Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar

The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), located in Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, is a premier institute of veterinary sciences and a deemed university specializing in veterinary medicine and allied fields. It is regarded as the "AIIMS of Veterinary Sciences" in India and has regional campuses in Mukteshwar, Bengaluru, Palampur, Pune, Kolkata, and Srinagar. Formerly known as the Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory, it was renamed the Imperial Veterinary Research Institute in 1925, and after India's independence became the Indian Veterinary Research Institute. It operates under the administrative control of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. On 16 November 1983, the institute was conferred the status of "Deemed to be University" by the Ministry of Education under the UGC Act of 1956. IVRI began offering undergraduate education in 2015-16 with 20 seats, later expanding to 60 seats for the BVSc & AH program, along with BTech programs in Animal Biotechnology and Dairy Technology. The institute has been ranked 6th in the Agricultural and Allied University category by NIRF University Rankings 2023. Notable alumni include Kanneboyina Nagaraju, founding chair of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Binghamton University.