Existing ICAR National Professors in the ICAR-Competence Building System
This scheme was conceptualized to promote excellence by establishing and nurturing novel
school of thought and developing strong centres of agricultural research and education around
outstanding scientists through 10 positions of National Professorial Chairs and 25 positions
of National Fellows. The scheme of National Professorial Chairs includes the prestigious BP
Pal Chair in Genetics and Plant Breeding at IARI, New Delhi and Norman Borlaug Chair in
International Agriculture located in the ICAR-AU system. Their contributions in the form of
technologies, patents, copyrights has immensely benefited the knowledge pool of the country.