The Research and Extension Advisory Council (REAC), under the Chairmanship of the Vice Chancellor functions as the principal decision making body for the research and extension activities of the University. It is guided by Zonal Research and Extension Advisory Councils (ZREACs) constituted for each of the three agro-climatic zones of the State, with the Associate Director of Research as the Chairperson.

All the ZREACs and the REACs have representatives from the line Departments of the Government of Telangana which include Agriculture, Horticulture, Women and Child Welfare, Farmers and industries, besides academicians nominated by the University.