Quinquennial Review Team (QRT)
Quinquennial Review Team (QRT): This team appointed by the Council reviews the functioning of the institute once in five years period. The report of the team is to be submitted within six months after the completion of the review. This is submitted by the team to the Council which is presented before the Governing Body of ICAR. This review provides a mechanism of transparency and accountability of the Institute to the Governing Body (GB). Recommendations by the GB are taken care of by the institute through Action Taken Report (ATR) which is reviewed during each Research Advisory Committee meeting (RAC).
One such review for the institute was conducted for the period 2012-17 (as per Office Order dated 15-05-2017) with the following team members:
| Dr. N.C.Patel ,Vice Chancellor, Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388110 (Gujarat). | – Chairman |
| Dr. G.R.Anap,Former International Cotton Ginning Consultant (World Bank) for Africa & Former Head, Technology Transfer Division, ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai. | – Member |
| Dr. N.J.Thakor,Former Professor & Head, Department of APE, BSKKV, Dapoli. | – Member |
| Prof. V.D.Gotmare, Head Textile Manufacturing, VJTI, Mumbai Mobile No. : 9833721022 Member | – Member |
| Dr. M.K.Sh.arma (Economist) President, Bajaj Steel Industry, Imambara Road, Nagpur. Member | – Member |
| Dr. Sujata Saxena Principal Scientist CIRCOT, Mumbai Secretary | – Member Secretary |