Citing the ongoing fuel crisis due to the US-Iran war in West Asia, the government-run Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in Delhi, known as the Pusa Institute, has asked undergraduate, first-year MSc and first-year PhD batch students to leave the campus for their homes, and their classes will be conducted online from April 6, 2026. In all, nearly 2,200 students will be affected.
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International Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) is one of the leading national institutions in India. It is funded and managed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
The official notification dated March 25, issued by Suresh Kumar, chief registrar, cited the “current energy crisis faced by the country and its impact being felt by the institute” in managing the chaos at the hostel. He said the decision was made “based on internal due diligence in consultation with student representatives.”
As per the notification, classes for all batches of Undergraduate, First Year of Masters and First Year of PhD (Academic Year 2025-2026) will be conducted electronically.
“Students in these batches must leave campus for home until further communication from the Graduate School. Students should note that this will not be optional.”
“In the second year onwards, the batches of MPhil/MA and PhD programs run at IARI New Delhi and its sister institutes will continue to attend offline classes and pursue their research as before,” she added.
“The professors shall submit to the Joint Director of Education, a plan for conducting practical training for the courses taught online, upon the return of the students. This order shall be issued as directed by the competent authority, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi,” it said.
