During the year 1991, this centre has been renamed as Agriculture Extension Training Centre with a mandate for started long duration training for Agriculture Extension Workers.

On 27th Jan 2000 this Institute was upgraded to State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) and registered under Societies Registration Act 1860 XXI with the technical and financial assistance of World Bank aided Project i.e., National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP) which is presently known as National Mission on Agriculture Extension and Technology (NAMET).

Conducts training on Participatory Extension Management, Project Management, Watershed Management, Organic farming management, Farm Women Empowerment, Human Resource Management, Input Management, Quality control, Subhash Palekar Natural Farming (SPNF), Marketing Management and Information Technology etc.

Organizes Induction courses and capacity building programmes for Senior & Middle level officers of Agriculture and allied departments.

Organizes workshops on emerging issues in Agriculture development and provides consultancy for preparation of Strategic Research & Extension Plans. Institute is having good infrastructure for conducting trainings having well equipped teaching aids & proper boarding lodging facilities

The institute catered to the training requirements of extension functionaries since last twenty three years. The Mandate and training modules changed as per the need of the day and the institute developed with the passage of time. The whole period can be briefly divided into following phases: