ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management

The ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) was established in 1976 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research at Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, and marked its Golden Jubilee on 1 September 2026. ICAR is an autonomous body under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. NAARM is a standalone institution, not affiliated to any university; its management programme is approved by AICTE and accredited by NBA. NIRF 2025 listed the academy for the first time, in the Management category in the 101-125 rank band. Its mandate is capacity building in agricultural research, education and extension education for the National Agricultural Research and Education System, together with policy support.

The degree-level offering is the full-time, two-year residential Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Agri Business Management), PGDM (ABM), taught since 2009 in six trimesters with 102 credits of coursework, a six to eight week summer internship and a project in the fifth trimester. The 2026-28 batch has 66 seats. Entry requires a four-year bachelor's degree in agriculture or an allied science, and a CAT 2025 or CMAT 2026 score. NIRF 2025 data for the batch that graduated in 2023-24 show 57 graduates, all placed, at a median salary of Rs 10.75 lakh. Beyond the PGDM, NAARM runs management development programmes, induction training for new ARS scientists, online certificate courses and MOOCs for researchers, faculty and extension staff.