Forest Research Institute (India)

Forest Research Institute

वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान
Forest Research Institute in Dehradoon, panoramic view.
Type	Natural Resource Service Training Institute
Established	1906; 118 years ago (1906)
Director	Dr. Renu Singh, IFS
Location	FRI and College Area, Dehradun
Website	fri.icfre.gov.in
Building details
General information
Status	National Heritage site
Architectural style	Stripped Classicism
Construction started	c. 1923
Inaugurated	1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Grounds	450 ha
Design and construction
Architect(s)	C. G. Blomfield

The Forest Research Institute (abbr. FRI; Hindi: वन अनुसन्धान संस्थान) is a Natural Resource Service training institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is an institution in the field of forestry research in India for Indian Forest Service cadres and all State Forest Service cadres. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, and is among the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission.^[1]

The Forest Research Institute campus hosts the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), the staff college that trains officers selected for the Indian Forest Service (IFS).