The Forest Research Institute of Dehra Dun is one of the premier institutions of India established in 1906 has got a worldwide recognition. Since its establishment, the Forest Research Institute has done a great job in the forestry sector and in its development, not only within India but abroad also.
Many valuable scientific research have been conducted by this Forest Research Institute of Uttarakhand and methodologies has been applied on the silviculture of over 550 species of trees.
The history of the Forest Research Institute at Dehradun is virtually related with the establishment and development of the scientific forestry in India as well as in the Indian sub-continents. This institution basically interests the research needs of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Punjab, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Western Pradesh as well as the U.P. Himalayas.
The Dehradun Forest Research Institute has been recommended as a deemed university by UGC and the Ministry of Human Resource Development had accepted that declaration. The courses that the Forest Research Institute conducts are:
- Ph.D. Programmes for post graduate students
- Specialized Courses like- Post Graduate Diploma Courses in Wood Technology, Pulp and Paper Technology and Plantation Technology
- In the field of Forestry Education networking with other training institutions are involved
- Social Forestry
- Utilization of Wood and Development of Non-wood Forest Products
- Production and Certification of Quality Seeds
- Eco-rehabilitation of the Central Himalayas of U.P.
- Introduction of High Yielding Species
- Use of VAM, Rhizobia, Frankia as Biofertilisers
- Cultivation Techniques for Bamboos
