Indian Council of Agricultural Research or ICAR is a body which coordinates guides and manages research and education in agriculture inclusive of horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in India. ICAR is also an autonomous organisation which works under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research has its headquarters in Delhi. ICAR was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. At that time it was known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research. As an apex agriculture council of India it has a large number of associations which include institutes, agricultural universities etc. under its umbrella. These assist ICAR in fulfilling its objectives. The sheer large number of institutes and universities together make it one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world. Apart from the ICAR institutes and Agriculture Universities in India, there are ICAR Divisions and various officials who comprise the organizational structure of ICAR. As of January 2013, Sharad Pawar (Union Minister of Agriculture) is President and Dr S. Ayyappan is Director General of ICAR. The website of ICAR is www.icar.org.in
Name |
Number |
56 |
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Central Universities (having agriculture faculty) |
04 |
01 |
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49 |
|
06 |
|
25 |
|
17 |
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AICRPs (All India Coordinated Research Projects) |
61 |
AINPs (All India Network Projects) |
17 |
Krishi Vikas Kendras (KVKs) |
607 |
ICAR Officials:
Indian Council of Agricultural Research Divisions
The ICAR conducts an entrance test for a reserved pool of 15% seats in all undergraduate courses in agriculture and allied fields in all agriculture universities of India. The syllabus is parallel to PMTs especially AIPMT. There is a rule aimed at increasing admissions from more number of states by allowing only 40% seats from a state.
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Agricultural Research Service / National Eligibility Test
The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) was established on 1 November 1973 as an independent recruitment agency in pursuance of the recommendations of the Gajendragadkar Committee. ASRB conducts all India competitive examination Agricultural Research Service (ARS), to recruit posts in the ARS of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It conducts National Eligibility Test, which is a prerequisite for the initial recruitment as Assistant Professor/Lecturer in the State Agricultural Universities.
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ICAR logo was conceptualized and designed in 1958 which was further restructured in 1960-61. The logo symbolizes wheat in growing stage and encircling component shows the strength of research.
King Boudouin Award - ICAR was awarded the prestigious King Boudouin Development Prize International in 1988 for its ongoing efforts aimed at the training of rural workers, and providing appropriate technology transfer to their advantage. ICAR again received the King Boudouin Award in 2004 as the Chair of the Rice-wheat consortium.
World Record - ICAR is the first in the world to develop hybrids in grain pearl millet, castor, pigeonpea and cotton in the 1970s.
Green and Yellow Revolution - ICAR played a pivotal role in ushering the era of green and yellow revolutions in the country. ICAR helped to increase the production of foodgrains by 4 times, horticultural crops by 6 times, fish by 9 times (marine 5 times and inland 17 times), milk 6 times and eggs 27 times since 1950-51.
Golden revolution - Developed 711 high yielding varieties and production technologies in horticultural crops leading to the 'Golden revolution'. Through adoption of these technologies, India has emerged as the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world. It has substantially improved the food and nutritional security.
Map based Cloning - First ever map-based cloning and characterization of the gene Pi-kh was achieved in the country. This gene confers resistance to blast disease in rice. The gene integration was validated in transgenic rice.
Agricultural Tools - Developed over 150 agricultural tools, implements and machines for timeliness of farm operations, drudgery reduction and efficient input use for various field and horticultural crops; of which 75 machines commercialized.
Development of Skills - About 2,400 scientists trained in emerging areas including cutting-edge technologies through about 90 summer/winter schools organized every year.
New Technologies - ICAR implemented National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) during 1997-2005.The project contributed to the development of about 300 new technologies and their adoption by farmers besides several new research tools, methodologies and intermediate products.
Global Reach - Some of the improved Indian varieties have acclaimed global spread in case of sugarcane, wheat, rice, pigeonpea, sorghum and mustard.
Improved breed of Cattle - Vrindavani breed of cattle developed with production potential of 3,500 kg milk per lactation. Graded Murrah buffaloes with 2,200 kg milk yield per lactation evolved
International Recognition - Its scientists are internationally acknowledged in their fields.
Identification of New Species – ICAR identified 31 new species of fishes from Western Ghats and north eastern region.
Central Agricultural University List
Central Universities (having agriculture faculty) List
1. National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Micro Organisms, Mau Nath |
2. National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal, Haryana |
3. National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
4. National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi |
5. National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning, Nagpur, Maharashtra |
6. National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects, Bangalore |
List of ICAR Project Directorates
1. Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagarh, Gujarat |
2. Directorate of Maize Research, New Delhi |
3. Directorate of Rice Research, Hyderabad |
4. Directorate of Wheat Research, Karnal |
5. Directorate of Oilseed Research, Hyderabad |
6. Directorate of Seed Research, Mau |
7. Directorate of Sorghum Research, Hyderabad |
8. Directorate of Soybean Research, Indore |
9. Directorate of Rapeseed & Mustard Research, Bharatpur |
10. Directorate of Mushroom Research, Solan |
11. Directorate on Onion and Garlic Research, Pune |
12. Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur |
13. Directorate of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi, West Godawari |
14. Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand |
15. Directorate of Floriculture Research, Pusa, New Delhi |
16. Project Directorate for Farming Systems Research, Modipuram |
17. Directorate of Water Management Research, Bhubaneshwar |
18. Directorate of Weed Science Research, Jabalpur |
19. Project Directorate on Cattle, Meerut |
20. Project Directorate on Foot & Mouth Disease, Mukteshwar |
21. Project Directorate on Poultry, Hyderabad |
22. Project Directorate on Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillance, Hebbal, |
23. Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture (DKMA), New Delhi |
24. Directorate of Cold Water Fisheries Research, Bhimtal, Nainital |
25. Directorate of Research on Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneshwar |
List of ICAR National Research Centres
1. National Centre for Agricultural Economics & Policy Research, New Delhi |
2. National Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi |
3. National Research Centre for Agroforestry, Jhansi |
4. National Research Centre for Banana, Trichi |
5. National Research Centre for Citrus, Nagpur |
6. National Research Centre for Grapes, Pune |
7. National Research Centre for Litchi, Muzaffarpur |
8. National Research Centre for Pomegranate, Solapur |
9. National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner |
10. National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar |
11. National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad |
12. National Research Centre on Mithun, Medziphema, Nagaland |
13. National Research Centre on Orchids, Pakyong, Sikkim |
14. National Research Centre on Pig, Guwahati |
15. National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi |
16. National Research Centre Seed Spices, Ajmer |
17. National Research Centre on Yak, West Kemang |
List of All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRPs)
1. AICRP on Pesticides Residues, New Delhi |
2. AICRP on Nematodes, New Delhi |
3. AICRP on Maize, New Delhi |
4. AICRP Rice, Hyderabad |
5. AICRP on Chickpea, Kanpur |
6. AICRP on MULLARP, Kanpur |
7. AICRP on Pigeon Pea, Kanpur |
8. AICRP on Arid Legumes, Jodhpur |
9. AICRP on Wheat & Barley Improvement Project, Karnal |
10. AICRP Sorghum, Hyderabad |
11. AICRP on Pearl Millets, Jodhpur |
12. AICRP on Small Millets, Bangalore |
13. AICRP on Sugarcane, Lucknow |
14. AICRP on Cotton, Coimbatore |
15. AICRP on Groundnut, Junagarh |
16. AICRP on Soybean, Indore |
17. AICRP on Rapeseed & Mustard, Bharatpur |
18. AICRP on Sunflower, Safflower, Castor, Hyderabad |
19. AICRP on Linseed, Kanpur |
20. AICRP on Sesame and Niger, Jabalpur |
21. AICRP on Biological Control, Bangalore |
22. AICRP on Honey Bee Research & Training, Hisar |
23. AICRP –NSP (Crops), Mau |
24. AICRP on Forage Crops, Jhansi |
25. AICRP Tropical Fruits, Bangalore |
26. AICRP Sub Tropical Fruits, Lucknow |
27. AICRP Arid Zone Fruits, Bikaner |
28. AICRP Mushroom, Solan |
29. AICRP Vegetables including NSP vegetable, Varanasi |
30. AICRP Potato, Shimla |
31. AICRP Tuber Crops, Thiruvananthapuram |
32. AICRP Palms, Kasaragod |
33. AICRP Cashew, Puttur |
34. AICRP Spices, Calicut |
35. AICRP on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants including Betelvine, Anand |
36. AICRP on Floriculture, New Delhi |
37. AICRP in Micro Secondary & Pollutant Elements in Soils and Plants, Bhopal |
38. AICRP on Soil Test with Crop Response, Bhopal |
39. AICRP on Long Term Fertilizer Experiments, Bhopal |
40. AICRP on Salt Affected Soils & Use of Saline Water in Agriculture, Karnal |
41. AICRP on Water Management Research, Bhubaneshwar |
42. AICRP on Ground Water Utilisation, Bhubaneshwar |
43. AICRP Dry Land Agriculture, Hyderabad |
44. AICRP on Agrometeorology, Hyderabad including Network on Impact adaptation & |
45. AICRP Integrated Farming System Research, Modipuram including Network Organic |
46. AICRP Weed Control, Jabalpur |
47. AICRP on Agroforestry, Jhansi |
48. AICRP on Farm Implements & Machinery, Bhopal |
49. All India Coordinated Research Project on Ergonomics and Safety in Agriculture |
50. AICRP on Renewable Sources of Energy for Agriculture and Agro Based Indus, Bhopal |
51. AICRP on Utilization of Animal Energy (UAE), Bhopal |
52. AICRP on Application of Plastic in Agriculture, Ludhiana |
53. AICRP on PHT, Ludhiana |
54. AICRP on Goat Improvement, Mathura |
55. AICRP- Improvement of Feed Sources & Nutrient Utilisation for raising animal |
56. AICRP on Cattle Research, Meerut |
57. AICRP on Poultry, Hyderabad |
58. AICRP-Pig, Izatnagar |
59. AICRP Foot and Mouth Disease, Mukteshwar |
60. AICRP ADMAS, Bangalore |
61. AICRP on Home Science, Bhubaneshwar |
List of All India Network Projects, (AINPs)
1. All India Coordinated Research Network on Underutilised Crops, New Delhi |
2. All India Network Project on Tobacco, Rajahmundry |
3. Network Project on White Grubs & Other Soil Arthropods, Durgapura |
4. Network on Agricultural Acarology, Bangalore |
5. Network on Economic Ornithology, Hyderabad |
6. All India Network Project on Rodent Control, Jodhpur |
7. All India Network Project on Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore |
8. Network project on Improvement of Onion & Garlic, Pune |
9. Network Bio-fertilizers, Bhopal |
10. Network Project on Harvest & Post Harvest and Value Addition to Natural Resins & |
11. Network project on Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal |
12. Network Project on R&D Support for Process Upgradation of Indigenous Milk products |
13. Network Programme on Sheep Improvement, Avikanagar |
14. Network Project on Buffaloes Improvement, Hisar |
15. Network on Gastro Intestinal Parasitism, Izatnagar |
16. Network on Haemorrhagic Septicaemia, Izatnagar |
17. Network Programme Blue Tongue Disease, Izatnagar |