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Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth




Maharashtra Krishi Vidyapeeth, located at Rahuri, was established in 1968 as a State University. This agriculture university, renamed as Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV) after a great social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, is situated about 160 km from Pune on Pune-Delhi highway in Ahmednagar District.

Three agricultural colleges located at Dhule, Pune and Kolhapur offer B Sc (Agri) and M Sc (Agri) degree programs in agriculture. Agricultural Engineering College located at Rahuri offers B Tech (agri eng) and M Tech (agri eng) and P G Institute at Rahuri imparts training leading to M Sc (agri) and Ph D degrees in various branches of agriculture. Research programs are organized through four main research stations and 21 sub-stations located throughout the jurisdiction of the university.

The campus is about 10 km from Rahuri Railway Station and 110 km from Manmad Junction Railway Station.



Updated on 7th June, 2005
District: Ahmednagar
Location: Rahuri    
Phone: +91-2426-243356
Fax: +91-2426-243283
Website: http://mpkv.mah.nic.in

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