Agriculture Economics and statistic Extension Education Agricultural Engineering Animal husbandry and Dairy science Plant Pathology Student welfare The director of student welfare looks after the following activities for the welfare of students. To promote and develop various sports, game and co-curricular activities amongst students at the university level To promote the sportsman spirit and to organize inter College tournament within the jurisdiction of the university. To conduct inter university tournaments behalf of the inter University Sports Board, New Delhi/Inter Agriculture University Sports Board /Inter State University Tournament (Ashwamegh). To organize campus interviews of the different firms, industries, seed and pesticides companies, banks, etc. for the placement of students. The university has established the Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Competitive Forum (Dr. PDCF) to extend the facilities to the students for guidance and preparation of different competitive examination. Extension education Imparting of extension education is one of the mandatory functions of the university. The university has 11 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK), which undertake training and demonstrations for the benefit of farmers. It also has a Training and Visit Scheme (T&V) at Nagpur, Sindewahi and Yavatmal. The Directorate of Extension Education of the university has been recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, as the Center of Excellence for imparting training on Dryland Agriculture Technology. Institution Village Linkage Program (IVLP): The pilot project on technology assessment and refinement through IVLP sponsored by ICAR,New Delhi is being implemented by the university in the village Gorwha, Taluka Barshitakli, District Akola, since 1995. Vice Chancellor Dr.S. R. Gadakh (a distinguished agronomist) has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor (VC) of this university in September 2022 for a term of five years. Former Vice Chancellors, in chronological order, are as given below: Previous Vice Chancellors Late L.N. Bongirwar (1-7-1969 to 9-10-1972), the first Vice Chancellor Late N. Gopalkrishna (10-10-1972 to 1-6-1978) specialization in Horticulture; Previously Horticulturist to the Government of Bombay D.N. Kapoor (2-6-1978 to 2-7-1978)additional charge Late B.A. Chougule (3-7-1978 to 15-4-1981); specialization in the field of Agricultural Chemistry S.P. Upasani (16-4-1981 to 10-6-1981) additional charge V.S. Gopalkrishna (11-6-1981 to 13-8-1981)additional charge S. Rama Krishna (14-8-1981 to 12-2-1982)additional charge K.R. Thakare (13-2-1981 to 15-12-1985); specialization in Entomology V.T. Rahate (16-12-1985 to 15-6-1986) additional charge Late H.B. Ulemale (16-6–1986 to 30-4-1990); specialization in Agricultural Economics Late P.W. Amin (1-5-1990 to 30-4–1993) (expired 2006); specialization in Entomology. Earlier worked at ICRISAT. B.G. Bhatkal (1-5-1993 to 30-4–1996); specialization