National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Abhijit Mitra
FELLOW, ELECTED 2021

Born in Jamalpur, Bihar, India on 12 November 1965. Educated at Benimadhab Institution, Suri, Birbhum, West Bengal, 1975-82; Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (BCKV), West Bengal, 1982-87, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 1988-94; Technical University of Munich, Germany, 1993-94; B. V. Sc. 1987; M.Sc. 1990; Ph.D. 1994; PDF, USA, 2001.

Vice Chancellor, UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa, Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya evam Go Anusandhan, Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura, India, 2025 to date

Scientist, 1994-2001, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal; Visiting Scientist (PDF), BARC-USDA, MD, USA, 2000-01; Senior Scientist, 2001-2009, Principal Scientist, 2009-15, ICAR National Fellow, 2011-2015, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly; Director, ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun, Medziphema, Nagaland, 2015-20; Director, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 2020-22; Animal Husbandary Commissioner, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, 2022-25; Chairman, Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA), 2024-25; Chairman, Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), 2024-25.

A veterinarian, scientist, and policy leader with over three decades of contributions to livestock genetics, health, and biodiversity conservation. Advanced One Health approaches, shaped science-driven policies on sustainable livestock farming, animal welfare and zoonotic disease control, and fostered collaborations across academia, industry, and government that have delivered nationally and internationally impactful outcomes.

Awards/Honours: Chancellor's Gold Medal, BCKV, 1987; Director's Gold Medal, 1990; German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD Fellow, 1994; DST-SERC Visiting Fellow, 1999; DST-BOYSCAST Overseas Fellow, 2000; ICAR Outstanding Multidisciplinary Team Research Award (Team Leader), 2007-08; Eminent Scientist Award, Samagra Vikas Welfare Society (SVWS), Lucknow, 2019; Indian Dairy Association-Patronship Awrad, 2023; NDRI-Dr. K.K. Iya Memorial Oration Award, 2024, IAVMI-Dr. P.G. Pandey Memorial Oration Award, 2024; ISVIB - Dr. P. Richard Masillamony Oration Award, 2024.

Fellow: National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (India); National Academy of Dairy Science (India); Indian Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Research (IAAVR); Society of Extention Education (SEE); Indian Society of Veterinary Immunology & Biotechnology (ISVIB)

Research Areas: Animal genetics & breeding, molecular genetics and genomics, genetics of host resistance, transgenesis, One Health

Address: Vice Chancellor, UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura 281001, U.P.; [Tel: Off. (0565) 2470199; Cell: 9412445671; Email: drabhijitmitra@gmail.com; duvasuvc@gmail.com]