Parbani is a city located in the Parbhani District of the state of Maharashtra and the city was previously called as Prabhavatinagar. It is a located in the Marathwada region of the state of Maharashtra and it is the administrative headquarters of the district of Parbhani. The city is located approximately to the centre of the state of Maharashtra and the nearest major city is Aurangabad.

Transportation to Parbhani:

The city of Parbhani is well-connected to all important cities by road and even there is connecting road to the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh. The city has an important railway junction on the Parli-Parbhani-Bangalore and Mumbai-Parbhani-Secunderabad lines.

Agricultural university in Parbhani:

The city of Parbhani is making huge contribution to the development of agricultural education of the nation by acting as the home for one of the four agricultural universities in the state of Maharashtra namely Marathwada Agricultural University. This university was established in the year 1972 with the objective of offering education in agriculture and allied sciences.

Government colleges in Parbhani:

The city has many government colleges offering education in the field of agriculture and allied sciences since it has the Marathwada University under its purview. The names of these government colleges in Parbhani are given below:

Marathwada University constituent Colleges:

• College of Agriculture

• College of Horticulture

• College of Home Science

• College of Agricultural Engineering

• College of Food Technology

Details about government colleges:

Marathwada University constituent Colleges:

All the constituent units of the Marathwada University are offering education under the control of the Government of Maharashtra and the list of courses offered in these colleges is given below:

• Bachelor of Science in

o Agriculture

o Home Science

o Horticulture

• Bachelor of Technology in

o Food Science

o Agricultural Engineering

• Master of Science in

o Agriculture

o Home science

• Master of Technology in

o Food Science

o Agricultural Engineering

• Doctor of Philosophy in

o Agriculture

o Home Science

The eligibility requirement for admission to these government colleges differ from one course to another and the university to which these colleges belong normally starts the process of admission during the month of June each year. The university generally issues notification in leading newspapers for admission of students to the different courses clearly specifying the last date to apply. Candidates seeking admission will have to apply within the last date prescribed by the university.

Thus, these colleges functioning under the control of Government of Maharashtra makes huge contribution towards the development of education scenario in the city of Parbhani.