In 1997 Agricultural Research Information System (AIRS) was conceptualized by Iindian Council of Agricultural Research (ICARI, New Delhi AIRS was built to address Issues of electronic sharing of research data among the scientists of RAU and other State Agricultural Universities of Indio The use of research information as on educational compliment to PG students of Agricultural Universities was the another issue in focus.

The ARIS evolved into Center for Information Management & Computer Application (CiMCA) on account of its enhanced responsibilities of e-communication, information monagement and computer applications in wider areas of agricultural education, research and extension units. ClMCA encountered the problem of establishing Local Area Network in distantly located functional units like Colleges, Directorates and Research Centers This led to establishment of RAU Wide Area Network that addressed all these issues of data sharing and interconnection of units.