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भारतीय वानिकी अनुसंधान एवं शिक्षा परिषद

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

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Three day training for Master Trainers on Land Degradation Neutrality (22-24.10.2026)

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Recruitment

Corrigendum: A walk-in-Interview for selection of candidate for engagement in the different temporary posts under the mentioned project will be held at ICFRE-Institute of Forest Productivity (ICFRE-IFP), Ranchi on 27th October 2026 (Tuesday). Interested and eligible candidates are requested to report for walk-in-interview at IFP, Ranchi on 27th October 2026 (Tuesday) at 9.30 AM

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Shri Jawaid Ashraf, Sceintist-D ,ICFRE is Designated as Nodal officer of ICFRE and its Institutes in respect of RTI matters

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Forthcoming Event

Training Programme on Integrated Strategies for Climate-resilient Mountain Ecosystem and Rural Landscapes from 11-13 January 2027 to be organised by CoE- ICFRE

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Objectives

Liaisoning with National and International agencies on collaborative forestry research and entering into MoUs.

Coordination and formulation of thrust area-based projects with prospective funding agencies.

To organize workshops, seminars and conferences with collaborating agencies.

Facilitation for submission and approval of project proposals submitted to the prospective funding agencies.

Maintain a database of Externally Aided Projects (EAPs).

Summary of Annual Information of Externally Aided Projects/Consultancy/Memorandum of Understanding etc. for ICFRE/Institutes for 2025-2026

Externally Aided Projects (EAPs)

Institutes Externally Aided Projects (EAPs)
ONGOING SUBMITTED COMPLETED
Total No. of Projects Total Budget  Sanctioned
(Rs. in lakhs) 		Budget allotted for current financial year 2025-2026 (Rs. in lakhs) Total No. of Projects Total Budget
(Rs. in lakhs) 		Total No. of Projects Total Budget Outlay Sanctioned
(Rs. in lakhs)
AFRI, Jodhpur 7 316.87 76.29 33 2331.53 7 169.68
FRI, Dehradun 24 3067.81 504.35 37 3905.61 10 409.76
HFRI, Shimla 7 387.05 105.18 26 1517.98 6 341.30
IFB, Hyderabad 5 87.86 47.85 14 1251.40 - -
IFGTB, Coimbatore 33 1091.46 373.55 28 21001.00 3 124.07
IFP, Ranchi 2 35.59 17.80 6 764.50 - -
IWST, Bengaluru 42 2726.85 889.31 60 1833.34 13 171.33
RFRI, Jorhat 5 113.79 45.01 22 2226.47 2 76.92
TFRI, Jabalpur 14 707.94 24.58 70 2918.49 2 12.28
ICFRE-BCC 5 2229.98 672.23      
ICFRE-COE 4 524.73 180.00 19 9726.64    
ICFRE-EM    
Total 148 11289.93 2936.15 315 47476.96 43 1305.34

Consultancies/Consultancy Projects

Institutes Consultancies/Consultancy Projects
ONGOING SUBMITTED COMPLETED
Total No. of Projects Total Budget  Sanctioned
(Rs. in lakhs) 		Budget allotted for current financial year 2025-2026 (Rs. in lakhs) Total No. of Projects Total Budget
(Rs. in lakhs) 		Total No. of Projects Total Budget Outlay Sanctioned
(Rs. in lakhs)
AFRI, Jodhpur 1 12.60
FRI, Dehradun 2 54.70 12.9 2 31.18
HFRI, Shimla 4 124.86 103.00 2 10.84
IFB, Hyderabad 5 161.04 82.69
IFGTB, Coimbatore 2 22.95
IFP, Ranchi 7 6069.17 1606.62 8 1425.50 1 99.34
IWST, Bengaluru 10 558.56 129.66 2 1.71 9 32.22
RFRI, Jorhat 13 439.29 389.19 1 480.83 2 78.97
TFRI, Jabalpur 5 266.67 25.20 6 314.41
ICFRE-BCC 1 669.28 131.00      
ICFRE-COE 1 2444.09 603.70    
ICFRE-EM 35 2983.87 27 1113.97 7 875.12
Total 83 13771.53 3083.96 48 3390.55 22 1109.09

Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)/MoAs/Other Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs)/MoAs/Other Agreements
Institutes MoUs/MoAs/other Agreements under EAPs MoUs/MoAs/other Agreements under Consultancies/Consultancy Projects MoUs/MoAs/Agreement with other organizations (University/Institutions/SFDs etc.) Material Transfer/ Other Agreements
AFRI, Jodhpur 1
FRI, Dehradun 3
HFRI, Shimla 1 5
IFB, Hyderabad 1 1 4
IFGTB, Coimbatore 1  
IFP, Ranchi 1
IWST, Bengaluru 22
RFRI, Jorhat 9
TFRI, Jabalpur 3
ICFRE-BCC      
ICFRE-CoE    
ICFRE-EM      
Total 27 4 21

ICFRE Signed MoUs with International, National and Other Organizations

International Organization

University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada (MoEF&CC, New Dehi signed with Umbrella MoU with UBC, Canada for its partner Institutes ICFRE, IGNFA, WII, FSI and DFE)

International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), Vienna

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal

Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Wash DC 20250

Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Italy

International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) under the project entitled "Promoting Quality Timber Production in Smallholders and Community-based Teak and Other Valuable Species Plantations in the Tropics"

Forschungszentrum Nachbergbau - DMT Gesellschaft fur Lehre und Bildung mbH, Germany

National Organization

Indus Tree Crafts Foundation, Bangalore

Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun

National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSC), Hyderabad

Space Application Centre- Indian Space Research Organization (SAC-ISRO), Ahmedabad

Department of Forests, Environment & Climate Change (DoFE&CC), Govt. of Jharkhand

CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur

National Centre for Biological Sciences-Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCBS-TIFR), Bangalore

Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS –ISRO), Dehradun

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), New Delhi

Amity Universities and Institutions, Noida

Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata

National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee

G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPNIHESD), Almora

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi

Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS), Noida

Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), New Delhi

Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New Delhi

State Forest Department

To develop synergy in the field of forestry research, education and extension ICFRE Institutes have signed MoU with several State Forest Departments
ICFRE Institutes State Forest Departments Date of Signed
ICFRE-IWST, Bengaluru Karnataka Forest Department 12.02.2020
Andhra Pradesh Forest Department 18.09.2020
Goa Forest Department 23.09.2020
ICFRE-HFRI, Shimla Himachal Pradesh Forest Department 30.06.2020
Ladakh Union Territory Forest Department 08.07.2021
Jammu & Kashmir Forest Department 16.06.2022
ICFRE-IFGTB, Coimbatore Kerala Forest Department 03.08.2020
ICFRE-FRI, Dehradun Chandigarh Forest Department 18.09.2020
Uttar Pradesh Forest Department 02.03.2023
ICFRE-TFRI, Jabalpur Chhattisgarh Forest Department February, 2021
ICFRE-IFP, Ranchi Bihar Forest Department 04.02.2021
ICFRE-AFRI, Jodhpur Rajasthan Forest Department 06.07.2021
Gujarat Forest Department 12.07.2022
ICFRE-IFB, Hyderabad Telengana Forest Department 07.04.2022

MoUs in Process

1- MoU between Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehradun and Millennium University, Blantyre, Republic of Malawi
2- MoU between Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun and International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Switzerland
3- MoU between Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun and Samarkand State University, Uzbekistan

Publications

Compendium on “Guidelines of Project Funding Agencies (International and National)” -2021.

Abstract of Project Completion Reports (Externally Aided Projects) 2013-18.

Proceedings of ICFRE-IUFRO Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration (09-12 November, 2021).

Abstract of Project Completion Reports (Externally Aided Projects) 2019-21.

Proceedings of IUFRO-ICFRE 'International Symposium on Intersectoral Cooperation for Resilient Landscapes' held on 29-30 March, 2023 at ICFRE-FRI Dehradun, India.

Projects

Preparation of "Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Rejuvenation of Damodar and Subarnarekha Rivers through Forestry Interventions" funded by National Authority, CAMPA, MoEF&CC, New Delhi executed by the Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP), Ranchi and coordinated by External Project Division, Director (International Cooperation), ICFRE.

People

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Sh. Mahaling, IFS

Assistant Director General

External Projects Division

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

jhk162[at]ifs[dot]nic[dot]in adg_pf[at]icfre[dot]org

+91-135- 2224850 (O) +91-135- 2224827, 2224817 (O)

+91-135-2750297

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Dr. Manish Kumar

Scientist C

External Projects Division

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

kumarm[at]icfre[dot]org ; manish.kumar1078[at]gov[dot]in

+91-135- 2224858

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Sh. Amit Dohundiyal

UDC

External Projects Division

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

dhundiyal_amit[at]icfre[dot]org

+91-135- 2224817

Contact

Sh. Mahaling, IFS

Assistant Director General

External Projects Division

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education

P.O. New Forest, Dehradun – 248006

+91-135- 2224850 (O) +91-135- 2224827, 2224817 (O)

+91-135-2750297

jhk162[at]ifs[dot]nic[dot]in adg_pf[at]icfre[dot]org

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