Agharkar Research Institute, Research institute in Shivajinagar, Pune, India.

Agharkar Research Institute is a research facility in Shivajinagar that focuses on biological sciences with departments in animal sciences, microbial sciences, and plant sciences. It operates specialized laboratories that provide analytical services for microbial identification, plant characterization, and water analysis.

The institute was founded in 1946 as Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science Research Institute and renamed in 1992 to honor founder Shankar Purushottam Agharkar. This change reflected growing recognition of his contributions to biological sciences in the region.

The institute is affiliated with Savitribai Phule Pune University and Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth in Rahuri, and runs their postgraduate and PhD programmes in biology. It also takes on biological research projects through Indian and international collaborations. Its founder, Shankar Purushottam Agharkar, was a senior botanist, and the institute has carried his name since 1992.

This autonomous institution is accessible for those interested in research and analysis work. Visitors should arrange visits in advance since the laboratories contain active research projects and specialized equipment.

The institute's founder, Shankar Purushottam Agharkar, was a botanist, and the 1992 renaming came 46 years after the 1946 founding. The grey stone building on the Pune campus, with its pedimented portico and balustraded arched openings, carries a PMC Heritage Grade II designation. A bust on a white pedestal stands on the lawn in front.