Good Research Work

I am pursuing my doctorate from the IIHR. I wanted to join after my masters, and eventually got into the Horticultural department. I have to admit it wasn’t my first choice, but I am appreciating and enjoying all the research work we are doing here. The faculty and amenities provided are good.

The course structure was quite flexible and dynamic. In our institute we constantly strive towards improving the crop quality of enhanced quality of life quality, which was my biggest motivator amidst the hectic schedule of my PhD. Along with the course subjects, we have to study some non-credit subjects as well.

The postgraduate school motivates the students to participate in extracurricular activities such as sports, and different fundraiser activities.

There is no direct fee for the post graduate program from the IARI.

IARI offer the grant to the students who had not availed the same scholarship before. The IARI grant also include grant for books, chemicals, equipment, etc.

Campus life in the post graduate school of IIHR is pretty awesome. You can get all the grassroot facilities right within the Institute campus. We also get to interact with students from different departments, creating a rich environment of mutual learning. We also had many field trips to the other regional stations of IARI, which was a fun part between the tedious research schedule.

The entrance exam is organised by the IARI and it consists of three parts. Part I consists of the General Agriculture while Part II and Part III vary depending upon your subject preference. The competition for entrance exam is quite stiff itself, as candidates from various disciplines and various parts of the country appear for the exam. Weightage is also given to the overall academic performance of the candidate.

The faculty in the IIHR department was highly qualified. They all hold doctorates in their respective fields. Not only that most of them are still actively publishing many research papers, which should be credible enough to tell you their level of involvement with the field.