The present study was carried out in the 11 districts of Assam to access the level of role performance as perceived by the agricultural extension personnel in the revitalized extension system in Assam. A purposive sampling technique was followed and statistical methods such as frequency, percentage, standard deviation, Pearson product moment coefficient of correlation, Fisher ’s ‘t’ test and multiple regression analysis were used for analysing the data. Data were collected through personal interview method during the period of 2015. A total of 112 respondents were interviewed with the help of the structured schedule. A total of 15 independent variables were selected for the study which was categorized into three categories, namely ‘Personal variables’, Psychological variables’ and ‘Organizational variables. The study implies that the level of role performance of the respondents had positive and significant correlation with service experience, training exposure, role awareness, role perception, attitude towards ATMA, achievement motivation, motivational climate and job satisfaction. The value of coefficient of multiple determination (R2) being 0.825 indicated that the positively correlated significant variables jointly could predict 82.50 per cent of the variation in level of role performance of the extension personnel.

Keyword: Level of role performance; Agriculture Technology and Management Agency (ATMA); Extension reform;