Section 2(l) in The Maharashtra Agricultural Universities (Krishi Vidyapeeths) Act, 1983
(l)"recognised institution" means an institution for research or specialized studies, other than an affiliated or constituent college, and recognized or deemed to be recognised as such by a University and includes any institution for lower agricultural education, such as an agricultural school or gramsevak training centre, which is under the direct management of the University, or which is recognized or deemed to be recognized as such by the University;
