MANAGE Hyderabad Named Centre of Excellence-Skills by MSDE

The National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence-Skills (CoE-Skills) in the agriculture sector by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE). MANAGE is an autonomous organisation that works under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, and the announcement was made public on 4 November 2026.

How the recognition was conferred

A Certificate of Recognition was presented at a ceremony held at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi, on 2 November 2026. The certificate was handed over to the institute by Smt Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The recognition is valid for a period of three years. The empanelment allows the institute to branch out into skilling work, which the release describes as vital for the growth of agriculture and of the country.

About MANAGE

The institute was established in 1987 with the aim of strengthening the agricultural extension system of the country. It offers training, consultancy, research and policy support in agricultural extension. Its educational programmes include the Post Graduate Diploma in Agri-warehousing Management, known as PGDAWM, and the Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Extension Management, known as PGDAEM. It also runs a two-year regular Post-Graduate Diploma in Management with a specialisation in Agri-Business Management.

What the institute does

• Builds the capacity of agricultural extension functionaries
• Promotes new approaches in agricultural extension
• Supports the development of entrepreneurship in agriculture
• Equips agricultural professionals and would-be entrepreneurs through training and knowledge-sharing

Who drove the effort

The vision of contributing to the national skilling mission, with empanelment as a key part of it, was developed under the leadership of Shri Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, of the Indian Administrative Service, who is Director General of MANAGE and Joint Secretary for extension. The team behind it consisted of Dr K C Gummagolmath, Dr Veenita Kumari and Dr Shalendra. The Director General called the empanelment a significant milestone that reflects the dedication and the standards the institute has kept in capacity building, and said the recognition brings a responsibility to raise standards in running programmes further and to add more to the skilling mission of the nation.

Exam angle

For aspirants the facts worth fixing are the full form of MANAGE, the city it sits in, the ministry it works under, the ministry that granted the recognition, the venue and date of the ceremony, the officer who presented the certificate, the validity of three years and the year the institute was set up. Questions on institutions of this kind often pair the institute with its city, so link MANAGE with Hyderabad.