National Agricultural Higher Education Project

Abstract*

The objective of the National Agricultural Higher Education Project for India is to support participating agricultural universities and ICAR in providing more relevant and higher quality education to Agricultural University students. There are three components to the project, the first component being support to agricultural universities. This component will finance investments by participating AUs to improve the qualityand relevance of agricultural... Show More

Development Objective

The objective of the Project is to support Participating Agricultural Universities and ICAR in providing more relevant and higher quality education to Agricultural University students.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P151072
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Bekzod Shamsiev , Vinayak Ghatate, Farbod Youssefi-Vash
Borrower 2
India

Country
India
Disclosure Date
March 17, 2015
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
August 3, 2017
Effective Date
November 29, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 165.00 million
Implementing Agency
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Region
South Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2018

Commitment Amount
US$ 82.50 million
Environmental Category
B
Last Update Date
May 13, 2024
Closing Date
September 30, 2024

Consultant Services required
TBD
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change4%
- FY17 - Adaptation2%
- FY17 - Mitigation2%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education62%
- FY17 - Education Financing30%
- FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management10%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks20%
FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs25%
- FY17 - Skills Development25%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT11%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions11%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	82.50
Borrower/Recipient	82.50

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	82.50
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	82.50

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	165.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Aug 1, 2023	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	28,595.89
Aug 1, 2023	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	1,554,376.90
Aug 1, 2024	IBRD-87760	Loan Repay	2,531,496.00
Aug 1, 2024	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	13,104.85
Aug 1, 2024	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	6,430.37
Jul 5, 2024	IBRD-87760	Loan Cancel	4,897,826.50
Feb 6, 2024	IBRD-87760	Loan Cancel	10,000,000.00
Feb 1, 2024	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	2,342.21
Feb 1, 2024	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	65,742.22
Feb 1, 2024	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	18,766.71
Feb 1, 2024	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	2,071,241.00
Feb 1, 2024	IBRD-87760	Loan Repay	2,531,496.00
Aug 1, 2024	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	1,994,971.10
Dec 2, 2020	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	1,249,031.00
Feb 1, 2021	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	64,044.95
Feb 1, 2021	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	160,810.69
Feb 19, 2021	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	6,544,142.00
Jun 9, 2022	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	2,588,178.80
Sep 1, 2021	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	5,293,275.00
Dec 1, 2021	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	2,725,590.20
Aug 1, 2021	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	1,616.43
Aug 1, 2021	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	53,675.05
Aug 1, 2021	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	182,082.06
Aug 1, 2021	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	521.15
Dec 19, 2022	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	30,246.02
Feb 1, 2022	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	839.66
Feb 1, 2022	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	2,361.28
Feb 1, 2022	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	44,922.47
Feb 1, 2022	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	206,612.55
Feb 28, 2022	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	4,421,034.50
Aug 1, 2022	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	2,973.34
Aug 1, 2022	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	35,241.23
Aug 1, 2022	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	349,818.90
Aug 1, 2022	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	1,157.44
Feb 1, 2023	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	939.55
Feb 1, 2023	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	67,776.06
Feb 1, 2023	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	31,779.52
Feb 1, 2023	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	1,282,003.80
Feb 1, 2023	IBRD-87760	Loan Repay	2,128,023.50
Aug 1, 2019	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	20.27
Aug 1, 2019	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	243.59
Aug 1, 2019	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	88,752.65
Aug 1, 2019	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	192,524.88
Dec 2, 2019	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	3,803,456.00
Sep 5, 2019	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	3,878,641.20
Aug 21, 2020	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	2,143,651.20
Aug 1, 2020	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	1,586.89
Aug 1, 2020	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	16,973.97
Aug 1, 2020	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	68,832.83
Aug 1, 2020	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	334,678.12
May 15, 2020	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	2,857,358.80
Feb 1, 2020	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	79,577.00
Feb 1, 2020	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	265,974.10
Feb 24, 2020	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	3,773,304.80
Jun 10, 2021	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	2,357,488.50
Aug 1, 2018	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	27,055.48
Aug 1, 2018	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	803.00
Aug 24, 2018	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	9,912.29
Aug 1, 2018	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	102,021.69
Aug 1, 2018	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	2,727.26
Nov 29, 2017	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	206,250.00
Nov 29, 2017	IBRD-87760	Fee Charges	206,250.00
May 15, 2019	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	6,061,429.00
Feb 1, 2019	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	103,681.48
Feb 1, 2019	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	3,526.17
Feb 13, 2019	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	8,586,117.00
Dec 17, 2018	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	64,329.19
Aug 3, 2017	IBRD-87760	Loan Commitment	82,500,000.00
Sep 16, 2022	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	950,957.40
Jun 28, 2023	IBRD-87760	Loan Disb	10,057,780.00
Aug 1, 2023	IBRD-87760	Loan Repay	2,129,185.00
Aug 1, 2023	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	9.13
Aug 1, 2023	IBRD-87760	Int Charges	49,299.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Procurement	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-06-03
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2024-06-03
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2024-06-03
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2024-06-03
Project Management	Satisfactory	2024-06-03
Financial Management	Moderately Satisfactory	2024-06-03
Monitoring and Evaluation	Highly Satisfactory	2024-06-03

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Increased student placement rates, disaggregated by gender and SC/ST Value 41.90 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased AU on-time graduation rates. Value 77.60 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased cut-off scores for students in ICAR Entrance Tests, disaggregated by gender and SC/ST Value 87.00 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased faculty research effectiveness Value 21.20 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 15000.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased student placement rates (male) Value 43.50 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased AU on-time graduate rates (Female) Value 77.60 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased cut-off scores for students in ICAR Entrance Tests (male) Value 87.00 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Direct Female Beneficiaries Value 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date April 3, 2017 March 29, 2019
Comment
Increased student placement rates (female) Value 41.80 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased AU on-time graduation rates (Male) Value 76.30 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased cut-off scores for students in ICAR Entrance Tests (female) Value 87.00 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased student placement rates (SC/ST) Value 50.20 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased cut-off scores for students in ICAR Entrance Tests (SC/ST) Value 79.00 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Reduced student inbreeding as measured by student diversity. Value 19.00 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Number of industry-sponsored projects and positions in cutting-edge areas Value 32.00 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
AUs that have attained academic autonomy Value 25.00 25.00 25.00
Date April 3, 2017 March 29, 2019
Comment
Reduced faculty inbreeding as measured by faculty diversity. Value 45.00 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increase in performance-based allocation of ICAR Development Grant Value 30.00 0.00 10.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased AU student satisfaction with the quality assurance role of the Education Division/ ICAR. Value 0.00 0.00 5.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Accredited agricultural universities with revised norms and standards Value 55.00 55.00 61.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Increased AU faculty satisfaction with the quality assurance role of the Education Division/ ICAR. Value 0.00 0.00 0.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment
Improved AU revenue generation Value 8.50 0.00 90.00
Date April 3, 2017 June 10, 2019
Comment

Increased student placement rates, disaggregated by gender and SC/ST	Value	41.90	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Increased AU on-time graduation rates.	Value	77.60	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Increased cut-off scores for students in ICAR Entrance Tests, disaggregated by gender and SC/ST	Value	87.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Increased faculty research effectiveness	Value	21.20	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	0.00	15000.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Increased student placement rates (male)	Value	43.50	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Direct Female Beneficiaries	Value	0.00	0.00	50.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	March 29, 2019
	Comment

Increased student placement rates (female)	Value	41.80	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Increased AU on-time graduation rates (Male)	Value	76.30	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Increased student placement rates (SC/ST)	Value	50.20	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Increased cut-off scores for students in ICAR Entrance Tests (SC/ST)	Value	79.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Reduced student inbreeding as measured by student diversity.	Value	19.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Number of industry-sponsored projects and positions in cutting-edge areas	Value	32.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

AUs that have attained academic autonomy	Value	25.00	25.00	25.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	March 29, 2019
	Comment

Reduced faculty inbreeding as measured by faculty diversity.	Value	45.00	0.00	0.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Increase in performance-based allocation of ICAR Development Grant	Value	30.00	0.00	10.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Accredited agricultural universities with revised norms and standards	Value	55.00	55.00	61.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

Improved AU revenue generation	Value	8.50	0.00	90.00
	Date	April 3, 2017	June 10, 2019
	Comment

National Agricultural Higher Education Project

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS