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NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute Admission 2025: Fees, Courses, Eligibility and Selection

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What's new with NDRI? NTA has extended the last date of application and fee payment for ICAR AIEEA for admission to UG/PG and PhD courses till Aug 26. The dates of the entrance exams are also out and the UG exam will be conducted between Sep 13 to Sep 15 and the PG exam will take place on Sep 20.

National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) offers degree and diploma courses at UG, PG, and PhD level. Courses offered at NDRI, are in the streams of Engineering, Medicine & Health Science and Science.

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NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute Admission Process 2025

NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute admission is based on the exam score of the aspirants. The institute accepts scores in ICAR AIEEA, CBSE 12th, and HBSE 12th. Candidates are required to fill out the application form online at the official website of NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute. The college offers programmes in Engineering and Science streams.

The college offers UG courses for 2 years - 3 years. For programmes at the PG level, the duration is 2 years - 3 years.

The total fee of NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute includes various components, such as caution deposit, exam fee, hostel fee, etc. Aspirants have to pay the course fee at the time of admission for seat confirmation.

NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute B.E. / B.Tech Admission 2025

1 courses 4 years

NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute offers a B.E. / B.Tech course of 4 years in full time mode. The course is available in 1 specialisation. Some of the popular ones are Dairy Technology. Admission to B.E. / B.Tech programme at NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute is merit-based. Candidates who meets the eligibility criteria can apply directly on the college’s official website. There are a total of 40 seats available for this programme.

Seat Intake40

Total Tuition Fees₹ 20.8K

Eligibility Criteria

10+2 with 50% aggregate
Accepting Exams: ICAR AIEEA

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NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute M.Sc. Admission 2025

22 courses 2 - 3 years

NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute M.Sc. course is offered across 4 specialisations. It is a 2 - 3 years course. NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute M.Sc. admission is done based on ICAR AIEEA scores. Find below more about NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute M.Sc. programme:

Eligibility Criteria

Undergraduate Degree with 60% aggregate
Accepting Exams: ICAR AIEEA

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Oct '25	ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 Round 3 Counselling: Last Date for Document UploadOngoing
Oct '25	ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 Round 3 Counselling: Last Date for Document VerificationTentative
Oct '25	ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 Round 3 Counselling: Last Date for re-submission of documentsTentative
Oct '25	ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 Round 3 Counselling: Last Date for Verification of re-submitted/remaining documentsTentative
Oct '25	ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 Round 3 Counselling: Last Date for Fee depositionTentative

Dates	Past Events
Oct '25	ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 Round 3 Counselling: Seat Allotment & Document Upload Tentative
Oct '25	ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 Round 2 Counselling: Seat Allotment & Document UploadTentative
Oct '25	ICAR AIEEA PG 2025 Round 2 Counselling: Last date for re-submission of documentsTentative

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NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute UG Diploma Admission 2025

2 courses 2 years

NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute offers a 2 - 3 years UG Diploma course to the students. NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute UG Diploma admission is based on a valid All India Entrance Examination(NDRI), CBSE 12th, and HBSE 12th score. The university offers the course in 4 specialisations, including Veterinary Science, Dairy Technology and Agriculture and Farm Engineering and more. Moreover, the selected candidates must pay INR 14,700 at the time of admission for NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute UG Diploma programme.

Eligibility Criteria

Accepting Exams: CBSE 12th, ISC, HBSE 12th

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NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute M.E./M.Tech Admission 2025

4 courses 2 years

The M.E./M.Tech programme is offered by NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute across various specialisations in full time mode. The specialisation offered at NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute for M.E./M.Tech is Dairy Technology. Check below the eligibility criteria for M.E./M.Tech:

Eligibility Criteria

50 - 60% in graduation for general category students.

Eligibility Criteria

Undergraduate Degree with 60% aggregate
Accepting Exams: ICAR AIEEA

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NIRF Student Diversity Report 2025

Agriculture and Allied Sectors

NDRI UG - 4 years student admission report: Agriculture and Allied Sectors Accordion Icon V3

UG 4 years	2024-25
Total students	146
% Female students	22%
% Outside State Students	80%

Source : NIRF Report 2025

NDRI PG - 2 years student admission report: Agriculture and Allied Sectors Accordion Icon V3

PG 2 years	2024-25
Total students	267
% Female students	43%
% Outside State Students	88%

Source : NIRF Report 2025

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Campus Life4.3

Value for Money4.9

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B.Tech. in Dairy Technology - Batch of 2025

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4Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

A great place to learn from great scientists in a country with great opportunities for work.

Placements: Those students who want placements are placed definitely with an average package of 6 LPA - 7 LPA. The highest package is 9 LPA, and the lowest package is 6 LPA. Nestle, Tetra Pak, Amul, Sudha, Medha, Mother Dairy, etc., are recruiters till now. After completing this course, students are placed as executives in various companies.

Infrastructure: Wi-Fi is available in hostel as well as classes. We have a great library infrastructure with a large volume of books. Classrooms have a projector with whiteboards. For sports, there is a nice arrangement. There is a separate health complex situated on campus.

Faculty: Teachers are very helpful and interactive. They provide in-depth knowledge about different aspects of the food industry. Course is very helpful in gaining information about foods like different procedures to manufacture different products. 99% is the pass percentage till the 6th semester and 100% pass percentage after 7 semesters.

Other: Got to learn a lot about the food and dairy industry. Improvement is required in practical aspects and Rs 3,000 per month scholarship is provided for non-Haryana students.

Reviewed on 13 Feb 2025Read More

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B.Tech. in Dairy Technology - Batch of 2025

4.2

4Placements5Infrastructure4Faculty3Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

I am satisfied. It is good value for money, peaceful, with fewer activities but good for research.

Placements: Our college has a 100% placement rate. There were 37 students in the fourth year, and all of those who wanted placement got placed. Some of them even got placed in their home state as they wanted just a salary package, which varies from 5 LPA to 8 LPA.

Infrastructure: The infrastructure of NDRI is quite amazing. It is spread over 1300 acres and has a large number of livestock. It is full of greenery and quite peaceful. Even as you open the gate of your hostel room, you directly walk into grass. Classrooms are digital and labs are quite advanced.

Faculty: Teachers here are very knowledgeable. All of them here are scientists or assistant professors. It is deemed that's why exam questions are made by them and checked by them only, so sometimes you just know all the questions that will come. There is one disadvantage. If you mess with any of your course teachers, then they can fail you and you will not be able to do anything.

Other: Students outside of their domicile get scholarships of up to Rs. 3000 per month for bachelor's degrees, and Rs. 5000 and Rs. 12000 for master's and Ph.D. degrees, respectively. Fests are quite rare here, and activities are also few. They mostly focus on studies. You can do B.Tech here and you will get 144,000 RS as a scholarship.

Reviewed on 2 Jul 2022Read More

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B.Tech. in Dairy Technology - Batch of 2025

4Placements3Infrastructure5Faculty3Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

It's a unique college with simple people.

Placements: Last year, placements percentage was approximately 95%, and it's a huge and good number of students that are placed. The highest package was nestled; it was giving approximately 12 LPA. And if you’ll talk about the average package, then it was 6 LPA—that's quite a good package. And if you’ll talk about top roles, then you will recruit for quality control, production section, and you’ll also recruit for the maintenance section.

Infrastructure: If you’ll talk about facilities, we have a total of 48 courses. Mainly the courses are dairy engineering, dairy technology, dairy microbiology, and some economics courses as well. There are also some extension courses that’ll help with your communication. And if you’ll talk about faculty, they are quite helpful in nature, and they’ll help you to do any project if you’re interested in that particular field. I’m talking about the B.Tech level because in other colleges, at the B.Tech level, it’s quite difficult to do any project-type things.

Faculty: Yes, of course, teachers are quite helpful in nature. Basically, they’re very generous in nature, they’ll help you and guide you for your future journey as well, and they’re quite knowledgeable. They’ll guide you as parents, and of course, they’re strict as well. In semester exams, they’ll ask only those questions that were taught by them, so of course, you can say it’s a good opportunity for you, and it’ll help you a lot.

Other: Yes, you’ll get the exposure of new fields as well as the opportunity for further studies because it’s a very renowned institute.

Reviewed on 23 Nov 2024Read More

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B.Tech. in Dairy Technology - Batch of 2016

5Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

NDRI is the number 1 agriculture university in India.

Placements: It is the best agriculture college in India. It ranked 1st in Agriculture University Rankings 2021. NDRI is the leading agriculture university that guides students in learning agriculture concepts, and placements are very good. Top recruiting companies are Nestle, Amul, Cadbury etc.

Infrastructure: Hostel facilities are excellent. The canteen is very impressive, surrounded by greenery, making it beautiful. The college also has medical facilities and a self-owned hospital, where students get free treatment. All you need here is your college identity card.

Faculty: The faculty members are very impressive and the best. There are three types of faculty, scientist, senior scientist and principal scientist. They guide students in better learning of the theoretical section. They also guide students in learning better practical dairy knowledge by conducting innovative experiments.

Other: The college provides great opportunities for students. When I was in Class 12, the year was 2011. I was preparing for ICAR exam and gave in 2012 and got AIR 84. So after counseling, I got NDRI college.

Reviewed on 3 Oct 2021Read More

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B.Tech. in Dairy Technology - Batch of 2024

5Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

It is the best college in India for pursuing dairy technology, with ICAR ranking 1.

Placements: The placement scenario is excellent, which is responsibly managed by HOD. Almost 95% of the students got placed with decent salary packages in MNC ranges between 7-8 LPA. For cooperatives and in milk plants, the salary package offered ranges between 5-7 LPA. Top recruiters of our college are Nestle, Mother Dairy, Verka, Tetrapak, GSK, DuPont, Amul, etc. You can apply for prestigious DDO, i.e., Dairy Development Officer roles and other job internships.

Infrastructure: NDRI is the best agricultural university in India. Classrooms are well-equipped with air-conditioners, projectors, whiteboards, laptops and all other relevant materials. The campus is lush green and is expanded to about 1,450 acres. Free Wi-Fi is available, and the library is huge and well-furnished with proper sitting arrangements and relevant books. There are 4 cafeterias and mess for all 9 hostels, and all types of sports facilities are available.

Faculty: Highly skilled and qualified scientists selected from ASRB teach us, and there is a mentor for 4 students. Practical industry exposure is given through educational tours, in-plant training and the most importantly, ready dairy programs. The teaching procedure is based on both industrial aspect and knowledge gaining. There are experimental dairies near practical labs for thorough practical understanding.

Other: Our college charges a very low fee and provides a bright career. Students get an ICAR scholarship of Rs. 3,000 per month.

Reviewed on 30 May 2021Read More

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B.Tech. in Dairy Technology - Batch of 2020

5Placements5Infrastructure5Faculty5Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

Good infrastructure and environment.

Placements: All the students are well placed with a the highest package of around 6.8lakh per annum average remains inbetween 4.5-5.5lakh per annum and the lowest about 3lakh per annum. Top recruiters are nestle, tetrapak mother dairy, gsk etc. The course is regarding the detailed study related to milk. And dairy industry. Internship is 100% and in mother dairy nestle schriber dynamix, paras dairy, danone, gsk etc.

Infrastructure: It has good air-conditioned classrooms with Wi-Fi and fully equipped labs with all necessary equipment hostels are best part with good food and equipped with tennis and badminton courts and provided with a health complex which is totally free for the students.

Faculty: Here the scientists gives the lectures and they are highly qualified and knowledgeable every thing is done practically in the labs so that students can learn better and the teaching learning process is very comfortable here with a good positive environment.

Other: I was interested in food industry the best part is that we get to learn about the nutrition some more courses should be there by replacing some non useful comes.

Reviewed on 12 Mar 2020Read More

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NDRI - National Dairy Research Institute Admission FAQs

NDRI Minimum Eligibility Criteria for UG, PG & Diploma Courses

Candidates who have cleared Class XII with at least 60% marks are eligible for UG course admissions at NDRI. Candidates who have cleared Class X with minimum of 60% marks are eligible for admission in diploma courses offered at NDRI. Also, candidates who possess a bachelor’s degree with at least 50% marks fulfil National Dairy Research Institute eligibility criteria for PG admissions.

Note: Candidates are recommended to go through the eligibility criteria mentioned by NDRI for the course in which they wish to secure admission in.

NDRI Admission Process for UG, PG & Diploma Courses

For admission in NDRI, candidates need to appear for ICAR AIEEA for UG and PG courses.

For admission in diploma courses, candidates need to appear for an entrance exam conducted by the institute itself. The entrance exam mainly includes objective-type multiple choice questions. Also, the duration of the entrance exam typically ranges from 1.5 to 3 hours depending on the course a candidate has applied for.

After clearing the entrance exam, candidates need to attend a counselling session where they are allotted seats in their respective courses and colleges on the basis of merit.

NDRI Application Process for UG, PG & Diploma Courses

Candidates can apply at NDRI in offline mode. NDRI application forms can either be purchased or downloaded from the official website of the varsity. Once the form is duly-filled candidates need to submit it at the address mentioned by the varsity.

NDRI application fee also needs to be paid in the offline mode in the form of a demand draft (DD). For B Tech course admissions, DD must be drawn in favour of ICAR Unit, NDRI, Karnal and payable at Karnal.

Application fee for B Tech: INR1,200 (INR 600 SC/ ST/ PwD candidates

Q: What are the core subjects covered in BTech Dairy Technology classes?

The Dairy Technology syllabus for a BTech degree includes some core and elective subjects. The core subjects are compulsory to study in every semester because they give foundational knowledge about the field. Though the subjects might vary from college to college, some general core subjects for B Tech Dairy Technology are given here:

Milk Production Management & Dairy Development
Fundamentals of Microbiology
Physical Chemistry of Milk
Traditional Dairy Products
Fat Rich Dairy Products
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Dairy Engineering
Cheese Technology
Packaging of Dairy Products
Food Technology

Q: Are there any elective subjects in BTech Dairy Technology syllabus?

The BTech Dairy Technology course syllabus covers both core and elective subjects. The core subjects are mandatory for you to study because they give you basic knowledge of the field and act as a stepping stone for a fulfilling career ahead. The elective subjects are the ones you can choose according to your interests.

Some popular elective subject choices in the BTech Dairy Technology course are:

Food Safety Regulations
Emerging Dairy Processing Technologies
Dairy Biotechnology
Dairy Plant Design and Layout
Milk Packaging

Q: What are the career options available for Dairy Technology graduates in India?

There are immense opportunities in India after completing Dairy Technology courses in various number of industries and companies, as shown in the table below:

Industry	Roles	Recruiters
Food Processing & Manufacturing	Product Development, Quality Control, Production, Research & Development	Nestle, Amul, Mother Dairy, Godrej Agrovet
Research & Development	Food Scientist, Microbiologist, Product Development	Government agencies, Universities, Private R&D labs
Government & Regulatory	Food Inspector, Food Safety Officer, Quality Control Specialist	FSSAI, State Agriculture departments, Milk boards
Dairy Farms & Cooperatives	Farm Manager, Milk Procurement Specialist, Quality Control Manager	Private farms, Dairy cooperatives
Entrepreneurship	Dairy Product Startup, Processing Unit Owner, Consultancy	Independent ventures, Value-added dairy products

Strong Salary Potential: Average starting salary ranges from INR 5 LPA - 7 LPA.

Note- The above information has been taken from external sources, and hence may vary.

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What is the fee with hostel for B.Tech CS at National Dairy Research Institute?

Answered 6 months ago

For B.Tech in Dairy Technology at NDRI, expect around INR 20,800 yearly tuition plus about INR 2,000 for the hostel. So, roughly INR 22,800 a year without mess fees. Mess costs extra, maybe around INR 3,500 monthly. Double-check NDRI's official website for the latest info, especially if they've star

Tushar Singh

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What is the median placement salary offered to the students of Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute?

Answered a year ago

The median salary granted to students upon a successful placement from the Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute is INR 6.33 LPA, indicating the institution's commitment to fostering prosperous career beginnings, with graduates receiving a commendable financial remuneration.

Atul Mishra

Beginner-Level 1

What is the intake for offered courses at Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute?

Answered a year ago

The seats availability for offered courses at Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute goes up to 25. Courses offerred by Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute are approved by eminent Government bodies such as ICAR.

Atul Mishra

Beginner-Level 1

Are there any specializations offered by Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute?

Answered a year ago

Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute is a good institution for UG Diploma, M.Sc. courses, and these programs are delivered by highly experienced faculty. Major specialisation at Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute are Agriculture & Farm Engineering, Dai

Atul Mishra

Beginner-Level 1

Which courses does Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute offer?

Answered a year ago

Eastern Regional Station, National Dairy Research Institute provides programmes including UG Diploma, M.Sc. in streams such as Engineering, Science, and are excellent for students to build their careers. The institute has specializations in Agriculture & Farm Engineering, Dairy Science, Genetics.

Atul Mishra

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