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10.12 Top 5 Institutions in Agriculture and Allied Sectors

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Top 5 Institutions in Agriculture and Allied Sectors

Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi Rank - 1

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi
popularly known as Pusa Institute, was established in 1905
at Pusa (Bihar) with the generous grant of 30,000 pounds
from an American philanthropist, Mr. Henry Phipps. The
Institute was then known as Agricultural Research Institute
(ARI). The ARI was changed to Imperial Institute of
Agricultural Research in 1911. It was renamed as Imperial
Agricultural Research Institute in 1919. The Institute was
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shifted to Delhi on 29 July 1936 following a devastating
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earth quake on 15 January 1934. The Institute was renamed
as Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) after
independence. The Indian Agricultural Research Institute
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(IARI) stands at 1 position in the Agriculture and Allied
Sectors in India Rankings 2023.

ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal Rank - 2

ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) at Karnal,
Haryana was set-up in 1923 as the Imperial Institute for
Animal Husbandry & Dairying in Bangalore. It is one of the
premier Institutes in dairy sector, which has contributed
immensely in the growth of dairy industry and played a
crucial role in India’s development in milk production. The
Institute was renamed as Imperial Dairy Institute in 1936
and as National Dairy Research Institute in 1955 and was
relocated to its present site in Karnal. The infrastructure of
Imperial institute was retained as southern regional station
of NDRI. NDRI was brought under Indian Council of
Agricultural Research in 1970. The Institute has the
distinction of being a Deemed University for implementing
its academic programmes since 1989. ICAR-National Dairy
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Research Institute (NDRI) stands at 2 position in the
Agriculture and Allied Sectors in India Rankings 2023.

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