Established in 1942, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is an autonomous Society whose President is the Prime Minister of India. An ensemble of 38 state-of-the-art National Laboratories, 6 Units, 3 Innovation Complexes and 38 centres, CSIR has played a pivotal role in partnering and strengthening Indian industry. The broad areas of focus are: Aerospace, agrochemicals, petroleum and petro-chemicals, chemical intermediates, polymers, glass and ceramics, mining, minerals and metals, coal, building materials, surface engineering, food processing, aromatic plants and healthcare products. CSIR is the technology leader in the areas of: Generic drugs, industrial catalysts and leather technology. CSIR plays a pivotal role in the Indian strategic sector in handling their challenge of technology denial by providing products: Products ranging from radiation shielding glass to microwave tube and from head-up display to advanced carbon composites based products. CSIR provides S&T based services to industry and other stakeholders like: Environmental impact assessment and mitigation; testing of structures; aerospace and defence; structural engineering related interventions; urban and rural road and housing development; power industries; and food technology. CSIR acts as custodian for: Primary standards of measurements; bio-resources, and traditional knowledge. CSIR is the nation’s flag bearer in: Intellectual Property generation and protection. CSIR builds the country’s largest S&T human resource: This is through research grants, fellowships, awards, post graduates in niche areas and Ph.Ds in science and engineering. CSIR is known for:
* Science and Engineering Leadership
* Innovative Technology Solutions
* Open Innovation and Crowd sourcing
* Nurturing Talent in Trans-Disciplinary areas
* Science Based Entrepreneurship
* Socio-economic Transformation through S&T Intervention
