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ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture

(An ISO 9001:2015 Certied Institute)
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
 Training Programmes of ICAR-CIFA
The ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) is a premier Institute in freshwater
aquaculture in India under the administrative control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New
Delhi. The Institute is also the Regional Lead Centre on 'Carp Farming in India' under Network of Aquaculture
Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), Bangkok. ICAR-CIFA is undertaking research on basic and applied aspects of
carps, air-breathing fishes, freshwater prawns and freshwater pearl production.

The Institute has well-experienced research faculty in various domains of aquaculture including
production of food fish and shellfish, ornamental fishes, fish physiology, nutrition, genetics, biotechnology,
nanotechnology, proteomics, microbiology, pathology, engineering, economics, statistics and extension. It also
has well equipped laboratories for the different disciplines of finfish and shellfish research besides the two
National Referral Laboratories for feed testing and disease diagnosis for freshwater fish and shell fishes. The
Institute regularly organizes training programs to impart knowledge and skill in different topics of freshwater
aquaculture to the stakeholders. These training programmes are customized to fulfill the demands of the stake
holders and industries. Interested stakeholders may avail these training opportunities for skill development and
capacity building.

Eligibility
Officers of State Fisheries Department, faculty from State Universities, Scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, NGO
functionaries, farmers and others.

Duration
The details of the training, duration, venue and fee structure are given in the table overleaf.

Nomination and Selection

Applicants from line Departments, University and personnel belonging to any other public/private organization
and NGOs may send their application in the supplied format along with the training fee, forwarded through proper
channel. Others including interested famers and individual may send their application along with the required
training fee directly to the Director, ICAR-CIFA. The training fee should be paid in shape of demand draft drawn in
favour of ICAR Unit CIFA, payable at the SBI, Kausalyaganga (IFSC Code-SBIN0008874). Application should
reach fifteen days in advance of the scheduled date and should be addressed to Director, ICAR - Central Institute
of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, ODISHA, INDIA. E-Mail:
[email protected], [email protected] , Website: www.cifa.nic.in

Accommodation
Boarding and lodging will be arranged in Hostel for which expenditure would be Rs.300-500/day/head (approx.)

How to reach
Bhubaneswar is well connected by train and flight service from major cities of the country. The campus is about
20 minutes' drive (~10 km) from the Bhubaneswar Railway station and 20 minutes' drive (~12 km) from the Biju
Patnaik Airport.
 ICAR-CIFA, Headquarters, Bhubaneswar
Freshwater Pearl culture for Seed production and hatchery Breeding and culture of
entrepreneur development management of air-breathing shes minor carps and barbs
Course Coordinators Course Coordinators Course Coordinators
Dr. S. Saurabh Dr S.K.Sahoo Dr P.C.Das
Mrs. Sweta Pradhan Dr. Rajesh Kumar Dr (Mrs) P.K.Sahoo
Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/ Dr I.Sivaraman Mrs. Snatashree Mohanty
KVK Scientists/NGO staff/ Dr I.Sivaraman
Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/
Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/
Aquafarmers/Entrepreneurs KVK Scientists/ NGO staff/
Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs KVK Scientists/ NGO staff /
Dates : 01-05 July 2019
Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs
Fees : Rs. 8,000/- Dates : 15-19 July 2019
Dates : 22-26 July 2019
Maximum intake: 20 Fees : Rs. 4,000 Fees : Rs. 4,000/-
Maximum intake: 30 Maximum intake: 30

ICAR-CIFA, Headquarters, Bhubaneswar

Breeding and seed production Breeding, seed production and Recent Advances in species
in FRP hatchery culture of Freshwater prawn diversication in
Course Coordinators Course Coordinators freshwater aquaculture
Dr B.C.Mohapatra Dr.B.R.Pillai Course Coordinators
Mr Niitish Chandan Dr D.Panda Dr.B.R.Pillai, Dr.S.K. Sahoo,
Dr I.Sivaraman Dr B. Mishra Dr.P.C.Das, Dr.Rajeshkumar
Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/ Dr I.Sivaraman
Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/
KVK Scientists/ NGO staff / Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/
KVK Scientists/ NGO staff /
KVK Scientists/ NGO staff /
Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs
Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs
Dates : 5-9 August 2019 Dates : 18-22 August 2019
Dates : 12-16 August 2019
Fees : Rs. 4,000/- Fees : Rs. 4000/- Fees : Rs. 4,000/-
Maximum intake: 30 Maximum intake: 30 Maximum intake : 25

ICAR-CIFA, Headquarters, Bhubaneswar

Hands on training on genetics and Hands on training on soil and water Hands on training on computational
molecular biology applications in analysis and its management in biology and its use in aquaculture
aquaculture (Cabin Project) aquaculture
Course Coordinators
Course Coordinators Course Coordinators
Dr P.Das, Dr K.D.Mahapatra,
Dr.J.K.Sundaray, Dr.Dinesh Kumar, Dr Subash Sarkar
Dr J.Mohanty, Dr H.K.Barman,
Dr Sarika, Dr Asif Iqbal, Dr Pankaj Tiwari
Dr.S.Nandi, Mr Avinash Rasal,
Dr Laxman Sahoo, Mr Kiran Rasal, Dr I.Sivaraman
Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/ Mr Uday Udit
Mr Avinash
Eligibility : Researchers, Students, KVK Scientists/ NGO staff / Eligibility : Researchers, Students,
Aquafarmers, Entrepreneurs etc. Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs Aquafarmers, Entrepreneurs etc.
Dates : 16-25 September 2019 Dates : 18-22 November 2019 Dates : 10-19 February 2019
Fees : Rs. 8,000/- Fees : Rs. 4,000/- Fees : Rs. 8,000/-
Maximum intake : 20 Maximum intake: 30 Maximum intake: 20
 RRC - Rahara RRC-RAHARA, West Bengal
Fish Nutrition and Induced breeding and seed Captive breeding and seed production of
Feeding of Fish production of Indian Major Carps indigenous catshes with emphasis on
Course Coordinators Course Coordinators
Ompok and Mystus species
B.N.Paul and team D.N.Chattopadhyay and team Course Coordinators
Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/ Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/ Arabinda Das and team
KVK Scientists/NGO staff / KVK Scientists/ NGO staff / Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/
Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs KVK Scientists/ NGO staff /
Aquafarmers/Entrepreneurs
Dates : 16-20 July 2019 Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs
Dates : 17-21 June 2019
Fees : Rs. 4,000/- Dates : 30 July- 3 August 2019
Fees : Rs. 4,000/-
Maximum intake: 30 Fees : Rs. 4,000/-
Maximum intake: 30
Maximum intake: 30

RRC-Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Assessment of Physicochemical Fish Species diversication in Feed and Feeding Management
parameters of soil and water Freshwater Aquaculture practices in Freshwater Aquaculture
in freshwater
Course Coordinators Course Coordinators
Course Coordinators
Dr. B.S. Giri Dr. P.V. Rangacharyulu
Dr. Ramesh Rathod
Dr. P.V. Rangacharyulu Dr. B.S. Giri
Dr. P.V. Rangacharyulu, Dr. B.S.Giri Dr. Ramesh Rathod Dr. Ramesh Rathod
Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/ Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/ Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/
KVK Scientists/ NGO staff / KVK Scientists/ NGO staff / KVK Scientists/ NGO staff /
Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs
Dates : 25-27 July 2019 Dates : 19-21 September 2019 Dates : 17-19 December 2019
Fees : Rs. 4,000/- Fees : Rs. 4,000/- Fees : Rs. 4,000/-
Maximum intake: 20 Maximum intake: 20 Maximum intake: 20

RRC-Bengaluru, Karnataka
Breeding and seed production Culture practices of carps
of carps and ornamental sh
Course Coordinators Course Coordinators
Dr. Hemaprasanth, Dr. B.Gangadhar
Dr. B.Gangadhar, Dr. B.S.Anand Kumar
Dr. B.S. Anand Kumar Sri. Raghavendra CH
Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/ Eligibility : State Dept ofcials/
KVK Scientists/ NGO staff / KVK Scientists/ NGO staff /
Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs Aquafarmers/ Entrepreneurs
Dates : 16-20 July, 2019 Dates : 27-31 August, 2019
Fees : Rs. 4,000/- Fees : Rs. 4,000/-
Maximum intake : 15 Maximum intake: 15
 For any further details, Please contact/write to
ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
(An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Institute)
Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751002, Odisha, India
Tel: +91-674-2465421, 2465446, Fax: +91-674-2465407
E-mail: [email protected], Website: www.cifa.nic.in
Regional Research Centre, Rahara
Rahara Fish Farm, P.O. Rahara, Kolkata-700117, West Bengal
Ph.& Fax: +91-33-25683023, E-mail: [email protected]
Field Station of RRC, Kalyani
A/5 (Phase III), Santhal Para, P.O. Kalyani, District: Nadia-741235, West Bengal
Ph. & Fax: +91-33-25826508, Email: [email protected]
Regional Research Centre,Vijayawada
Fish Seed Farm, Penamaluru, Poranki post- 521137, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Ph. & Fax: +91-866-2581611, E-mail: [email protected];
[email protected]
Regional Research Centre, Bengaluru
Peninsular Aquaculture Division, Hessarghatta Lake, Bengaluru-560089, Karnataka
Ph. & Fax: +91-80-28479891, Email: [email protected]
Regional Research Centre, Anand
ATIC, Anand Agricultural University, Anand , Gujarat
Ph. & Fax: +91-2692-263699, -388001
Email: [email protected]
Regional Research Centre, Bhatinda
ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Dabawali Road,
Jodhpur Romana, Bathinda, Punjab - 151005.
Ph. +911-642970434, E-mail: [email protected]