ARAI

Good place for a walk or for cycling. Really nice to go to the mines below which now are made as a natural lake.

Brilliant place for a mechanical engineer. Lots to learn from there

very beautiful place.. located on hill, very secured.
it is having trainings and reserch programs for engineers.

Govt authorized Certification agency... Classical environmental view

Great view, quiet place, nice for morning jogs and walks. Peaceful to roam around

Great experience being there and learning about the technologies that they use for engine testing. Prompt service providers being a government owned testing agency with latest equipments.

Govt owned office, not a public place. Visited during SIAT & some official work.

ARAI provides technical expertise in R & D, testing, certification, homologation and framing of vehicle regulations.

Very well organised, well equipped, beautifully maintained and second to none Premier Automotive Research institute.

Wonderful place for automotive reaserch -engine design and development.

Good place to have refreshing air in city of Pune
Atmosphere is quite pleasant here
Lot of greenery
ARAI is Automotive Research Association of India, 1965, R&D organization.
It is located in Kothrud, on Paud road.
It s a good place for morning walk.
You can take stroll in jungle on hill.
There is good panoramic view of city from ARAI hill on both side Kothrud as well as Shivajinagar side.
You can take your vehicle up to entry point, from there onwards vehicles are not allowed.
Cycling is allowed inside campus.
There is lot of lush greenery inside ARAI campus.
Many young and old people come here for exercise purpose, to breathe fresh air
Early morning atmosphere is very much pleasant and calm from of city

What an experience
I visited this place with deepstambh, NGO that I work for to plant trees on the hills of arai. What a beautiful place this is

Good place for children to take in water-park.

Maximum depth is 3.25 feet.. and they are having separate swimming pool for childrens...

Omg what a place! One of the best place to visit in Pune in early morning..fresh air,lush green hill and very peaceful...weekends are little crowdy but if u get a good spot to sit and gaze ..it is worth it...many visitors come with their dogs for a walk and you can see many types of dogs who came for a walk...come early as 6-7am..!

one of the beautiful greenery places of pune.... better option to hangout with ur beloved family and friends....though u have to walk up to the hills ..u wont get tired but get cheered up and become fresh to face daily routine..... rainy season is the best to visit....various tracks available to roam around the hills... you will get the green and clean views and scenes of pune

This is an automotive research association of India which certify the vehicles and engine which will be launch in market. This is an government agency for automotive certification

Nice quiet place to chill and have a good peaceful time. Recommended to visit during sunset, it's beautiful.

Nice place to work, Clean environment, specious place, liked it

Attended Overview Seminar on Automotive Electronics, Best Faculty as well Campus...

Great systems and amazing experience to visit arai.

One of the scenic place near by kothrud to hangout or a small walk over weekend

As a govt undertaking, thought the officials will be a little lazy and has don't care attitude. But everyone here is work driven and dedicated to their job. They are strict to each and every point of the amendments and certificates. Phones are not allowed here as personnels from all automotive industries in India come here for the valuable certificate, so we can only take snaps of places around ARAI.

Greenry all over, a calm and refreshing atmosphere, good for a morning walk, photography and adventure.

Best place for morning and evening walk.Good place for Nature Photography

Superb place, clam place, you can see lots of peacock !

Govt.office , homologation of vehicles , every jan there's a symposium worth visiting. There is a car crash test facility

Empowring the mobility with safety and advance technology

Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), established in 1966, is the leading automotive R&D organization of the country set up by the Automotive Industry with the Government of India. ARAI is an autonomous body affiliated to the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Government of India. The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, has recognized ARAI as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (SIRO). Further, ARAI is a prime Testing and Certification Agency notified by Government of India under Rule 126 of Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989.

ARAI has been playing crucial roles assuring safe, less polluting, more efficient and reliable vehicles. Working in harmony and confidence with its Members, Customers and Government it provides services and expertise in the areas of Engineering Services, Certification & Standardisation, Research & Development, Technology Development and Knowledge Initiatives....

Does anyone know the public transportation facility for ARAI ?

A forest reserve in the middle of the city for those looking for an escape from the chaos.

Unique and one of it's kind test lab in India for automotive.

The best place to go in the early mornings and evenings...
The nature is beautiful and it makes you feel calm and the silence makes the noise.

Calibration department staff is good nd good response....good service

This place is situated at very beautiful green zone. When you enter inside at start you found lord Ganesha temple, so just pray and go ahead. I visited this place for our company vehicle registration process. Staff of ARAI is helpful and polite. Photographs inside ARAI is strictly prohibited so please don't try. Canteen facility for guests is awesome...

all kind of lab facilities available competative to international standards..

A beautiful piece of green land right between the concrete jungle. Best place for morning and evening walks. Very safe even in nights.

All the testing for cars sold in India are done here. Only after their approval can a car be sold in India. reaching the place in a taxi is advisable as coming back down the hill will be a long walk. Hence request the taxi to wait until your work gets over or ask them to pick up at a specified time.

One of the best govt organization working in the field of automotive research and homologation

Beware of not wearing shorts while visiting the premise, besides that automotive Wonderland. Great library & Easy accessibility to Content