About CIFA
The Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) is a premier research Institute on freshwater aquaculture in the country under the aegeis of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. The present Institute has had its beginnings in the Pond Culture Division of Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI) established at Cuttack, Orissa in 1949 with a view to face challenges in the field of fish culture in ponds, ...Read more
Director Desk
Dr. Pramoda Kumar Sahoo
Greetings!!! Welcome to ICAR-CIFA, the 9th best premier research institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Over the years, this institute has spread it’s wings from a humble beginning as a Freshwater Aquaculture Research and Training Centre (FARTC) to the present day ICAR-CIFA, an institute of national importance and eminence in the freshwater aquaculture. This institute has immensely contributed nationally and internationally, with the ...Read more
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Technologies
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List of Technologies Commercialized by ICAR-CIFA
Jayanti Rohu Jayanti Rohu™ was developed through selective breeding of rohu, Labeo rohita from different founder populations of North Indian Rivers. Improved Jayanti Rohu™ is the first genetically improved fish in...
Recent Activities
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Dr. Hussain Rasheed Hassan, Hon’ble Minister of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture, Maldives visited ICAR-CIFA -
ICAR-CIFA organises International workshop on Genetic Improvement of Performance Traits: A Genome-Wide Selection Perspective -
Dr. Hussain Rasheed Hassan, Hon’ble Minister of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Agriculture, Maldives visited ICAR-CIFA
Divisions
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Profile The Social Science Section of the Institute was established in 2006 with a view to undertake basic, strategic and applied research in freshwater aquaculture sector, to transfer institute’s technologies,...
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Fish Nutrition & Physiology Division
Mandate Study the feeding behavior, nutrient requirements and development of feeds for different life stages of freshwater fish and shellfish. Study the physiological mechanism of reproduction, digestion, energy metabolism and... -
Objectives Technology development for breeding, seed production and grow-out culture of important cultivable freshwater fin fishes and shellfishes. Develop new culture systems for freshwater aquaculture. Techniques for improved soil and...
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Fish Genetics & Biotechnology Division
Goal Evolving genetically improved varieties of prioritized fish and shellfish species Objectives To develop genetically improved varieties of fish and shellfish. To develop an integrated cost effective Marker Assisted Selection... -
Fish Health & Management Division
Objectives To conduct basic, strategic and applied research on freshwater fish diseases, their diagnosis & control. To enhance aquaculture productivity through application of environment friendly microorganisms. To provide training and...
RRC
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Regional Research Centre, Bathinda
The ICAR-CIFA, RRC-Bathinda, came into existence from the 2nd September, 2016, and is situated in the close proximity of the AIIMS, Bathinda, Dabwali Road, Lal Singh Nagar, Bathinda, Punjab, 151001.... -
Regional Research Centre, Rahara
Regional Research Station is situated at Rahara, Kolkata, North 24-parganas Dist., West Bengal, Kolkata - 700 118. The Centre is well connected with Road, Rail and Air. The Netaji Subhash... -
Regional Research Center, Vijayawada
Regional Research Center, ICAR-CIFA, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh has started functioning as Operational Research Project Center in 1995 and consequently upgraded to Regional Research Centre in 2002. The center is conducting... -
Regional Research Centre, Bengaluru
The Regional Research Centre of ICAR-CIFA, Bengaluru has its origin in the Tank Fisheries Research (TFR) Unit which was established at Bangalore by the erstwhile Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute...
Facilities
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ASRB Online Examination Facility
CIFA has been selected by ASRB as one of the centre to host online ARS Prelim/Net examination. For this purpose four examination hall with a total seating capacity of 100... -
Library and information services The CIFA Library and Documentation Unit acts as a repository of literature and information and provides latest information in the field of Freshwater Aquaculture, fish genetics...
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ICAR-CIFA has Three Guest Houses, Ashoka Guest House, Dhauli Guest House and Kalinga Hostel situated in the campus. These Guest Houses are primarily meant for official guests of the IARI/... -
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Immuno Diagnosties Nano Technology Lab Fish Genomics Lab Stem Cell Culture Facility Environmental Microbiology Lab National Feed Testing Lab Soil & Water Chemistry Lab Moleculor Immunology Lab Immunology Lab -
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