Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth - Admission 2025, Fees, Courses, Placement, Ranking

The State of Maharashtra has four agricultural universities, one of which is VNMKV. The university was founded on May 18, 1972, to fulfil the aspirations of the local community for agrarian growth, before the original Maharashtra Agricultural University. Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth has the duty of providing education in agriculture and related fields, carrying out research, and facilitating technology transfer. The Hyderabad State Government founded the first agricultural college in Parbhani in 1956, just before the State was reorganised.

VNMKV courses are offered in a wide range of UG, PG, and PhD programmes, including B.Sc, B.Tech, B.F.Sc, M.Sc, MBA, M.Tech, M.F.Sc and PhD. Admission to the courses requires passing several entrance exams. Online applications for Marathwada Agricultural University admission can be submitted by candidates through the official website.

The hostel offers reasonably priced lodging with separate dormitories for boys and girls located on the VNMKV campus. Numerous cutting-edge sports facilities are available on the university campus, including a gymnasium, a running track, a badminton court, a basketball court, etc. Annual sporting events are organised by the university at the collegiate and varsity levels.

Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth offers ‘Merit Cum Means Scholarship’ This VNMKV scholarship aims to draw deserving undergrads from families living below the poverty line to study agriculture, agricultural engineering, home science, and dairy animal husbandry. Scholarships in these subjects are awarded annually based on merit-cum-means.

The Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth application process is done through the Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research (MCAER) entrance examination. Candidates can check out the step-by-step VNMKV admission process given below.

Step 1: The admission process for these courses can be completed through www.maha-agriadmission.in.

Step 2: Register for the entrance exam by paying the exam fees or it is free of cost if you have given the required entrance exam.

Step 3: One admission form per student should be submitted on the aforementioned website.

Step 4: Following completion of the VNMKV application form, students should upload the documents that the portal requires.

Step 5: Following the conclusion of the admissions process, each university will adhere to the rules laid out by the ‘Admission Regulatory Authority’.

Step 6: To ensure that each student is admitted to the college or university of their choice, the candidate should outline their college options.

Every year, inter-collegiate tournaments are held to determine university teams. The Marathwada Agricultural University sports teams are participating in various events like ICAR, AIU and Ashwamedh. All of the VNMKV teams did well in various sports and cultural events. Some of such sports events organised at the VNMKV campus are given below.

• West Zone AIU Volley Ball (W) 1999-2000
• Inter Agricultural School tournaments 2000-01
• ICAR Sports Meet 2002-03
• West Zone AIU Youth Festival 2002-03
• ICAR sponsored short course in Physical Education during 2004-05.
• ICAR Youth Festival 2004-05
• Ashwamedh 2005-06
• ICAR Sports Meet-2009-10
• Ashwamedh Krida Mahotsav 2011-12
• Ashwamedh Krida Mahotsav 2016-17