The ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel is a research centre in Jorbeer, Bikaner, managed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It offers a different subject from Bikaner’s forts, palaces and temples, making it a distinctive stop among Bikaner monuments.
- Location: Jorbeer, Bikaner.
- Distance from the hotel: about 6.2 km from a three-star hotel in Bikaner.
- Visit planning: published opening hours and weekly schedules conflict, so confirm before setting out.
- Research focus: camel health and production, alongside information on camel research and development.
What the camel research centre is
The centre conducts basic and applied research aimed at improving camel health and production, and maintains information on camel research and development. The Government of India established the Project Directorate on Camel in Bikaner on 5 July 1984 under ICAR; it became the National Research Centre on Camel on 20 September 1995.
Its location in Jorbeer places it outside the central sightseeing cluster. That contrast helps explain why the centre adds a different perspective to a visit focused on Bikaner’s historic centre: its subject is camel science and animal care, rather than the city’s built heritage.
What visitors may be able to see
ICAR’s 2018 profile describes the centre’s facilities as including research laboratories, a camel dispensary, camel corrals, a camel museum and a camel milk parlour. The list describes the centre’s facilities, but does not establish which areas are open to visitors on a particular day.
Rajasthan Tourism also describes camel rides and names camel-milk products such as flavoured milk, camel-milk coffee, kulfi and cheese. Availability can’t be assumed, so treat these as possible offerings rather than guaranteed parts of a visit.
How do you get to the centre from central Bikaner?
The centre is in Jorbeer, and Rajasthan Tourism describes it as 8 km from Bikaner city. Its postal address is ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Post Box 07, Jorbeer, Bikaner 334001, Rajasthan. If you’re arranging transport, use the full address to identify your destination.
For a fuller city day, you could combine this outing with the historic centre. A one-day Bikaner sightseeing route can help you consider how to fit different parts of the city into the same day.
Visitor hours, entry and facilities
Published visitor details disagree about both hours and the weekly schedule. Incredible India gives hours of 2:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. and says the centre closes on Sundays and public holidays; another travel-site listing gives seasonal hours of 2:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. from April to September and 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. from October to March, and says it is open daily. Check the official ICAR site before you go.
A travel-site listing gives entry fees of ₹30 per Indian visitor and ₹100 per foreign visitor, but these rates are not established as current official prices.
The same listing suggests allowing 1–2 hours, which is a planning estimate rather than an official recommendation. ICAR gives the centre’s phone as +91 151 2230183 and its email addresses as nrccamel@nic.in and director.nrccamel@icar.gov.in.
Planning this stop with other sights
The camel centre gives a Bikaner itinerary a subject beyond the city’s historic buildings. Junagarh Fort is another named attraction in Bikaner; Rajasthan Tourism dates its construction to 1588 AD and attributes it to Raja Rai Singh.
You can plan the centre and the city’s heritage sights as separate parts of your day, keeping the centre’s location in Jorbeer in mind.
FAQs
What is the National Research Centre on Camel?
It is an ICAR research centre in Jorbeer, Bikaner, focused on camel health and production and on information related to camel research and development.
Are camel rides and camel-milk products available?
Rajasthan Tourism describes camel rides and names camel-milk products, but current availability isn’t confirmed. Check with the centre before planning around them.
How long should you allow for a visit?
A travel-site listing suggests 1–2 hours, though this is not an official visit-duration recommendation.
Is the centre open every day?
Published sources conflict: one says it closes on Sundays and public holidays, while another says it is open daily. Confirm the schedule before your visit.