He said the University has also introduced four new MBA programmes in Cooperative Management, Cooperative Banking and Finance, Agribusiness Management, and Development Management and Cooperation to meet the growing demand for professionally trained cooperative managers. According to the Minister, student enrolment has increased from 346 in the 2025-26 academic session to 350 in 2026-27. The highest enrolment continues to be in Rural Management, while admissions have witnessed sharp growth in the newly introduced cooperative-focused MBA programmes. Besides academic programmes, the University has trained 887 participants through 32 specialised training programmes covering cooperatives, rural development, governance, leadership, agribusiness and financial inclusion. To strengthen cooperative education nationwide, Shah said the University has affiliated 16 institutions spread across 10 states, including premier institutes such as Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM), Administrative Staff College of India, Birla Institute of Management Technology, and several Institutes of Cooperative Management.