The National Rice Research Institute was established in since1966 under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) but it was set on April 23, 1946 at Bidhyadharpur, Cuttack, Odisha with an experimental farm land of 60 hectares.
The institute's scientists have many research results to their credit in various disciplines of rice research, including:
The site occupies approximately 250acres. Many of the scientists are housed on the campus, which includes a co-operative store, a co-operative dairy, and a CGHS dispensary. There is also a hostel and in-transit accommodation.
The research institute is divided into various departments, each headed by a Departmental Head. After the implementation of the Gajendragadkar Commission report, working conditions (in terms of pay) improved greatly for the research scientists.Most of the scientists stay in houses on the campus.