|
3,363
Students
|
1,612
Ph.D. scholars
|
394
Faculty
|
411
Scientists
|
|
114
Startups incubated
|
1,684
Scopus records
|
505,393
Farmers reached
|
NIRF #1
Agriculture & Allied
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1. Academic Profile & Student Diversity (2025-26)
| Indicator |
Count |
Percentage¶ |
| Total students |
3,363 |
|
| UG students |
1,221 |
36.3 |
| PG students |
530 |
15.8 |
| Ph.D. students |
1,612 |
47.9 |
| Female students |
1,380 |
41.0 |
| Male students |
1,983 |
59.0 |
| New admissions |
616 |
18.3 |
| Faculty |
619* |
|
| Scientists |
411 |
|
*Including 225 faculty from on-campus ICAR institutions; ¶of total students
International Students by country (2025-26)
| Country |
No. of Students |
| Afghanistan |
35* |
| Cameroon |
1 |
| Syria |
1 |
| Nepal |
3 |
| Myanmar |
7 |
*Includes joint degree students
Programme portfolio (2025-26)
| Programme |
No. of Programs |
| Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) |
02 |
| Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) |
02 |
| Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
24 |
| Master of Technology (M.Tech.) |
04 |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) |
28 |
Program-wise students
| Programme |
No. of Students |
| B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture |
974 |
| B.Sc. (Hons.) Community Science |
51 |
| B.Tech. Agricultural Engineering |
62 |
| B.Tech. Biotechnology |
134 |
| M.Sc. |
481 |
| M.Tech. |
49 |
| Ph.D. |
1,612 |
| Total |
3,363 |
Degrees awarded so far (Cumulative since 1923)
| Programme |
No. of Students |
| IARI Associateship |
903 |
| Master of Science |
5273 |
| Master of Technology |
125 |
| Doctor of Philosophy |
5845 |
| International Graduates |
520 |
| Countries Represented |
47 |
| Total |
12146 |
Choice-Based Credit System Courses (2025-26)
| Programme |
No. of Courses |
| Master’s Degree Programs |
442 |
| Doctoral Programs |
235 |
| Total |
677 |
Internationalization & Global academic Linkages
| Indicator |
Value |
| Adjunct professors (2025-26) |
4 |
| Adjunct appointments in last 5 years (2020–24) |
31 |
| Adjunct Professors (2020–24) |
11 |
| Adjunct Faculty (2020–24) |
20 |
| International Joint Degree Program |
Afghanistan National Agricultural Sciences and Technology University (ANASTU); 34 scholars |
| International Dual Ph.D. programme (2025-26) |
Western Sydney University; 7 scholars |
| Raman-Charpak Fellowship |
University of Lille, France (1 scholar) |
| BRICS Network University |
Member: Thematic Group - Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security |
| Active MoUs with Governing Body (ICAR) |
48 (33 countries) |
Student Facilities & Academic Support
| Facility / support indicator |
Value |
| Hostel capacity |
1,770 beds |
| Campus medical support |
24×365 |
| Health insurance |
₹3 lakh/student/year |
| Major hospitals |
Within 5 km |
| Ambulance |
24x7 |
| Nearest Railway Station |
New Delhi (4 km) |
| Nearest Airport |
Indira Gandhi International Airport (18 km) |
| Proximity to National/ International Sports Facilities |
Within 20 km radius |
| Floodlit playground |
1 |
| Outdoor badminton courts |
7 |
| Tennis courts |
3 |
| Indoor badminton halls |
3 |
| Basketball / volleyball courts |
1 |
| Auditoria |
6 |
| Music / dance rooms |
1 |
| Research/learning campus |
~500 ha (~1,250 acres) |
| Divisions / multidisciplinary centres |
20 / 5 |
| Regional stations / off-season nurseries |
8 / 2 |
| Crop Cafeteria / Demonstration Plot |
~2.5 acres |
| Integrated Farming System model |
1 ha |
Knowledge Infrastructure & Advanced Training
| Indicator |
Value |
| Library holdings |
>5 lakh |
| Library area |
~70,330 sq ft |
| Language coverage |
~40 languages |
| Active registered members |
1,610 |
| Daily users |
50–100 |
| Hosting IARI publications in KrishiKosh (Open Access) |
13,085 |
| IARI theses in KrishiKosh (Open Access) |
6,911 |
| Language laboratory |
~50 seats |
| Centre for Advanced Faculty Training (CAFT) |
6 |
| CAFT training programmes (2020-25) |
20 |
| CAFT participants (2020-25) |
433 |
| Centres of Excellence/ National Repositories |
8* |
| Experiential Learning Units |
5 |
* Nanaji Deshmukh Plant Phenomics Centre, Discovery Centre, National Phytotron Facility, Central Seed Testing Laboratory, Pesticide Referral Laboratory, Regional Honey Testing Laboratory, National Pusa Collection of Insects, Herbarium Cryptogamae Indiae Orientalis (HCIO)
Student Excellence, Awards & Employability (2025-26)
| Placement outcome |
Number |
| Total students placed |
210 |
| Agricultural Research Service (ARS) |
33 |
| Central/State scientist positions |
46 |
| Agriculture/Horticulture officers |
74 |
| Assistant Professors, SAUs/CAUs |
29 |
| Other sectors |
28 |
2. Research Excellence & Impact
International research collaboration (2025-26)
| Details |
Count |
| International Research Projects, 2025–26 |
9 |
| Distinct international funding/collaborating agencies (2025-26) |
7 |
| International project sanctioned amount (2025-26) |
INR Lakh 351.79716 |
| Organizations |
Bioversity International, IRRI, CIMMYT, CABI, Gates Foundation, BISA–JICA and others |
Inter-institutional research projects in last five years (2020-25)
| Financial year |
Projects |
Major funding / external agencies |
| 2020–21 |
43 |
ICAR, IRRI, NASF, DBT, DST, UKRI and others |
| 2021–22 |
36 |
DST, DBT, ICAR, SERB, MoEF&CC, IFDC and others |
| 2022–23 |
31 |
NASF, DST, DBT, SERB, ICAR, DRIIV and others |
| 2023–24 |
45 |
DST, NASF, ICAR-IRRI, CIMMYT, ICARDA, DBT and others |
| 2024–25 |
46 |
DST, DBT, NASF, MoEF&CC, ICAR, BIRAC and others |
| Total |
201 |
— |
ICAR, Indian Council of Agricultural Research; IRRI, International Rice Research Institute; NASF, National Agricultural Science Fund; DBT, Department of Biotechnology; UKRI, UK Research and Innovation; DST, Department of Science and Technology; SERB, Science and Engineering Research Board; DRIIV, Delhi Research Implementation and Innovation; CIMMYT, International Centre for Maize and Wheat Improvement; ICARDA, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas; MoEF&CC, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; BIRAC, Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council
In-house interdisciplinary research projects
60 multiciliary, flagship and outreach research projects
Publication profile (2025-26)
| Research indicator |
Value |
| Scopus-indexed records |
1,684 |
| 2025 publications |
1,276 (75.8%) |
| 2026 publications |
408 (24.2%) |
| Total citations |
3,838 |
| Average citations/record |
2.28 |
| Records cited ≥10 times |
88 |
| Open-access records |
626 (37.2%) |
| International collaboration |
307 records (18.2%) |
| H-index |
21 |
Publication categories (2025-26)
| Document type |
Records |
Share |
| Research Articles |
1,276 |
75.8% |
| Book chapter |
195 |
11.6% |
| Review |
137 |
8.1% |
| Erratum |
19 |
1.1% |
| Editorial |
18 |
1.1% |
| Book |
17 |
1.0% |
| Conference paper |
12 |
0.7% |
| Note |
5 |
0.3% |
| Letter |
3 |
0.2% |
| Data paper |
2 |
0.1% |
SDG publication impact (2025-26)
| SDG |
Publications |
Share |
| SDG 2 – Zero Hunger |
1,135 |
67.4% |
| SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure |
152 |
9.0% |
| SDG 3 – Good Health & Well-being |
107 |
6.4% |
| SDG 15 – Life on Land |
99 |
5.9% |
| SDG 13 – Climate Action |
42 |
2.5% |
| SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption |
37 |
2.2% |
| SDG 6 – Clean Water |
35 |
2.1% |
| SDG 4 – Quality Education |
28 |
1.7% |
| SDG 8 – Decent Work |
22 |
1.3% |
| SDG 14 – Life Below Water |
10 |
0.6% |
| SDG 7 – Clean Energy |
7 |
0.4% |
| SDG 16 – Strong Institutions |
5 |
0.3% |
| SDG 5 – Gender Equality |
1 |
0.1% |
| SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities |
2 |
0.1% |
| SDG 17 – Partnerships |
2 |
0.1% |
International publication collaboration (2025-26): Total number- 307 (18.2%)
| Country in affiliation field |
Records (2025-26) |
| United States |
107 |
| Australia |
33 |
| Malaysia |
31 |
| United Kingdom |
26 |
| Germany |
23 |
| China |
22 |
| Switzerland |
16 |
| Bangladesh |
15 |
| South Korea |
13 |
| Egypt |
13 |
3. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, IPR & Commercialization
| Innovation / entrepreneurship indicator |
Value (2025-26) |
| Startups incubated |
114 |
| Startups funded |
40 |
| Funding mobilized |
₹512 lakh |
| Products launched |
80 |
| ADPs conducted |
10 |
| Aspiring agripreneurs trained |
293 |
Intellectual Property (2025-26)
| IP category |
Filed |
Granted |
| Patents |
16 |
3 |
| Trademarks |
2 |
11 |
| Copyrights |
16 |
1 |
Technology Transfer & Industry Linkages (2025-26)
| Indicator |
Value |
| Varieties commercialized |
59 |
| Other technologies commercialized |
15 |
| Corporate members |
164 |
IPR Trend: Last Five Years (2020–25)
| IPR |
2020–21 |
2021–22 |
2022–23 |
2023–24 |
2024–25 |
Total |
| Patent granted |
9 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
20 |
| Patent filed |
7 |
1 |
8 |
6 |
15 |
37 |
| Copyright registered |
3 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
24 |
| Copyright filed |
3 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
9 |
28 |
| Trademark registered |
6 |
1 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
46 |
| Trademark filed |
0 |
0 |
32 |
6 |
0 |
38 |
Industry Collaboration: Contract research & service projects (2025-26)
| Indicator |
Contract Research |
Contract Service |
Total |
| Ongoing projects |
26 |
8 |
34 |
| Project value (₹ lakh) |
887.34 |
192.28 |
1,079.62 |
4. Extension, Farmer Outreach & Societal Impact (2025-26)
| Programme / indicator |
2025–26 |
| Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA) – farmers reached |
505,393 |
| VKSA – states / districts |
4 / 24 |
| VKSA – teams deployed |
745 |
| VKSA – programmes / villages |
2,376 / 2,416 |
| Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav (MGMG) – scientist groups / scientists |
110 / ~440 |
| MGMG – villages / activities |
345 / 6,585 |
| MGMG – farmers benefited |
27,154 |
| MGMG – advisories/messages |
1,163 |
| Farmer training programmes |
118 |
| Training participants |
24,214 |
| Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela (PKVM) 2026 – Footfall |
>1 lakh |
| PKVM – Stalls |
272 |
| PKVM – Agri-startups |
48 |
| PKVM – Seed-sale revenue |
>₹1.3 crore |
| Innovative Farmers’ Conclave – No. of farmers |
~200 |
| Innovative Farmers’ Conclave – states |
22 |
*VKSA, Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (Mission for Advancing Agriculture); MGMG, Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav (My Village My Pride), PKVM, Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela (Pusa Agricultural Science Fair)
Social inclusion & regional outreach
| Indicator |
Achievement |
| SCSP* villages |
~350 |
| SCSP training/field day/exposure programmes |
43 |
| SCSP beneficiary farmers |
10,136 |
| SCSP women entrepreneurship programmes |
2 |
| Regional Station SCSP beneficiaries |
2,594 |
| NEH potato seed distributed |
215 tonnes |
| NEH beneficiaries |
850 |
| NEH area under potato cultivation |
>200 ha |
| Assam lemon planting materials |
17,000 |
| Khasi Mandarin planting materials |
24,000 |
| Pusa vegetable seed kits |
50,062 |
| Agricultural tools/equipment distributed |
7,235 |
| KVK Shikohpur training participants |
718 |
*SCSP, Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan; NEH, North-eastern Hill; KVK, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Science Centre)
5. Sustainability & Green Campus
| Indicator |
Value |
| Green campus area |
1250 acres |
| Total number of trees |
14627 |
| Pusa Amrit Sarovar (Farm Pond) area |
2.5 acres |
| Water storage capacity |
~50,000 m³ |
| Irrigation coverage |
~300 acres |
| Rainwater harvesting area |
157330 m2 |
| Seasonal irrigation requirement met |
~60% |
| Irrigation cycles |
≥3 annually |
| Waste water recycled |
>35% |
| Biomass received daily |
~10 trolleys |
| Compost production |
~5,000 tonnes/year |
| Bioincinerator capacity |
50 kg/hour |
| Dry waste recycled |
>25000 tonnes |
| Green energy – Installed capacity |
>3180 Kwp |
| Energy generated |
>3.1 Million Kwh |
6. Digital Visibility & Media Reach (2026)
| Platform |
Followers / subscribers |
| LinkedIn |
>12,000 followers; 8.4 lakh impressions |
| Instagram |
3538 |
| X |
>6,000 followers; 4,900 posts |
| Facebook |
13,000 subscribers; 2.8 million views |
| YouTube |
60,000 subscribers; 645 videos; 3.1 million views;
>1.1 lakh watch-hours |
| Print & electronic media |
500+ media coverage |
7. Alumni Network
903 IARI Associateship | 4,306 M.Sc. | 63 M.Tech. | 4,974 Ph.D. | 414 international students
World Food Prize Laureates:
| SNo. |
Name |
| 1. |
Prof. M. S. Swaminathan (1987) |
| 2. |
Dr. S. K. Vasal (2000) |
| 3. |
Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram (2014) |
| 4. |
Dr. Rattan Lal (2020) |
India’s Highest Civilian Award
| SNo |
Award |
Name |
| 1. |
Bharat Ratna |
Dr M S Swaminathan (2023) |
Padma Awards:
| SNo. |
Award |
Name |
| 1. |
Padma Vibhushan |
Dr. B. P. Pal (1987) |
| 2. |
Padma Vibhushan |
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan (1989) |
| SNo. |
Award |
Name |
| 1. |
Padma Bhushan |
Dr. B. P. Pal (1968) |
| 2. |
Padma Bhushan |
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan (1972) |
| 3. |
Padma Bhushan |
Dr. V. L. Chopra (1985) |
| 4. |
Padma Bhushan |
Dr. R.S. Paroda (1998) |
| 5. |
Padma Bhushan |
Dr. R. B. Singh (2003) |
| 6. |
Padma Bhushan |
Dr. G. Padmanaban (2003) |
| 7. |
Padma Bhushan |
Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram (2022) |
| 1. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. B. P. Pal (1957) |
| 2. |
Padma Shri |
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan (1967) |
| 3. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. A. B. Joshi (1976) |
| 4. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. H. K. Jain (1981) |
| 5. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. G. Padmanaban (1991) |
| 6. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram (2001) |
| 7. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. E. A. Siddiq (2011) |
| 8. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. Suman Sahai (2011) |
| 9. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. V. P. Singh (2012) |
| 10. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. K. L. Chadha (2012) |
| 11. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. Brahma Singh (2014) |
| 12. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. B. S. Dhillon (2019) |
| 13. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. Rattan Lal (2021) |
| 14. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. Surinder Kumar Vasal (2025) |
| 15. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. P. L. Gautam (2026) |
| 16. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh (2026) |
| 17. |
Padma Shri |
Dr. G. J. Trivedi (2026) |
8. Institutional Recognition & Academic Events
| Recognition / engagement |
Source-reported information |
| NIRF 2025 – Agriculture & Allied Sectors |
#1; third consecutive year (2023-2025) |
| NIRF 2025 – Sustainable Institutions |
2nd |
| NIRF 2025 – Universities |
16th |
| NIRF 2025 – Overall |
24th |
| NIRF 2025 – Research Institutions |
29th |
| NAEAB accreditation |
Grade A+ |
| QS WUR – Agriculture and Forestry |
151-200 band |
| Edurank |
Agricultural Science: 1st in India; 7th in Asia; 47th in the world |
| Major institutional lectures/seminars |
Dr B P Pal Memorial Lecture
Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Lecture
Teachers’ Day Lecture (list hyperlinked)
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