Organization

This web page provides an introduction to scientific bodies established by Government of India carrying out education and research in Biological Science and their affiliated institutes. Know more about CSIR, ICMR, DBT, and ICAR. DST.

Council For Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) --the premier industrial R&D organization in India was constituted in 1942 by a resolution of the then Central Legislative Assembly. It is an autonomous body registered under the Registration of Societies Act of 1860.CSIR aims to provide industrial competitiveness, social welfare, strong S&T base for strategic sectors and advancement of fundamental knowledge. CSIR conducts the CSIR-NET Examination for the award of Junior Research Fellowship for carrying out PhD degree in any of the CSIR/DBT/ICMR Research laboratory or a University department. All of the departments are recognized for PhD programs

Following is the list of CSIR labs across the country

Center For Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Hyderabad.

Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) Lucknow

Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Mysore

Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow

Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) Chennai

Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) New Delhi

Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Palampur.

Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB), Kolkata

Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad

Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh

Indian Toxicology Research Center (ITRC) Lucknow

National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) Pune

National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) Nagpur

National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) Goa

Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) Bhopal

Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) Bhubaneshwar

Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) Jammu

Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) Jorhat

Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) Trivendrum

Most of the institutes offer summer research training/dissertation work facility for B.Sc/M.Sc students.

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Government of India

Department of Biotechnology is an autonomous body set up by Govt of India for promoting and regulating biotechnology in industry and academia. DBT is a grant providing body, which promotes research in basic and applied sciences. Grants are awarded both to scientists and industries for carrying out nationally important projects. The main goal of DBT is promoting technology transfer in the field of biotechnology. Many academic departments are supported by DBT for running M.Sc/M.Tech courses in state and central universities. Several fellowships are also awarded to post graduate and doctoral students for carrying out research. All DBT institutes run their own PhD programs. Please follow the links for more details.

Following is the list of DBT institutes across the country

Center For DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) Hyderabad

Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal

Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) Bhuvanesvar

National Institute of Immunology (NII), New Delhi

National Center for Plant Genome Research (NCPGR), JNU, New Delhi

National Brain Research Center (NBRI), Gurgaon

National Center for Cell Sciences (NCCS) Pune

Bharat Immunologicals and Biologicals Corporation Limited, Bulandshahar

Indian Vaccines Corporation Limited Gurgaon

Department of Science and Technology (DST)

Department of Science & Technology (DST) was established in May 1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of Science & Technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organizing, coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the country. Following is the list of DST institutes across the country.

Agharkar Research Institute Pune

Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany, Lucknow

Bose Institute Kolkata

Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore

Raman Research Institute, Bangalore

S.N. Bose National Center for Basic Sciences, Kolkata

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun

Indian Council For Medical Research (ICMR)

As early as in 1911, the Government of India set up the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) with the specific objective of sponsoring and coordinating medical research in the country. After independence, several important changes were made in the organization and the activities of the IRFA. It was redesignated in 1949 as the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) with considerably expanded scope of functions. The ICMR is funded by the Government of India through the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The Council promotes biomedical research in the country through intramural as well as extramural research. Over the decades, the base of extramural research and also its strategies have been expanded by the Council

Following are ICMR supported institutes

National JALMA Institute for Leprosy & Other Mycobacterial Diseases (CJILMD), Agra
National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad

Tuberculosis Research Center (TRC), Chennai
National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE), Chennai

National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), Delhi
Institute of Pathology (IOP), Delhi
National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS), Delhi

National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad
National Centre for Laboratory Animal Science (NCLAS), Hyderabad
Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre (FDTRC), Hyderabad

National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED), Kolkata

Centre for Research in Medical Entomology (CRME), Madurai
National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH), Mumbai
Institute of Immunohaemotology (IIH), Mumbai
Enterovirus Research Centre (ERC), Mumbai
Genetic Research Centre, Mumbai

Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRIMS), Patna

Vector Control Research Centre (VCRC), Pondicherry

Microbial Containment Complex (MCC), Pune

National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune
National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Pune

Indian Council For Agricultural Research

ICAR acts as a repository of information and provides consultancy on agriculture, horticulture, resource management, animal sciences, agricultural engineering, fisheries, agricultural extension, agricultural education, home science and agricultural communication. It has the mandates to co-ordinate agricultural research and development programmes and develop linkages at national and international level with related organisations to enhance the quality of life of the farming community. ICAR has established various research centres in order to meet the agricultural research and education needs of the country. It is actively pursuing human resource development in the field of agricultural sciences by setting up numerous agricultural universities spanning the entire country. The Technology Intervention Programmes also form an integral part of ICAR's agenda which establishes Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) responsible for training, research and demonstration of improved technologies.

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Central Institute of Brakishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, Tamilnadu

Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana, Punjab

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochin, Kerala

Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala

Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fiber, Barrackpore, West Bengal

Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar, Rajasthan

Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana

Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala