[1] Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) took over the control of functioning the institute in 1965.
It is situated at Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
[2] In 1945, Government of India constituted Indian Central Tobacco Committee (ICTC) to improve the research activities and production of tobacco in India.
To improve research activities, quality control and production of Tobacco, the institute is established in 1947 which was later undertaken by ICAR.
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