ICAR Renames 15 Institutes and Projects 2026

 

🆕 ICAR Institutes & AICRPs Renaming Updates (2024)

Official Announcement Date: 09 January 2024

📌 Key Highlights (महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु)

• Purpose: To align with the "Crop Science for Food and Nutritional Security" scheme.
  
  

• Approval: Approved by the Cabinet for the EFC period 2021-22 to 2025-26.
  
  

• Objective: Clearer focus on expertise and advancing agricultural research.
  
  

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🔄 List of Renamed Institutes (संस्थानों के बदले हुए नाम)

S.No.	Existing Name (Old)	Renamed Name (New)	Exam Note / Key Change
1.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Seed Science, Mau	ICAR-National Institute of Seed Science & Technology (NISST), Mau	Upgraded to National Institute & added Technology.
2.	ICAR-AICRP on NSP (Crops) and ICAR-Seed	ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Seed	Name simplified to AICRP on Seed.
3.	ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack	ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack (Odisha)	Renamed back to Central from National.
4.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR), Hyderabad	ICAR-Indian Institute of Shree Anna (Millets) Research, Hyderabad	Added "Shree Anna" (Govt term for Millets).
5.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Soybean Research (IISR), Indore	ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore (MP)	Upgraded from Indian to National Institute.
6.	ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research (DGR), Junagadh	ICAR-Indian Institute of Groundnut Research (IIGR), Junagadh	Upgraded from Directorate to Institute.
7.	ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed-Mustard Research (DRMR), Bharatpur	ICAR-Indian Institute of Rapeseed and Mustard Research (IIRMR), Bharatpur	Upgraded from Directorate to Institute.
8.	ICAR-Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI), Rajahmundry	ICAR-National Institute for Research on Tobacco and Agriculture (NIRCA), Rajahmundry	New Acronym: NIRCA. Added "Agriculture".
9.	ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR), Lucknow	ICAR-Indian Sugarcane Research Institute (ISRI), Lucknow	New Acronym: ISRI.
10.	ICAR-Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM), New Delhi	ICAR-National Research Institute for Integrated Pest Management (NRIPM), New Delhi	Upgraded to National Research Institute.
11.	AINP on Pesticide Residues, IARI	ICAR-All India Network Project on Pesticide Residues, New Delhi	Added prefix ICAR.

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🔀 Major Merger of Pulses Projects (दलहन परियोजनाओं का विलय)

Old Projects Merged:

• AICRP on Chickpea

• AICRP on Pigeonpea

• AICRP on Mullarp

• AINP on Arid Legumes
  
  

🆕 New Renamed Projects (Two Categories):

1. ICAR-AICRP on Rabi Pulses (Hosted at IIPR, Kanpur)

• Crops Covered: Chickpea, Fieldpea, Lentils & Lathyrus.
  
  

2. ICAR-AICRP on Kharif Pulses (Hosted at IIPR, Kanpur)

• Crops Covered: Pigeon Pea, Moong Bean, Urdbean, Rajmash, Cowpea, Moth Bean, Cluster Bean, and Rice Bean.
  
  

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(Student Tip: Focus on the "Directorate to Institute" upgrades (Groundnut & Mustard) and the "Shree Anna" addition for Millets as these are potential exam questions.)