About EEI

The Extension Education Institute (EEI), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, established in 1962, is a premier regional training institute dedicated to enhancing the competencies of middle-level extension personnel across Southern India. It is financed by the Directorate of Extension, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, and functions under the administrative control of Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTAU).

EEI offers efficient, reliable, and cost-effective solutions to address the emerging challenges in agriculture and allied sectors by designing and fine-tuning need-based training programmes for officials of the line departments in its client States and Union Territories. The Institute specializes in catering to the training needs of middle-level extension functionaries from the agri. and allied departments—Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Sericulture, Agricultural Engineering, Forestry, Industries, Agricultural Marketing & Agril. Business, Soil & Water Conservation, Seed and Organic Certification, ATARIs, Sugar, State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), and State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institutes (SAMETIs)—of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, and the Union Territories of Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep. In addition, trainers from Farmers Training Centres (FTCs), Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), and Master Trainers from PJTAU are also trained at this Institute.

EEI is endowed with a team of highly experienced faculty members possessing expertise in diverse domains, strong pedagogical skills, and excellent communication abilities. The Institute is equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure and training facilities to effectively meet the learning requirements of its clientele. As a guiding force, EEI continually shapes the personal and professional outlook of extension officers from its client States and Union Territories. The Institute consistently strives to deliver greater value, quality, and client satisfaction by adopting a participatory and application-oriented approach to training. Its hallmark lies in the customized design of training content that aligns closely with the workforce requirements of its client regions.

In addition to its pre-scheduled programmes, EEI actively collaborates with esteemed organizations such as MANAGE, SAMETIs, ICRISAT, ICAR-NAARM, ICAR-CRIDA, NIPHM, NIRDPR, ASCI, TSCAB, ICAR-IIOR, ICAR-IIMR, ICAR-IIRR, INCOIS, C-DAC, FCRI, NFDB, WALAMTARI, NRC Meat, NIN and the Biodiversity Board of Telangana, as well as various State and Central Government Institutes and NGOs, to deliver training programmes on recent advancements in agriculture and allied sectors.

As of March 2025, the Institute has successfully trained 45,428 development officers from its client States and Union Territories. To meet emerging demands, EEI also undertakes need-based consultancy services, including monitoring, evaluation, and impact studies of development programmes implemented by both the State and Central Governments.