Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) History

 

• 1905: Agricultural Research Institute was established at Pusa, Bihar under the viceroyalty of Lord Curzon. Earlier it was in West Bengal. Help of sum of rupees 9 lakh was donated by an American, Philip of USA.
• 1911: Renamed as Imperial Agricultural Research Institute.
• 1923: Institute started offering Diploma of Associateship.
• 1934: A major earthquake damaged the building at Pusa, Bihar.
• 1936: IARI was shifted to Pusa Road, New Delhi.
• 1936: B. Vishwanath became the first Indian Director of the Institute.
• 1946: The Diploma of Associateship was recognized as equivalent to M.Sc.
• 1947: The name was changed from Imperial Agricultural Research Institute to Indian Agricultural Research Institute.
• 1958: Recognized as a “Deemed University” under the UGC Act, 1956. PG school was established.