Karnal's NDRI best agri varsity for fifth time in row

Tribune News Service

Karnal, December 3

Adding another feather to its cap, the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has again bagged the top position in the country in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s (ICAR) agricultural universities ranking of the year 2020.

It is the fifth time in a row that the NDRI has achieved this distinction. The ICAR released the rankings on Friday. Among the 67 universities on the list, IARI, New Delhi, secured the second position; IVRI, Izatnagar, third; GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, fourth; and Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, fifth.

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar, Haryana, secured ninth position.

Dr MS Chauhan, Director, NDRI, gave credit to scientists and staff of the institute. “Due to the continuous efforts of the scientists and faculty members, the NDRI has again achieved a milestone by bagging the first position among agriculture universities,” said Dr Chauhan.

The NDRI has been in the limelight for doing excellent research work in the field of cloning, production of high-quality milk and milk products, he said.