The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) is the country's premier national Institute for agricultural research, education and extension. It has served the cause of science and society with distinction through first rate research, generation of appropriate technologies and development of human resources. In fact, the Green Revolution was born in the fields of IARI and our graduates constitute the core of the quality human resource in India's agricultural research and education. The Institute has all along been adjusting and improving its policies, plans and programmes to effectively respond to the needs and opportunities of the nation. During the fifties, the advancement of scientific disciplines constituted the core programme and provided the base for its fast expansion in the

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) is the country's premier national Institute for agricultural research, education and extension. It has served the cause of science and society with distinction through first rate research, generation of appropriate technologies and development of human resources. In fact, the Green Revolution was born in the fields of IARI and our graduates constitute the core of the quality human resource in India's agricultural research and education. The Institute has all along been adjusting and improving its policies, plans and programmes to effectively respond to the needs and opportunities of the nation. During the fifties, the advancement of scientific disciplines constituted the core programme and provided the base for its fast expansion in the 1960's and 1970's in all its three interactive areas, namely, research, education and extension. Besides basic research, applied and commodity research gained great importance resulting in the development of several popular high yielding varieties of almost all major crops and their associated management technologies, which brought about an unprecedented increase in the national food and agricultural production.

National Microbial, Nematode and Insect Collections and Conservation Facilities
The Institute realized  the importance of diversity of biological forms and their importance in maintaining the ecological balance right from the inception of the Institute when it established Herbarium Cryptogamae Indiae Orientalis (HCIO) with more than 6000 specimens and a National  Pusa Insect  Collection   in 1905, which has more than 5 lakh insect  specimens. Later on, an Indian Type Culture Collection  of Fungi (1936) which has more than 3300 live fungal cultures, a National Collection  of Nematodes (1969) and a National Rhizobial Collection (1986) were also established. These collections are national wealth and very useful resources for undertaking ta

National Microbial, Nematode and Insect Collections and Conservation Facilities
The Institute realized  the importance of diversity of biological forms and their importance in maintaining the ecological balance right from the inception of the Institute when it established Herbarium Cryptogamae Indiae Orientalis (HCIO) with more than 6000 specimens and a National  Pusa Insect  Collection   in 1905, which has more than 5 lakh insect  specimens. Later on, an Indian Type Culture Collection  of Fungi (1936) which has more than 3300 live fungal cultures, a National Collection  of Nematodes (1969) and a National Rhizobial Collection (1986) were also established. These collections are national wealth and very useful resources for undertaking taxonomic  studies. The Institute has also developed a National  Facility for Conservation and Utilization of Blue Green Algae and Azolla. In addition to these collections, IARI has also a large germplasm collection of food, fodder, vegetable and fruit crops.
Central Seed Testing Laboratory
The Seed Testing Laboratory  of the Institute  has got the status of CSTL under the Ministry of Agriculture and serves as a Referral Laboratory  for all the 96 seed testing labs located in different parts of the country. Regular training programs  for the personnel of the State Seed  Testing Labs are being organized.

IARI is a fully residential campus for the students. Institute has 5 Hostels for Boys (Hemant, Vasant, Shishir, Grishim and Sharad Hostel), one for Girls (Varsha Hostel) and one hostel (Saraswati Apartment) is for married students. These are spacious, well furnished hostels. Apart from hygienic foods, hostels provide recreational facilities including TVs, indoor games, book shop, hair dressing saloon etc. Each hostel has its own wardens, a member of faculty who administers the hostels. Master of Halls of Residences is the head of the hostel facility in the campus.
 Students who are given admission in the hostel are required to join the mess. The mess offers simple meals at moderate rates which may vary from time to time depending on the cost of the meals served. Hostel residen

IARI is a fully residential campus for the students. Institute has 5 Hostels for Boys (Hemant, Vasant, Shishir, Grishim and Sharad Hostel), one for Girls (Varsha Hostel) and one hostel (Saraswati Apartment) is for married students. These are spacious, well furnished hostels. Apart from hygienic foods, hostels provide recreational facilities including TVs, indoor games, book shop, hair dressing saloon etc. Each hostel has its own wardens, a member of faculty who administers the hostels. Master of Halls of Residences is the head of the hostel facility in the campus.
 Students who are given admission in the hostel are required to join the mess. The mess offers simple meals at moderate rates which may vary from time to time depending on the cost of the meals served. Hostel residents are expected to observe the rules and regulations prescribed for them as well as all the requirements of corporate life and the social norms that living together demands. Failure to observe discipline or violation of rules may make a student liable to disciplinary action which may result in the withdrawal of hostel facilities besides other action which the Institute may deem fit to take against him/her.
Name of Hostel : Varsha Saraswati Sharad Shishir Hemant Vasant Grishm

Advisory and Training Services
Besides the regular post graduate courses leading to the award of M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, the Institute also offers facilities for refresher courses and short term training courses in specific specialised subjects in Agriculture for the benefit of Agricultural Scientists and Extension workers coming from State Departments, Research and Educational Institutions and other official and autonomous organisations.
Note : Ordinarily requests for providing training to undergraduate students of other Institutions at IARI are not accepted.
Roaster of Training programmes to be Conducted During the Year
The tentative dates and duration of the courses to be conducted by the Institute during the ensuing financial year are finalised by the first week

Advisory and Training Services
Besides the regular post graduate courses leading to the award of M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees, the Institute also offers facilities for refresher courses and short term training courses in specific specialised subjects in Agriculture for the benefit of Agricultural Scientists and Extension workers coming from State Departments, Research and Educational Institutions and other official and autonomous organisations.
Note : Ordinarily requests for providing training to undergraduate students of other Institutions at IARI are not accepted.
Roaster of Training programmes to be Conducted During the Year
The tentative dates and duration of the courses to be conducted by the Institute during the ensuing financial year are finalised by the first week of March every year and circulated by 15th March every year.
The Institute organises the following programmes on a regular basis.
i) Soil testing : One month duration during September in the Division of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry.
ii) Mushroom cultivation during October in the Division of Plant Pathology.

In addition to the above, adhoc training programmes are organised under the auspices of Centre of Advanced Studies in the Disciplines of Plant Pathology, Biotechnology, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension and Biochemistry. Winter Schools and Summer Schools are also organised with financial support from ICAR and other organisations. Several short-term training programmes are organised in the various disciplines sponsored by State/Central Government departments and autonomous bodies.
Exercise for Conducting Training Programmes (as per the ICAR Guidelines based on Johl Committee's Recommendations)
Once the subject matter(s) of the training programme(s);
(i) to define clearly the objectives of the training programme(s);
(ii) to identify the Course-Director or Course Coordinator for each training programme.

The Course Director could be Director of the Institute himself or any other Senior Scientist/Principal Scientist. The selection of Course Director should be made keeping in view the aptitude of such an officer for conducting training and his competence in the subject matter of the training. Success of a training programme largely depends on the choice of a suitable Course Director.

Dr. H.S. Gaur

Joint. Director (Education) & Dean
Dr. K.M. Manjaiah
Registrar (Academic)

Dr. H.S. Gaur

Joint. Director (Education) & Dean
Dr. K.M. Manjaiah
Registrar (Academic)

Institute Level Award
  Hooker Award
  Sukumar Basu Memorial Award
  B.P. Pal Memorial Award
  Shri Harikrishna Shastri Memorial Award
  Rao Bahadur Dr. B. Viswanath Award
  Divisional Level Award
  S.S. Bains Memorial Award    
  R.D. Asana Endowment Lecture Scheme
  D.N. Puri Memorial Award
  P.B. Sarkar Memorial Endowment Lecture Award
  K.M. Singh Memorial Award
  Shri B. Lakshminarayana Memorial award
  National Award of IARI in Plant Pathology

Institute Level Award
  Hooker Award
  Sukumar Basu Memorial Award
  B.P. Pal Memorial Award
  Shri Harikrishna Shastri Memorial Award
  Rao Bahadur Dr. B. Viswanath Award
  Divisional Level Award
  S.S. Bains Memorial Award    
  R.D. Asana Endowment Lecture Scheme
  D.N. Puri Memorial Award
  P.B. Sarkar Memorial Endowment Lecture Award
  K.M. Singh Memorial Award
  Shri B. Lakshminarayana Memorial award
  National Award of IARI in Plant Pathology