WELCOME

Present NARS
One of the Largest Agricultural Research System in the world with

the largest number of scientific personnel of any developing

country engaged in research and education
Manpower above 30,000 scientists with more than 1.0 lakh

supporting staff
Present system comprises two main streams, ICAR at National

level and Agricultural Universities at State level

Other agencies like Private & Voluntary Organizations also

playing key role in Agriculture R&D

About ICAR
Recommendation of the Royal commission on Agriculture ICAR

was established on 16th July, 1929. Before Independence known as

Imperial Council of Agricultural Research.
Works under DARE, Min of Agriculture, GOI
Coordinating, guiding and managing research and education in

agriculture
MOA- MOS(A) DG - DDG (8) (Crop science, Horti., NRM, Animal

Sci., Fisheries, Agril Engg, Agril Extn , and Agril Edu.) ADG(24)ICAR institutes
In 1975 ARS & ASRB was created to facilitate optimum utilization

of manpower

ICAR Institutes
National Institutes/Deemed Universities ( 4 )-research, teaching and training for

manpower development IARI, IVRI,NDRI, and CIFE

Central Research Institutes ( 51) Basic and Applied research on specific crops and

transferring the results to field. Crops, Horticulture, Resource Management Institutes,

Technological institutes, Animal Science Fisheries and Social science etc.
National Bureaux ( 6)- to collect, conserve and initiate such measures as would lead

to long-term productivity of basic resources like plants, animals, fish etc

Project Directorates ( 22)- Single commodity or group of commodities like oil seeds,

pulses, vegetables etc. Basically same as the Coordinated Research Projects only but
upgraded the infrastructure with added responsibilities
National Research Centers ( 17 )- Centers of Fundamental Research headed by

eminent scientists in particular areas. Designed to concentrate on those crops and

commodities not well served by the research institutes.
8 ZPD at zonal level and aroud 660 KVKs at district level working

Agricultural Universities
Established to meet the state/regional needs
First SAU established in 1960 at Pantnagar in UP
Every State having Agricultural University, for North Eastern

States Central Agricultural University

Agricultural Universities divided into Agricultural, Horticultural

and Veterinary and Fisheries Universities

At present more than 60 SAUs in the Country
Major Function Education & Research and Extension

Thematic Divisions

Human Resource Management (HRM)

Research Systems Management (RSM)
Information and Communication Management (ICM)
Agribusiness Management (ABM)
Educational Systems Management (ESM)
Extension Systems Management (XSM)
Supervised & guided by Director & Joint Director

Staff strength
Post

Existing
Sanctioned

Filled

Scientific

62

31

Technical

47

39

Administrative

50

39

Supporting

39

34

198

143

Total

Major Activities of
NAARM
Educational Programmes
Capacity Building Programmes for NARS
Research Projects
Consultancy Services

Educational Programmes
Regular Post Graduate Diploma in
Management (Agriculture) PGDMA- Two
years duration
Distance Education in Post Graduate
Diploma in Technology Management in
Agriculture (PGD-TMA) with University of
Hyderabad One year duration

About PGDMA
2 years Residential Programme from 2009
Approved by AICTE
Designed to prepare students for management-related
careers in agriculture, food and allied sectors
Eligibility: 4 year Degree from AU or ICAR recognized in
field of Agricuture /Horti./Veterinary/Fishery etc..
Selection Process: CAT/CMAT score-40%, Group
Discussion-25%, Personal Interview-25% & Academic
Record-10% weightage.
Separate Placement Cell
For 2016 admissions last date for Apply: January 2016
For Complete Details visit: www.naarm.ernet.in

About PG-TMA
One year programme from 2011
Collaboration with University of Hyderabad (UH)
Distance Learning Programme
Contact sessions and project work
Eligibility: Graduate/Post Graduate in Agriculture/Social
sciences/ Engineering/ Law with two years work experience
Selection will be based on Academic record and professional
experience
Programme Fee: Rs 25000/ For 2016 admissions last date for Apply: January 2016
For Complete Details visit: www.naarm.ernet.in

Capacity Building Programmes

A. National Programmes
FOCARS
Refresher Courses
Faculty Development Programmes
Need Based Programmes
Leadership Development Programmes
Management Development Programmes
Workshops and Seminars
Off-campus / Sponsored Programmes

B. International Programmes

Research Projects
Undertakes focused research in the
thematic areas (agricultural research and education
management, agricultural policy, research project management,
transfer of technology, human resources development and
information technology).

The management problems encountered by the ICAR

institutes and the agricultural universities form the basis
for undertaking such research.

Serve as input for various training programmes

and workshops organized at the Academy.

Consultancy Services
Academy take-up consultancy projects and
services, depending upon on the specific
needs received from clientele organizations.
(Services offered in the areas like educational planning,
Development of multi-media programmes, manpower forecasting,
GIS based decision support systems, production of video
programmes, IPR issues etc..)

Guest Faculty
International
Cornell University; Iowa State University; North
Carolina; WSU; CGIAR (IFPRI, ICRISAT)

National
ICAR; UAS-B; Indian Retail School; Parle Foods;
ICFAI Business School; National Law School ; and
many more

Adjunct faculty
University of Hyderabad; Osmania University; ASCI;
NPA, MANAGE etc

NAARM- a brand
Name in HRD

NAARM- Achievements
During the period Sept.1976- March,
2015, NAARM organized above 1250
programs and directly reached to
34,000 participants

Programs and participants (nos)

Contact Address
Director
NAARM, Rajendrangar- 500 030
Hyderabad, INDIA
Phone: 040-24581322
Fax: 040-24015912
Email: director@naarm.ernet
Website: www.naarm.ernet.in

Thank You