Indian Agricultural Research Institute - IARI: Courses, Facilities

Divya Verma

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.

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, [IARI] Highlights
Year of Establishment	1905
Approval	UGC, ICAR
Admission	IARI New Delhi Admission
University Type	Public
Certification	ISO 9001:2015
Recognition	NIRF
Fees	IARI New Delhi Fees
Address	Pusa, New Delhi, Delhi 110012
Programs offered	Postgraduate, Doctorate

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.

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

School of Crop Improvement
School of Plant Protection
School of Basic Sciences
School of Natural Resource Management
School of Social Sciences
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

Courses	Eligibility
M.Sc./M.Tech.[Agricultural Chemicals]	Candidates must have cleared Bachelors degree in Agriculture/ Horticulture /Forestry
M.Sc./M.Tech.[Agricultural Economics]	Candidates must have cleared Bachelors degree in Agriculture / Dairy Science / Veterinary Science / Animal Husbandry / Fisheries
M.Sc./M.Tech[Agricultural Engineering]	Candidates must have cleared Agricultural Engineering / B.Tech / B.E.
M.Sc./M.Tech[Agricultural Extension]	Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Dairy Science / Veterinary Science / Animal Husbandry Fisheries
M.Sc./M.Tech[Agricultural Physics]	Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture.
M.Sc./M.Tech[Agricultural Statistics]	Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry / Agroforestry / Sericulture / Agricultural Marketing
M.Sc./M.Tech[Agronomy]	Candidates must have cleared Bachelors degree in Agriculture
M.Sc./M.Tech[Biochemistry]	Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture
M.Sc./M.Tech[Bioinformatics]	Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. in any discipline of Science.
M.Sc./M.Tech[Computer Application]	Candidates must have cleared Agriculture / Computer Science / Agricultural Engineering, B.Sc. (Hort.), Veterinary Science, Home Science, B.Sc.(Forestry) or B.Sc. with Maths / Statistics / Physics / Biology
M.Sc./M.Tech[Entomology]	Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry / Agroforestry / Sericulture
M.Sc./M.Tech[Environmental Sciences]	Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry / Agricultural Engineering
M.Sc./M.Tech[Genetics & Plant Breeding]	Candidates must have cleared B.Sc. or B.Sc. in Agriculture / Horticulture / Forestry
Ph.D[Agricultural Chemicals]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Chemicals / Soil Science and AgriculturalChemistry/ Environmental Science / Chemistry
Ph.D[Agricultural Economics]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Economics / Dairy Economics/ Livestock Economics/ Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation/ Fisheries Economics
Ph.D[Agricultural Engineering]	Candidates must have cleared Agricultural Engineering / Dairy Engineering / Water Science and Technology; M.Sc. in Dairy Engineering are eligible for Ph.D. in Agricultural Processing and Structures (Pre-requisite; B.Sc. / B.Tech. / B.E. in Agricultural Engineering)
Ph.D[Agricultural Extension]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Extension / Extension Education / Dairy Extension / Fisheries Extension / Livestock Extension / Home Science Extension / Agril. Extension and Communication / Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension
Ph.D[Agricultural Physics]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Physics / Agricultural Chemistry / Soil Science / Agricultural Meteorology / Meteorology / Agricultural Engineering / Engineering / Physics / Bio-physics / Water Science and Technology/ Geo-informatics/Remote Sensing
Ph.D[Agricultural Statistics]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agricultural Statistics / Statistics / Mathematical Statics / Bio-Statistics
Ph.D[Agronomy]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Agronomy / Water Science and Technology/Water Management
Ph.D[Biochemistry]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc./M.Sc.(Ag.)/M.Tech./M.E. in Biochemistry / Agricultural Biochemistry / Agricultural Chemistry / Molecular Biology and / OR Biotechnology / Biophysics / Relevant discipline of Life Sciences / Chemistry with Organic Chemistry as a special subject/ Plant Physiology
Ph.D[Bioinformatics]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / M.Tech. in Bioinformatics / Molecular Biology or Biotechnology / Computer Science / Computer Application / Agricultural Sciences / Life Sciences and equivalent post graduate degree in science.
Ph.D[Computer Application]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E. in Computer Science / Computer Application/ Computer Engineering / Computer Science Engineering / Information Technology / M.Tech. Agricultural Engineering / M.Tech. in Post Harvest Technology
Ph.D[Entomology]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E in Entomology / Agricultural Entomology / Zoology or Plant Protection with Entomology as specialization / Relevant Life Sciences
Ph.D[Environmental Sciences]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E in Environmental Sciences / Physical Sciences / Biological Sciences / Chemistry / any branch of Agricultural Sciences / Life Sciences/Chemical Sciences / Relevant Life Sciences
Ph.D[Fruit science]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E in Horticulture or Agriculture with major in Fruit Science/ Pomology/Genetics and/OR Plant Breeding/Plant Genetic Resources/Plant Physiology with specialisation in any of above discipline of Fruit Science/Physiology/Water Science and Technology
Ph.D[Floriculture and landscape architecture]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E in horticulture or Agriculture with major in Floriculture/Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops/Genetics and/OR Plant Breeding/Plant Genetic Resources/Plant Physiology/Crop Physiology with specialisation in Floriculture
Ph.D[Genetics & Plant Breeding]	Candidates must have cleared M.Sc. / MCA / M.Tech. / M.E in Genetics and / OR Plant Breeding / Plant Genetic Resources / any other branch of Biological Sciences with Genetics and / OR Plant Breeding as a subject

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.