Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) located in New Delhi is the acme body in Agriculture and related allied fields. Besides being an educational institution it also conducts research on agricultural related subjects. The President of ICAR is the Union Minister of Agriculture. The Director General is the principal officer of the institute. He is also the Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE).

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has two bodies. The General Body, which is the supreme authority of ICAR. The Union Minister of agriculture heads this body. The Governing Body, which is the second body, is the chief executive and decision-making authority of the ICAR. The Director General heads this body.

In July 2006, a vaccine was developed against bird flu in the High Security Animal Disease Laboratory, Bhopal. ICAR provided Rs. 8 crore for the project.