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Not AvailableThe ever-emerging challenges for agriculture and their consequent implications for National Agricultural Research System (NARS) necessitate NAARM to continuously innovate in effectively and efficiently serving its clientele, which is one of the largest in the world. In this endeavour, the Academy strives to be a premier institute for agricultural management that enables NARS adapt to changes by innovating in terms of structural and functional approaches. Having the mission to enhance leadership, governance and innovation capacities through capacity strengthening, education, research, consultancy and policy support, the Academy supports smooth transition of NARS into National Agricultural Innovation System (NAIS). With a view to fulfill its new vision, mission and the expanded mandate, NAARM has been restructured into six divisions that focus on research systems management, human resources management, information and communication management, extension systems management, education systems management and agri-business management. Realizing the significant role of NAARM in NARS, ICAR revised its cadre strength from 43 to 62. The Vision document was reframed and a new Vision 2030 to satisfy the contemporary as well as emerging issues in agriculture was brought out as a guide to march ahead. The XII plan approach was also designed in line with the Vision 2030 framework. The Academy, in 2011-12, planned and executed its capacity strengthening, research, policy support and educational programmes in tune with the diverse demands from the system and also from its clientele. The tailor-made capacity strengthening programmes of NAARM benefitted nearly 1500 agricultural professionals of NARS, which also include about 250 new entrants to the ICAR system. The Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Service (FOCARS) has been restructured in order to train the agricultural scientists to own a profile as stipulated by the NARS and its stakeholders. The highlights of the capacity building programmes include the new initiatives of the Academy to train the senior-level personnel in the RMP and pre-RMP positions of NARS on leadership development, refresher course for scientists who are lateral entrants through selection into ICAR system, and foundation course for newly recruited Administrative and Finance and Accounts Officers. NAARM organized several research and policy workshops that laid the platform for its customers to have meaningful dialogues resulting in recommendations on pragmatic policy strategies. The Academy expanded its research focus and the research accomplishments brought out management and policy issues related to current and prospective agricultural research outlook. The educational programmes of NAARM continued to receive overwhelming response and participation. Initiation and successful organization of Postgraduate Diploma in Technology Management in distance mode, through public-public collaboration with University of Hyderabad, is an added dimension in this educational venture. The Academy took innovative measures to have strong linkages and collaboration with national and global partners. Such measures, accomplished through individual as well as institutional feats, paid off well.Not Availabl