Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) is the institute for advanced education in agriculture in India. It was established in 1905 as the Imperial Agricultural Research Institute. The campus was originally located in Pusa, samastipur, Bihar and was shifted after the Bihar earthquake of 1934 to New Delhi to a place that is now called Pusa in New Delhi. The institute was recognized as a 'deemed university' in 1958 by an act of Parliament and since then it has awarded M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. It is financed and administered by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The IARI was responsible for the research leading to the "Green revolution" of the 1970s.
| Established: | 1905 |
| Director: | Dr. Hari Shankar Gupta (In 2009) |
| Location: | Pusa Campus, New Delhi, India |
| Website: | www.iari.res.in |
Admission
The Institute at present admits students to the Post Graduate School under five separate streams as indicated below:
A) Open competition
B) Faculty Upgradation Scheme (FUS)
C) Departmental stream (Scientific & Technical)
D) I.C.A.R. in-service nominees
E) Foreign students
System of Admission
(i) M.Sc. degree courses : Entrance examination for admission to M.Sc. degree courses at IARI is undertaken by the Education Division of ICAR and on the basis of the merit, the ICAR finalizes the admission for M.Sc. degree courses in 23 disciplines at IARI.
(ii) Ph.D. degree courses : Admission to the Ph.D. courses in 22 disciplines shall be made on the basis of the performance of candidates in the written entrance examination (70% weightage) + academic score (20% weightage) + interview (10% weightage).
Entrance examination will consist of one paper of three parts : Part I (General Agriculture) and Part II & III (Subject Paper) and academic score shall be calculated on the basis of percentage of marks obtained in various examinations from matric (X standard) onwards.
Scholarships
The Scholarships/Fellowship is offered as financial assistance to the post-graduate students at IARI. This provision is made to assist as many students as possible who have good academic record and who are making diligent efforts to pursue higher education.
IARI Scholarships
The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as Institute) Junior and Senior Scholarship shall be awarded to M.Sc. and Ph.D. students admitted under General Open Competition Scheme on the following terms and conditions: The Awards shall be made by the Dean and Joint Director (Education) of the Institute on the advice of the “Standing Committee on Scholarships Financial Assistance and Academic Progress”, which shall take into consideration the merit of each applicant based initially on his admission and subsequently on his performance at the School.
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