Question 1

What are the courses offered at Indian Agricultural Research Institute?

Accepted Answer

Indian Agricultural Research Institute offers M.Sc, M.Tech & Ph.D programs.

Question 2

Where is the headquarter of Indian Agriculture Research Institute?

Accepted Answer

The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi. The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country.

Question 3

Is ICAR and IARI same?

Accepted Answer

ICAR is Indian Council of Agricultural Research and IARI is Indian Agricultural Research Institute. ICAR is one of largest agricultural R&D organization in India having more than 100 research institutions and IARI is one amongst them. IARI is the largest among all the institutions of ICAR.

Question 4

What is the admission criteria for Indian Agriculture Research Institute?

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The admission criteria for Indian Agriculture Research Institute is mentioned below:(i) M.Sc./M.Tech. degree courses : Entrance examination for admission to M.Sc./M.Tech. degree courses at IARI are undertaken by the Education Division of ICAR and on the basis of merit, the ICAR finalizes the admission for M.Sc./M.Tech. degree courses in 26 disciplines at IARI.(ii)Ph.D. degree courses : Admission to the Ph.D. courses in 26 disciplines shall be made on the basis of the performance of candidates in the written entrance examination (80% weightage) + academic score (10% weightage) + interview (10% weightage). The 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 the percentage of marks obtained in various examinations from matric (X standard) onwards.

Question 5

Is there any scholarship offered at Indian Agriculture Research Institute?

Accepted Answer

Yes, The scholarship is provided to the applicants on the basis of their admission and performance in the Post Graduate School. The duration of Junior/Senior Scholarship is of two years and three years and under exceptional circumstance, it could be extended by 3 to 6 months respectively. The Junior Scholarship offered to the PG students is of INR 10, 500 per month and the value of Senior Scholarship awarded to the Ph.D. students is INR 13, 125 per month.

Question 6

Is Indian Agriculture Research Institute is UGC-recognized?

Accepted Answer

Yes, IARI has the status of a ‘Deemed-to-be-University’ under the UGC Act of 1956.

Question 7

Does Indian Agriculture Research Institute offers hostel facilities?

Accepted Answer

Yes,Institute has five hostels for Boys (Hemant, Vasant, Shishir, Grishm and Sharad), one for Girls (Varsha) and one Saraswati Apartment for married students.

Category	Details
Name of the Institute	ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Recognised By	UGC
Location	Pusa Campus, New Delhi - 110012
Courses Offered	M.Sc, M.Tech & Ph.D.
Admission Criteria	Entrance- Basis
National & International Collaborations	Yes
Key Statistics	869 Faculty4 World Food Prizes1486 Degrees Awarded111 Recent New Varieties13 Padma Awards1734 Students Enrolled
Official Website	https://www.iari.res.in/en/index.php

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