Much of what Indian agriculture is today is due to the work of state agriculture universities and deemed agriculture university like the Delhi-based Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI). The work for ushering in green revolution in the country began in 1960s with the support of the US Land Grant Universities and curricula of agriculture colleges underwent changes. IARI was established in 1905 at Pusa in Bihar and was subsequently relocated in Delhi in 1936 after a major earthquake that damaged the institute's building at Pusa. The premier national institute for agriculture research, education and extension was accorded the status of a deemed university by the University Grants Commission Act of 1956. Thereafter, IARI set up a post-graduate school in 1958. On the celebration of the golden jubilee year of the IARI post graduate school, the institute's director, SA Patil said: "Over the years, since the initiation of green revolution to the present day, we have been developing newer and newer technologies to cope with the problems confronting Indian agriculture. Our curricula are designed to include many modern day aspects like the intellectual property rights regime, agriculture marketing and prices, innovation in farm mechanisation, water and irrigation management, biotechnology, nano-science, organic farming, bio-resources, climate change apart from conventional crop and livestock sciences. A new course on plant bio-security has been introduced in the discipline of plant genetic resources.' According to the report of the dean compiled by HS Gaur, the main strength of IARI is faculty of 460 members in 23 disciplines, of whom 345 are recognised as research guides. In 2008, 17 new scientists were inducted in the post-graduate faculty and 35 faculty members were included as research guides. The out-sourced faculty is also invited to take part in the teaching programmes. IARI deputed its 19 faculty members to 16 foreign countries for participation in training and workshops. It has established linkages with the 15 affiliated institutes of the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). A number of foreign students are pursing their education in IARI. However, post-graduate education in agriculture in India is not 50-year-old. The director-general of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Mangla Rai said: "There are colleges which have been offering post-graduate education in agriculture over 100 years. IARI as a deemed university has just completed 50 years of its post-graduate education. Govind Ballav Pant University of Agriculture and Technology in Uttarakhand was the first state agriculture university to be set up in the country in 1960. In 1997, it was adjudged as the best among state agriculture universities.' Rai also alleged that much could be done to improve agriculture education and research if the budgetary allocations were raised by the government. "We have been long demanding that the central government's budgetary allocation for farm education and research be raised to at least 1% of the agricultural GDP.' There are others who feel that a substantial amount of the budgetary allocation covers administrative costs, eating into the allocation for research. In 2005-07, the ICAR had entrusted the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM) to carry out an assessment of quality rating of colleges of the state agriculture universities (SAUs). About 28 SAUs consisting of 125 colleges have been surveyed by NAARM. Each benchmark indicator has several parameters and a total of 71 parametres were considered. The XIth Plan has proposed revamping of agricultural education and the ICAR feels that the funds allocated are not sufficient. In the recent conference of vice-chancellors of agriculture universities convened by ICAR, it was suggested that the government allow utilisation of funds under rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojana for expansion of teaching research capacity of SAUs in identified priority areas. It was also proposed to set up educational museums in agricultural universities.