The instruments, policies and infrastructure efficient governing of research in more that 100 research institutes of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Govt. of India

1. ICAR: RESEARCH
GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
SK SOAM
ICAR- NATIONAL ACADEMY OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH MANAGEMENT, HYDERABAD-
500 030
SUDHIR.SOAM@ICAR.GOV.IN

2. PRIORITY SETTING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION
CELL (PME)
• Constitution of PME Cell
• One Principal Scientist. In charge.
• One to three Technical Officers (depending on institute size)
• Required secretarial assistance
• Schedule of PME Activities
• Institute Research ·Committee (lRC): Feb-March (Annual - It nearly coincides with
financial year end, and HPR of scientists)
• Project Monitoring & Evaluation Committee (PMC): Aug.-Sep. (Annual - It nearly
coincides with HPR of scientists and Half Yearly reports of projects)
• Research Advisory Committee: Jan.-Feb. (Annual 1-2 months before IRC)

3. STAFF (INSTITUTE) RESEARCH COUNCIL- IRC
S.No Designation Criteria
1.
Chairman Director of the Institute
1.
Member Joint Director (Research) / Incharge (Research Co-ordination and
Management Unit.)
1.
Member Heads of Divisions/Sections Members
1.
Member All Principal Investigators of the Projects. This shall include the Leaders
of the major programmes at the Institute, Heads of Divisions (HODs)
and the Project Coordinators
1.
Member DDG concerned with the Institute in the case of IVRI, NDRI, IARI, CIFE
and NAARM, and in the case of other Institutes ADG concerned with
the Institute
1.
Member
Secretary
Scientist-in-Charge of the Research Management Unit at the Institute

4. RESEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE- RACS.No Designation Criteria
1.
Chairman An eminent Scientist from outside the ICAR System nominated by
the Director-General ICAR
1.
Member-i 4-5 external experts (including retired Scientists of ICAR)
representing the major areas of research and development
programmes of the Institute nominated by the Director-General,
ICAR —Members
Member-ii
Member-iii
Member-iv
Member-v
1.
Member Director of the Institute
1.
Member Deputy Director-General concerned with the Institute in the case
of IARI, NDRI, IVRI, CIFE and NAARM. In the case of other
Institutes, Assistant Director-General concerned with the Institute
1.
Member-i Two persons representing agricultural/ rural interests on the
Management Committee of the Institute in terms of Rule 66(a)(5)
for the period of their membership of the Management
Committee
Member-ii
1.
Member Secretary One senior level scientist of the concerned Institute nominated by
ICAR on recommendation of the Director

5. INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
S.No Designation Criteria
1.
Chairman Director of the Institute
1.
Member A representative of the State Government in which the Institute is
located nominated by the President
1.
Member A representative of any other State Government/ Progressive
farmer concerned with the research in the Institute, nominated by
the President
1.
Member A representative of the Agricultural University having jurisdiction
over the area, nominated by the President
1.
Member A farmer representative having jurisdiction over the area,
nominated by the President
1.
Member Four Scientists of Council's Institutes to
be nominated by the Director-General
1.
Member A representative from the Council nominated by the Director-
General
1.
Member The Financial Adviser of the Council or Department of Agricultural
Research and Education or the Accounts Officer of the same or
another Institute, nominated by the President
1.
Member Secretary Administrative Officer of the Institute

6. QUINQUENNIAL REVIEW TEAM- QRT
S.No Designation Criteria
1.
Chairman Eminent Scientist having specialized knowledge
1.
Member Scientists of eminence serving within the National Agricultural
Research System (NARS)
1.
Member Economist
1.
Member Expert in Management
1.
Member Eminent Scientist having specialized knowledge of the subject
1.
Member Eminent Scientist having specialized knowledge of the subjects
1.
Member Secretary Nominated by ICAR in consultation with the concerned DDG

7. REGIONAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS [RCM]
S.No Designation Criteria
1.
Chairman The Director-General shall be the Chairman of these
Regional Committees. He shall nominate a member of each
Committee as Secretary of that Committee
1.
Member The members of the ICAR Society residing in that
region.
1.
Member Chairman of the Development Council constituted by the
Department of Agriculture, Government of India, located in
the region.
1.
Member Directors of the Institutes of the Council in the region.
1.
Member Scientific/technical representatives of Agricultural
Universities, State Departments, Central Institutes and
Department of Agriculture of the Union Ministry of
Agriculture
1.
Member Farmers nominated by the President
1.
Member Two members from non-governmental organisations
engaged in rural development in the region nominated by

8. S.NO Regional Committees Covering States
1.
ICAR Regional Committee-1 Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and
Uttrakhand
1.
ICAR Regional Committee-2 West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana and UT of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands
1.
ICAR Regional Committee-3 Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya,
Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura
1.
ICAR Regional Committee-4 Bihar, Jharkhand & Uttar Pradesh
1.
ICAR Regional Committee-5 Haryana, Punjab and Delhi
1.
ICAR Regional Committee-6 Gujarat and Rajasthan; and UTs of Dadra &
Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
1.
ICAR Regional Committee-7 Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
and Goa
1.
ICAR Regional Committee-8 Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
and Lakshadweep

9. AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION
RESEARCH INSTITUTE- [ATARI- 721 KVKS]
ATARI, Zone I, Ludhiana – 69 KVKs ATARI, Zone VI, Guwahati- 47 KVKs
ATARI, Zone II, Jodhpur– 63 KVKs ATARI, Zone VII, Barapani– 43 KVKs
ATARI, Zone III, Kanpur– 86 KVKs ATARI, Zone VIII, Pune– 81 KVKs
ATARI, Zone IV, Patna– 68 KVKs ATARI, Zone IX, Jabalpur– 82 KVKs
ATARI, Zone V, Kolkata– 59 KVKs ATARI, Zone X, Hyderabad– 75 KVK
ATARI, Zone XI, Bengaluru– 48 KVKs

10. RESEARCH-INNOVATION-INCUBATION [IPTM-
GUIDELINES]
• Institute Technology Management Units (ITMUs)
• Institute Technology Management Committee (ITMC)
• Zonal Agro-Technology Management Centre (ZTMC)
• Agri-Business Incubator (ABI)- 50

11. S.No Institute Name Subject Division
1.
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi Crop Science
1. ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad Crop Science
1.
ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru Horticultural Science
1. ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi Horticultural Science
1.
ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar Animal Science
1. ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal Animal Science
1.
ICAR-ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Barapani Natural Resource
Management
1.
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin Fisheries Science
1.
ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal Agricultural
Engineering
1.
ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research &
Management, Hyderabad
Agricultural Education
10- ZTMCS OF ICAR