Chapter VII TEACHING, RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EDUCATION

1. (1) The University shall establish at its headquarters the following colleges and other institutions in close juxtaposition and a central experiment station for fundamental and applied research in close proximity:—
   • (i) A College of Agriculture (including Agricultural Economics and Animal Husbandry).
   • (ii) A College of Veterinary Science.
   • (iii) A College of Agricultural Technology.
   • (iv) A College of Agricultural Engineering.
   • (v) A College of Home Science.
   • (vi) A College of Basic Science and Humanities.
   • (vii) An Institute of Post-Graduate Studies.
2. (2) Besides the University campus, the programme of the University may be conducted at such colleges, institutions or other places in any part of the University area as the University may decide.
3. (3) The University shall provide for under-graduate as well as post-graduate training and shall ensure for the economy and efficiency in teaching and research by gradually integrating the curricula of the colleges.
4. (4) The post-graduate teaching and research shall as far as possible be conducted at the Institute of Post-Graduate Studies.

Each academic staff member of the University shall hold the rank of a Academic Professor, Associate Professor, Lecturer or Demonstrator or any other prescribed rank in harmony with his qualifications and status in the University, irrespective of the duties of teaching, research or extension education for the time being allotted to him.

1. (1) The constituent and affiliated colleges and recognised institutions of the University shall gradually be brought on the common pattern of teaching programme and organisation as may be directed by University from time to time.
2. (2) The University shall according to need establish additional colleges and institutions to serve the requirements of the various Faculties.
3. (3) The institutions taken over by the University under section 7 shall be conducted by it as constituent training institutions in such manner and with such suitable changes as the University may consider appropriate.
4. (4) The University shall according to need start additional training centres or close down either permanently or temporarily any of the training institutions or classes under its control as it may consider appropriate.

1. (1) The University shall establish a research service. The research and experimental stations which have been taken over by the University under sub-section
2. (5) of section 7 shall be conducted by it as constituent research institutions in such manner and with such suitable changes as the University may consider appropriate.
3. (2) The University shall establish regional research stations at the existing agricultural colleges and shall according to need establish such additional experimental stations for research both fundamental and applied at suitable places in the University area as the University may consider appropriate.
4. (3) The University may at any time close down, curtail or expand, either permanently or temporarily, any of the research stations as the University may think appropriate.

1. (1) The University shall establish an agricultural extension education service, and shall, subject to the provisions in this Act and the Statutes, make useful information based upon the findings of research available to farmers and other people in the rural areas to help, solve their problems. It shall conduct demonstration and training programmes for the benefit of students, extension workers, cultivators and other rural people, by establishing regional extension education units at the existing agricultural colleges.
2. (2) Increased agricultural production shall be the principal objective of all extension activities and these activities shall be co-ordinated with the other functions of the University and other appropriate agencies in the University area.

1. (1) In consultation with the appropriate officers of the University, the Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible for taking such steps as may be necessary for the full co-ordination of teaching, research and extension education activities of the University.
2. (2) The Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible, working through the appropriate officers and staff of the University, for seeing that conditions are established whereby there is the maximum feasible progress in the development of new information and technology in the natural, physical and social sciences related to agriculture and their transfer to the teaching curricula and to the educational programmes leading to their understanding and adoption, where applicable in practice, in the University area.
3. (3) The Vice-Chancellor shall be responsible, working through the appropriate officers and staff of the University, to see that there is an appropriate inter-relation of the different curricula and courses offered in the different Faculties of the University so as to avoid unnecessary duplication of functions between Faculties and provide the students with the best course offerings and Faculty contacts feasible within the University's resources and talents.
4. (4) The University shall develop its programme of research and extension education keeping in view the needs of the State in general and, in particular provide appropriate technical support and consultative advice to the State Government Departments engaged in agricultural development work in the University area.