List of CSIR Labs | CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)

CSIR Labs (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Laboratories)

CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) is like a smart club for super smart scientists in India  where these super cool scientists do amazing research and experiments.

In these CSIR  labs, they study all kinds of things like biology, chemistry, materials, and more. They ask really interesting questions and try to find answers to them. They are like detective scientists!

The scientists in CSIR labs work together with other smart people from schools and companies to share their ideas and make cool discoveries. They use their brains and special tools to find new solutions to problems and make new things.

CSIR labs are like treasure troves of knowledge. They have secret recipes for making new medicines, they study tiny things like cells and molecules, and they even explore plants and animals to understand how they work. 

Isn’t  it cool to know how things around us work, how dogs behave strange sometimes, how they know when to rain etc.

They help us have better medicines, new technologies, and a better understanding of the world around us.

CSIR labs are really important because they help India become smarter, stronger, and more awesome. They are like a spark of creativity and innovation that makes our world brighter!

Do you know we have almost 38 CSIR labs, each of them  are very specialized in their work.

This are the list of CSIR labs – 

• CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (CSIR-AMPRI), Bhopal
• CSIR-Central Building Research Institute(CSIR-CBRI), Roorkee
• CSIR-Centre for Cellular Molecular Biology(CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad
• CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute(CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow
• CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute(CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi
• CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute(CSIR-CEERI), Pilani
• CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute(CSIR-CFTRI), Mysore
• CSIR-Central Glass Ceramic Research Institute(CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata
• CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal Aromatic Plants(CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow
• CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research(CSIR-CIMFR) Dhanbad
• CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute(CSIR-CLRI), Chennai
• CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute(CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur
• CSIR-Central Road Research Institute(CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi
• CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation(CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh
• CSIR-Central Salt Marine Chemicals Research Institute(CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar
• CSIR Fourth Paradigm Institute(CSIR-4PI), Bengaluru
• CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology(CSIR-IGIB), Delhi
• CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology(CSIR-IHBT), Palampur
• CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology(CSIR-IICB), Kolkata
• CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology(CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad
• CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine(CSIR-IIIM), UT of J&K
• CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum(CSIR-IIP), Dehradun
• CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research(CSIR-IITR), Lucknow
• CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology(CSIR-IMMT), Bhubaneswar
• CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology(CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh
• CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories(CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru
• CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute(CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow
• CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory(CSIR-NCL), Pune
• CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute(CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur
• CSIR-North – East Institute of Science and Technology(CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat
• CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute(CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad
• CSIR-National Institute For Interdisciplinary Science and Technology(CSIR-NIIST),Thiruvananthapuram
• CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography(CSIR-NIO), Goa
• CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory(CSIR-NML), Jamshedpur
• CSIR-National Physical Laboratory(CSIR-NPL), New Delhi
• CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication & Policy Research(CSIR-NIScPR),New Delhi(Merger of CSIR-NISCAIR & CSIR-NISTADS)
• CSIR Madras Complex(CSIR-CMC),Chennai
• CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre(CSIR-SERC), Chennai

Study area of CSIR labs

CSIR-Centre for Cellular Molecular Biology(CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad

• Director of CCMB : Dr Vinay K Nandicoori
• Location : Hyderabad, Telangana 
• Area of study :   Developmental biology, Structural biology, Genomics and epigenetic regulation, Cell and Stem Cell Biology, Microbes and infection biology, Wildlife, ecology, Crop improvement, 
• Website :  https://www.ccmb.res.in/ 

CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute(CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow

• Director of CDRI : Dr. Radha Rangarajan
• Location : Lucknow, Uttarpradesh
• Area of study :   Parasitic diseases (Malaria & Leishmaniasis), AMR (MDR Mycobacteria & ESKAPE pathogens); Bone health, Metabolic and lifestyle diseases, Cancer
• Website :  https://cdri.res.in/

CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute(CSIR-CFTRI), Mysore

• Director of CFTRI : Dr. Sridevi Annapurna Singh
• Location : Mysore, Karnataka
• Area of study :   Food engineering, food technology development, Food protection, and safety, and Translational research
• Website :  https://cftri.res.in/ 

CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal Aromatic Plants(CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow

• Director of CIMAP : Dr. Prabodh Kumar Trivedi
• Location : Mysore, Karnataka
• Area of study :   Phytochemistry, Bioprospection & product development, Plant biotechnology, Crop protection and production, Plant breeding, genetic resource conservation, Computational biology
• Website :  https://www.cimap.res.in/pages/AdminHomePage.aspx 

CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology(CSIR-IGIB), Delhi

• Director of IGIB : Dr. Souvik Maiti 
• Location : Delhi
• Area of study :   genomics, molecular medicine, bioinformatics and proteomics
• Website :  https://www.igib.res.in/ 

CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology(CSIR-IHBT), Palampur

• Director of IGIB : Dr. Prabodh Kumar Trivedi 
• Location : Palampur, H.P.
• Area of study :   Agrotechnology, Biotechnology, Dietetics and nutritional technology, Environmental technology, chemical technology etc.
• Website :  https://www.ihbt.res.in/en/ 

CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology(CSIR-IICB), Kolkata

• Director of IGIB : Dr. Arun Bandyopadhyay
• Location : Kolkata , W.B.
• Area of study :   Cancer Biology, Inflammation disorder, Cell biology and physiology, Molecular genetics, Infectious disease and immunology, Organics and medicinal chemistry, Structural biology and Bioinformatics
• Website :  https://iicb.res.in/ 

Note: Some of the info can be change at the time you see this page, like people when they get transfer. Also check the official site. Because the area mentioned here is kind of broad.