The ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi works in agricultural research, postgraduate education in agriculture and extension education. Since 1958 it has held deemed university status under the University Grants Commission Act of 1956, and it awards MSc and PhD degrees in agricultural sciences and related basic disciplines.
Teaching runs through the institute’s graduate school system and its research is organised in divisions on the Pusa campus. Its NIRF 2026 data submission reported 1,106 undergraduate, 608 postgraduate and 1,691 full time PhD students for 2024-25, and its PG placement table shows 219 of the 2024-25 graduates going on to higher studies. Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao is Director.