Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam

The official institute page describes a 200-hectare site in the surroundings of Jakanari Reserved Forest and documents teaching, forestry research, extension and sericulture activity.

TNAU’s official admission materials should be used for current programme eligibility, selection and application dates.

A Forestry department was established at TNAU in 1973, a forest research station began at Mettupalayam in 1976, and the institute attained college status in 1990.

Forest College and Research Institute (FC&RI), Mettupalayam is a TNAU constituent institute for forestry education, research and outreach. The official history traces its beginnings to a Forestry department at Coimbatore in 1973 and a 200-hectare forest research station at Mettupalayam in 1976; the station became a college and research institute in 1990. The campus lies near Jakanari Reserved Forest at the foothills of the Nilgiris. The institute’s stated mandate includes forestry education, applied research to improve forest productivity, and training and consultancy for tree farmers, public agencies and other stakeholders. Sericulture teaching and research were later added to the institute’s activities.