CIFE
came into existence as a Government of India setup at Mumbai
on 6th June, 1961 with the assistance of FAO/UNDP.
Later w.e.f. 1st April 1979, the Institute came under the administrative
control of ICAR, New Delhi
CIFE has been providing LEADERSHIP IN FISHERIES EDUCATION in
India as also in the neighbouring Afro-Asian countries for more
than 35 years.
In due recognition of its pioneering role in manpower development
for fisheries sector, the Ministry of HRD and UGC accorded DEEMED
UNIVERSITY status to CIFE on 29 th March 1989.
CIFE thus , has the distinction of being the FIRST FISHERIES
UNIVERSITY in India.
