Biotechnology Research Institute was established in December, 1987 as development project and was later transferred to non-development side in 1994 and its capacity was enhanced with the implementation of a series of development projects. Presently research work on many crops including cereals, fiber crops, sugarcane, fodders, oilseeds, pulses and vegetables is being carried out on different aspects like development of transgenic plants, testing of biotech crops, DNA marker assisted breeding, production of better somaclones, disease free seed multiplication etc. This institute also deals with beneficial microbes which exert positive effects on plant growth through BNF, P-solubilization and producing growth hormones for restoration of soil fertility.