Utility Perception about Extension Education Courses by the Undergraduates Studies

The present study was conducted in all the constituents' colleges of agriculture under jurisdiction of Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth. Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, constitute 5 constituent Agricultural colleges, i.e. College of Agriculture Parbhani, College of Agriculture Latur, College of Agriculture Ambajogai, College of Agriculture Osmanabad and College of Agriculture Badnapur. Proportionate random samplings from each constituent college were selected. The respondent students who have completed VII semesters of their undergraduation study were selected randomly. Thus, a sample of 120 respondents was made. The study of utility perception was made in terms of socio-personal characteristics of respondents, utility of graduate level extension courses, relationship of independent variable with dependent variables and suggestions for improvement in the syllabus by the undergraduate students. The respondents were interviewed with the help of well structured interview schedule. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents had 'more useful' perceived utility about graduate level extension education courses.