Dr N.L. Maurya joined RAU, Pusa as VC on 11 October 2007. Born on 18 June 1946 at
Bhadohi (Varanasi, U.P.), Dr Maurya did his B.Sc. (Agricultural Engng) in 1965 from
Allahabad University, MTech. (Agricultural Engng) in 1969 and Ph.D. (Agricultural Engng) in 1981 from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. I n a career of 41 years, he served in several institutions in various ca padtiessu c has Vice-Chancellor(Acting),U AS,Dh arwad; Assistant Director-General (Accreditation), ICAR; University Dean, Director of Extension, Director of Instruction, Principal and Head of Department in Education Management and Quality Assurance in Higher Agricultural Education, dealing with policy issues, planning, guiding, co-ordinating and monitoring the academic programme across various faculties. He established several new colleges across many faculties, the latest being College of Agricultural Engineering and Post-Harvest Technology at Gangtok, Sikkim in 2006 and College of Agricultural Postgraduate Studies at Barapani, Meghalaya in 2007 under Central Agricultural University, Manipur.

He received various awards and honours like ISAE Gold Medal (2002), ISAE Commendation Medal (in 1982 for Research and in 1984 for Teaching) of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, IE (I) Award (in 1996) of Institution of Engineers (India), Fulbright Fellowship (in 1978) etc.

He has been Member, Member-Secretary or Chairman of many national-level committees. He visited several American and British universities during his stay in the USA and UK, and studied their functioning including those of Funding Agencies and Quality Assurance. He has to his credit 243 publications. He is fellow, life member and of Funding Agencies and member of six national and two international professionals societies.