in enabling the new students to adjust in the new environment of the University.

 

Earlier to Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, agricultural universities were established in Bikaner and Pantnagar. But Rajasthan being a big state and also having different agro climatic regions, it was felt necessary to address the problems of arid agriculture and semiarid agriculture separately. Therefore, Agricultural University at Udaipur was created in 1999 which was named as Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, after the great freedom fighter and patriot Maharana Pratap.