About ITMU

Institute Technology Management Unit (ITMU) is the unit set up in the ICAR institutions for management of IP/deemed IP and transfer/commercialization of technologies.

ITMU, ICAR-IIHR takes care of the licensing of ICAR-IIHR developed technologies to public organizations/ private companies and individuals. Licensing of technologies is done on non-exclusive basis, without royalty for a period of five years through signing of a licence agreement between ICAR-IIHR and the client. ITMU works with Agrinnovate India Limited, New Delhi (the commercial face of ICAR). Regulatory compliances like approval of National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Karnataka Biodiversity Board (KBB) and Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority (PPV&FRA) are adhered to in commercialization of technologies. The licensee/company will have to get license from CIB&RC, Faridabad for commercial production of biopesticides licensed from ICAR-IIHR.

Procedure for technology licensing from ICAR-IIHR:

ITMU can be contacted via Email: itmu.iihr2025@gmail.com

The transfer of technology involves payment of license fee +18% GST followed by the signing of license agreement. A training fee per technology is also charged. You will need to send us the ‘Proforma for Licensing Technology from ICAR-IIHR’ after filling it as a reply email along with enclosures mentioned therein. On confirmation of licensing the technology, a draft MoU will be sent to you. If you are agreeable to our terms and conditions, final MoU will be executed on a convenient date on receipt of the payment of license fee and training fee. In case of any non Indian participation in the management or investment of your company, approval from NBA is required.

Structure & pattern of ‘License Fee’ charged

Technology Licensing on non-exclusive basis.
An ‘Up front’ payment as License Fee/ technology as onetime payment. ‘Without royalty license fee’ implemented from 6^th November 2018.
- The license fee range from Rs. 4000/ to Rs 5,00,000/ depending on the technology
- + GST of 18% is applicable
A technology is licensed for 5 years. Fresh license to be taken after 5 years if client wants to continue production and sales of the technology.