Indian Agricultural Research Institute - IARI

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) commonly known as Pusa Institute started in 1905 is India's premier national Institute for agricultural research, education and extension. The Institute is situated in Delhi and financed and administered by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The IARI was responsible for the research leading to the "Green Revolution in India" of the 1970s.

The IARI has the status of a ‘Deemed-to-be-University’ under the UGC Act of 1956, and awards M.Sc. & PhD degrees in various agricultural disciplines. The present campus is a self-contained sylvan complex spread over an area of 500 hectares (approx. 1250 acres) and located about 8 km (5 miles) west of New Delhi.

The Institute has 20 divisions 5 multi-disciplinary Centres situated in Delhi, 2 off-season nurseries, 8 regional stations, 3 All India coordinated research projects with headquarters at IARI and 10 national Centres functioning under the all India coordinated research projects.

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Indian Agricultural Research Institute Courses

M.Sc./M.Tech.

• Agricultural Chemicals
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Engineering
• Agricultural Extension
• Agricultural Physics
• Agricultural Statistics
• Agronomy Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Computer Application
• Entomology
• Environmental Sciences
• Floriculture And Landscape Architecture
• Fruit Science
• Genetics And Plant Breeding

Ph.D.

• Agricultural Chemicals
• Agricultural Economics
• Agricultural Engineering
• Agricultural Extension
• Agricultural Physics
• Agricultural Statistics
• Agronomy Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Computer Application
• Entomology
• Environmental Sciences
• Floriculture And Landscape Architecture
• Fruit Science
• Genetics And Plant Breeding

Indian Agricultural Research Institute Awards

• The Institute was awarded the first prize for doing maximum writing work in Hindi for the year 2011- 12 under the ICAR ‘Rajrishi Tandon Rajbhasa Puraskar Yojna’ 
• It has got Second Prize for Institute’s Annual Rajbhasa Patrika ‘Pusa Surbhi’ under ‘Ganesh Shankar Vidhyarathi Hindi Krishi Patrika Puraskar Yojna’ of ICAR for the year 2011-12 during the Director’s Conference organized on March 19, 2013.
• The Institute received the Best Annual Report Award 2008-2009 of ICAR in the category of big institutes.
• The Institute’s Krishi Vigyan Kendra at Shikohpur was given the ICAR Best KVK Award.
• ICAR Delhi has bagged the top 3 positions in the country in the list of ICAR Agricultural Universities Ranking 2019.

Indian Agricultural Research Institute Schools

1. School of Crop Improvement
2. School of Plant Protection
3. School of Basic Sciences
4. School of Natural Resource Management
5. School of Social Sciences
6. School of Horticultural Science

Indian Agricultural Research Institute Infrastructure Facilities

• ASRB Online Examination Centre
• Phytotron Facility
• Pesticide Referral Laboratory
• SEM Facility
• Library Services
• Farm Machinery Testing Facility
• Staff Quatres
• Guest Houses
• Hostel
• Auditorium
• Faculty Club

Indian Agricultural Research Institute Committees

• Academic Council
• Executive Council
• Extension Council
• Institute Biosafety Committee
• Research Advisory Council
• Institute Research Council

Indian Agricultural Research Institute Collaborations

International Collaborations

• Potash and Phosphate Institute of Canada(PPIC)
• United State Agency for International Development(USAID)
• International Development Research Centre(IDRC)
• Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research(CGIAR)
• International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre(CIMMYT)
• United Nations Environment Program Regional Research Centre for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP RRC.AP)

National Collaborations

• Department of Biotechnology: Ministry of Science and Technology [DBT]
• Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India [DST]
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research [ICAR]
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research [CSIR]
• NCPA
• CICR
• Ministry of Environment & Forest
• DOAC
• DRDE
• National Academy of Agricultural Science [NAAS]
• CPCB
• National Fund for Basic and Strategic Research in Agriculture [NFBSRA]
• National Agricultural Innovation Project [NAIP]
• AP Cess Fund
• National Fellow Scheme of ICAR

Indian Agricultural Research Institute Publications

• Agri-Nutri Smart Village for Food and Nutritional Security
• Crop Residues Management with Conservation Agriculture: Potential, Constraints and Policy Needs
• Climatic Risks and Strategizing Agricultural Adaptation in Climatically Challenged Regions
• Climate change and Indian Agriculture: Impact, Adaptation and Vulnerability

Indian Agricultural Research Institute Placements

• A separate cell has been established with one full-time staff in charge for placement
• It guides students to approach companies and organizes training sessions on soft skill development, personality development, interpersonal & communication skills
• It does a survey on recruiters expectations from students
• University handles alumni networking

Indian Agricultural Research Institute Eligibility Criteria

Indian Agricultural Research Institute Admissions

• Admission intake is based on past academic results and qualifying examination result.

Indian Agricultural Research Institute Hostel Details

• Institute has five hostels for Boys [Hemant, Vasant, Shishir, Grisham and Sharad], one for Girls [Varsha] and one Saraswati apartment for married students. 
• Rooms are spacious, well furnished, apart from hygienic food, hostels provide facilities including TVs, indoor games, book shop, hairdressing saloon, etc.