The Directorate of Research is headed by the Director of Research who is assisted by 4 Additional Directors of Research in the areas of Crop Improvement; Natural Resource and Plant Health Management, Horticulture and Food Science, Farm Machanization and Bioenergy; Associate Director of Research, Director Seeds apart from Directors/Incharges of the Research Stations/Seed Farms.

Keeping in view the existing and emerging problems in agriculture so as to find out their viable solutions, PAU carries out research in agriculture and allied disciplines including basic sciences and humanities, farm engineering and home science.