List of Govt Research Institutes In India
India is home to many famous and prestigious government research institutes. The presence of research institutions in various fields in a country is directly linked to the development of the country. A research institute not only gives a firm platform to continue learning but it also offers exposure to many skills, which in the real-world, will provide a real advantage over others.
In India, there are several research institutions in many diversified fields. Each institute plays an important role in its key area.
Central or National institutes are institutes established by the Government of India and supported by national agencies such as CSIR, ICAR, ICMR, DST, DBT, etc. Biotecnika presents you with the detailed database of government research institutes under the above mentioned national agencies.
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India
CSIR is one of the world’s largest publicly funded Research and Development organization. It is a premier national R&D organization that has a number of institutes under it. Below is the list of research institutions under CSIR.
Institutions
- Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal
- Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee
- Centre for Cellular Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad
- Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow
- Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi
- Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani
- Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore
- Central Glass Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI), Kolkata
- Central Institute of Medicinal Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow
- Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) Dhanbad
- Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai
- Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur
- Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), New Delhi
- Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), Chandigarh
- Central Salt Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), Bhavnagar
- CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute (4PI), Bengaluru
- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), Delhi
- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Palampur
- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata
- Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad
- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu
- Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun
- Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (IITR), Lucknow
- Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT), Bhubaneswar
- Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh
- National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bengaluru
- National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow
- National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune
- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur
- North – East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST), Jorhat
- National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad
- National Institute For Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram
- National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa
- National Institute of Science Communication And Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi
- National Institute of Science, Technology And Development Studies (NISTADS), New Delhi
- National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur
- National Physical Laboratory (NPL), New Delhi
- Structural Engineering Research Centre (SERC), Chennai
- CSIR-UNIT: Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD), New Delhi
- CSIR-UNIT: Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), New Delhi
- CSIR-UNIT: Translational Research and Innovative Science Through Ayurveda (TRISUTRA), New Delhi
- CSIR-UNIT: Human Resource Development Centre(HRDC), Ghaziabad
- CSIR-UNIT: Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (URDIP), Pune
- CSIR Madras Complex (CMC),Chennai
Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is an Indian government department, under the Ministry of Science and Technology responsible for administrating development and commercialization in the field of modern biology and biotechnology in India.
Autonomous Institutes
- Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (CIAB), Mohali
- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD), Hyderabad
- National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad
- National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG), Kalyani
- National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune
- National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Manesar
- Kalam Institute of Health Technology (KIHT), Visakhapatnam
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram
- National Institute of Immunology (NII), Delhi
- National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Delhi
- Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad
- Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar
- Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal
- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali
Department of Science & Technology (DST)
The Department of Science & Technology is primarily entrusted with the responsibility of formulation of S&t policies and their implementation, identification, and promotion of thrust areas of research in different sectors of Science & Technology(S&T); technology information, forecasting, and assessment; international collaboration, promotion of science & society programs and coordination of S&T activities in our country.
Institutions
- Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune
- Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational-Sciences (ARIES), Nainital
- Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP), Lucknow
- Bose Institute, Kolkata
- Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Mumbai
- International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, (ARCI) Hyderabad
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata
- National Innovation Foundation, (NIF)
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore
- Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bangalore
- S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Trivandrum
- The Institute of Advanced Study in Science & Technology (IASST), Guwahati
- Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)
- North East Centre For Technology Application & Reach (NECTAR)
- Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun
- Vigyan Prasar (VP), New Delhi
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, the apex body in India for the formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research, is one of the oldest medical research bodies in the world.
Regional Medical Research Centres
- ICMR-Desert Medicine Research Centre Jodhpur
- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre Port Blair
- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre Gorakhpur
- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre Dibrugarh
- ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre Bhubaneswar
Institutes
- ICMR-National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases (NJILOMD), Agra
- ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad
- ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine, Belagavit
- ICMR-National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research, Bengaluru
- ICMR-National Institute for Research in Environmental Health (NIREH), Bhopal
- ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), Chennai
- National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research
- ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), Chennai
- ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), Delhi
- ICMR-National Institute of Pathology (NIP), Delhi
- ICMR-National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS), Delhi
- ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad
- ICMR-National Animal Resource Facility for Biomedical Research (NARFBR), Hyderabad
- ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tribal Health (NIRTH), Jabalpur
- ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), Kolkata
- ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH), Mumbai
- ICMR-National Institute of Immunohematology (NIIH), Mumbai
- ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR), Noida
- ICMR-Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), Patna
- ICMR Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Puducherry
- ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune
- ICMR-National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Pune
Centers under Institutes
- ICMR Regional Occupational Health Centre (Southern) – NIOH, Bengaluru
- ICMR Centre for Research, Management & Control of Hemoglobinopathies – NIIH, Chandrapur, Maharashtra
- ICMR Regional Occupational Health Centre (Eastern) – NIOH, Kolkata
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is an autonomous body responsible for coordinating agricultural education and research in India. It reports to the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture.
Deemed Universities
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
- National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
- Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
- Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
Institutions
- Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair
- Central Agricultural University, Manipur
- Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur
- Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar
- Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore
- Central Institute Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai
- Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes, Hissar
- Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom
- Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal
- Central Institute of Arid Horticulture, Bikaner
- Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur
- Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin
- Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubneshwar
- Central Institute of Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai
- Central Institute of Sub Tropical Horticulture, Lucknow
- Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar
- Central Institute on Postharvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana
- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi
- Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod
- Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla
- Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, Barrackpore
- Central Research Institute of Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad
- Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan
- Central Soil and Water Conservation Research & Training Institute, Dehradun
- Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal
- Central Tobacco Research Institute, Rajahmundry
- Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Trivandrum
- ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region including Centre of Makhana, Patna
- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Barapani
- Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa
- Indian Agricultural Statistical Research Institute, New Delhi
- Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi
- Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi
- Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore
- Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi
- Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
- Indian Institute of Soil Sciences, Bhopal
- Indian Institute of Spices Research, Calicut
- Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow
- Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi
- National Academy of Agricultural Research & Management, Hyderabad
- National Biotic Stress Management Institute, Raipur
- National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon, Maharashtra
- National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru
- National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
- National Institute of Research on Jute & Allied Fibre Technology, Kolkata
- Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore
- ICAR-Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan, Almora
- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cattle, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
- ICAR-National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, New Delhi
- ICAR- Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi
- ICAR-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research, New Delhi
- ICAR- Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal
- ICAR- Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram
- ICAR- Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad
- ICAR- Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad
- ICAR- Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research, Pedavegi, West Godawari
- ICAR- Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneshwar
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad
- ICAR- Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneshwar
- ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Seed Research, Mau
- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Jharkhand
State Universities
- Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur
- Dr. YSRHU (APHU), Venkataramannagudem
- Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati
- Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
- Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur
- Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna
- Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswa Vidhyalaya, Raipur
- Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Visvavidyalaya, Durg
- Sardar Krushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Dantiwada
- Anand Agricultural University, Anand
- Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari
- Junagarh Agricultural University, Junagarh
- Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar
- Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
- Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar
- Haryana State University of Horticultural Sciences, Karnal
- Ch. Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Palampur
- Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan
- Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi
- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology, Srinagar
- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology, Jammu
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
- Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
- University of Horticulture Science, Bagalkot
- University of Agriculture & Horticulture Sciences, Shimoga
- Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur
- Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Panangad, Kochi
- Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode, Wayanad, Kerala
- Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior
- Nanaji Deshmukh Pashu ChikitsaVisvaVidyalaya, Jabalpur
- Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur
- Dr. Babasaheb Sawant Kokan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli
- Maharastra Animal & Fisheries. Sciences University, Nagpur
- Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani
- Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri
- Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh KrishiViswaVidyalaya, Akola
- Orissa University of Agricultural & Technology, Bhubaneswar
- Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana
- Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
- Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur
- Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner
- Rajasthan University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Bikaner
- SKN Agriculture University, Jobner
- Agriculture University, Kota
- Agriculture University, Jodhpur
- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
- Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Chennai
- Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Nagapattinam
- Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Hyderabad
- Sri PV Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad
- Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad
- G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar
- VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry, Bharsar
- Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agricultural & Technology, Kanpur
- Narendra Deva University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut
- U.P. Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa VigyanVishwaVidhyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura
- Banda University of Agricultural and Technology, Banda
- Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences, Allahabad
- Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidhyalaya, Mohanpur
- West Bengal University of Animal & Fishery Sciences, Kolkata
- Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidhyalaya, Cooch Behar
Unique career and academic opportunities are offered to students at these institutes. For the students who plan on higher academic pursuits, these institutions are the best because research institutions focus on facilitating research, and researches are conducted by professors and graduate students. The major benefits of studying in research institutions are having improved course selection, a chance to follow your passion and make a difference, high-level credentials, educational and career opportunities, and study under passionate educators. Studying in a research institute has advantages that extend beyond having an impressive degree certificate. Students can develop effective communication, research, and analytical skills, and critical thinking expertise through detailed research.
Ultimately, for the social and economic development of our globalized society, research is very much essential.
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