Forest Research Institute

Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, established in 1906, is the historic centre of Indian forestry science, its colonial-era Greco-Roman main building set in a vast wooded estate at the foot of the Himalaya — the campus is a landmark in its own right, housing forestry museums and research divisions. Academic work here is specialised: postgraduate study and research in forestry and allied environmental sciences under a deemed university attached to the country's forestry research establishment, with links to forest-service training on the same estate. It holds a NIRF rank of 59 in its category and an A NAAC grade. It suits students with a defined commitment to forestry, ecology or environmental research — this is a research institution with degrees attached, not a conventional campus university, and career paths lead towards research bodies, forest services and conservation organisations.