The college follows the mandate of the University as defined in The Agricultural University Act, 1971. It runs as:
- Making provision for imparting education in different branches of study, particularly in agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry including Veterinary and Dairy Science, Co-operation, Fisheries, Forestry, Agricultural Engineering, Home Science and other allied branches of learning and scholarship;
- Furthering the advancement of leadership and prosecution of research, particularly in Agriculture and allied Sciences;
- Undertaking an extension education programme; and
- Such other purposes as the University may from time to time determine.
