IACR is located at Rayagada, the District headquarter town, amidst lust green valleys skirted by river Nagavali where nature has been bountiful with exotic flora and founa all around. Rayagada has in its vicinity the internationally reputed industries like J. K. Paper Mills, IMFA, Seva Paper Mills Ltd, NALCO, HAL, Utkal Alumina International Ltd, Aditya Alumina Ltd, and Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, besides a host of small & medium level industries. Rayagada is a fast growing industrial town of South Orissa. The major industries in the vicinity are the great source for providing practical training to our students.

Rayagada is directly connected with major cities of the Country like New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Kolakata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Raipur, Tata, Ranchi, Rourkela, Nagpur etc. by rail and road.