The National Institute of Agricultural Marketing with its mission of imparting training to the various level functionaries involved in agricultural marketing activities and conducting consultancy research project for the sponsoring organizations has been playing active role since its inception.

The National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) is a premier national level institute set up by the Government of India on 8th August 1988 to offer specialized Training, Research and Consultancy in Agricultural Marketing in India and South East Asian countries. NIAM is an autonomous body under Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Agricultural Marketing occupies an important place, particularly in the context of the new liberalization and value addition requirements of the agricultural sector. The main objectives of the institute are to impart training to various levels of functionaries to conduct research, to offer consultancy services and education to develop promising human resources in order to meet the new emerging challenges in the field of agricultural marketing.

Eligibility:

The minimum Qualification for admission into the programmes is a four year Bachelor’s Degree with at least second division or equivalent OGPA in Agriculture/Agri-Business Management/ Commercial Agriculture and Agribusiness Management/ Agricultural Marketing and Cooperation/ Agricultural Engineering/ Agricultural Information Technology/ Bioinformatics/ Biotechnology/ Dairy Technology/ Fisheries/Food Technology/ Food process Engineering/ Horticulture/ Forestry/ Veterinary Science from any Agricultural University or Institution recognized by the ICAR/UGC. The students who are going to complete their degree by July-August 2012 are also eligible to apply.

AICTE Approved Programmme