Indian Council of Agricultural Research

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Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Logo of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.png
Other name
ICAR
Motto in English
Agrisearch with a human touch
TypeRegistered society
Established16 July 1929;94 years ago (16 July 1929)
Budget₹7,800 crore (US$980 million) (2018–2019) [1]
President Minister of Agriculture
DirectorHimanshu Pathak
Location
New Delhi
,
India
CampusUrban
Website icar.gov.in

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous body responsible for co-ordinating agricultural education and research in India. It reports to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture. [2] The Union Minister of Agriculture serves as its president. [3] [4] It is the largest network of agricultural research and education institutes in the world. [5]

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The committee to Advise on Renovation and Rejuvenation of Higher Education (Yashpal Committee, 2009) has recommended setting up of a constitutional body – the National Commission for Higher Education and Research – which would be a unified supreme body to regulate all branches of higher education including agricultural education. [6] Presently, regulation of agricultural education is the mandate of ICAR, Veterinary Council of India (Veterinary sub-discipline) and Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (Forestry sub-discipline). [7] A number of natural resource management institutes of India also come under the ICAR. [8]

Milestones

Accreditation

ICAR provides accreditation to agriculture universities, colleges and programmes, through its accreditation unit, National Agricultural Education Accreditation Board (NAEAB). [15] The board was established in 1996 and given its current name in 2017. [16] The accreditation serves only as a badge of quality assurance. It is not mandatory, is not a form of affiliation or recognition and does not give approval to open an institute or a program. [17] As of 1 April 2021, NAEAB lists only 39 accredited institutes. [18]

While ICAR accreditation is voluntary, [17] since 2016-17 it is linked with the release of grants for education quality assurance for State Agricultural Universities. [16] It is also used by some institutes as an affiliation or admission requirements. In September 2021, Goa University has reinstated affiliation to a college, after previously cancelling the affiliation because the college was not accredited by NAEAB. [19] In 2022, students were not accepted to master's degree at Rajiv Gandhi University because their B.Sc. in Agriculture degree was from an unaccredited private university. [20]

ICAR institutions

As of January 2020, ICAR has following institutions: [21]

ICAR headquarters

Indian Council of Agricultural Research's headquarters is in New Delhi.

Examination system

All India Entrance Exam for Agriculture (CUET) conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) is an entrance exam for admission into the agricultural universities recognized by ICAR.

Number of applicants by year

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Reference(s)
2019236,93131,4868,374 [22]
2020197,837139,36528,83019,94614,0809,518 [23]
2021144,848122,99322,91220,81110,0468,919 [24]
202289,41361,05120,65018,33213,09611,001 [25] [26]

Agricultural Research Service

The Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) conducts all India competitive examination Agricultural Research Service (ARS), to recruit posts in the ARS of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.

ICAR awards

ICAR presents the following awards: [27]

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  2. ↑ "About us". Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Organization | भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान परिषद". icar.gov.in. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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  16. 1 2 "Guidelines for Accreditation of Higher Agricultural Educational Institutions in India" (PDF). NAEAB. September 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
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