Department of Scientic and Industrial

Research (India)
This article is about the government science agency in ment.
India. For organisations called Department of Scientic
and Industrial Research or DSIR in other countries see
Department of Scientic and Industrial Research
The Department of Scientic and Industrial Research
(DSIR) is a part of the Ministry of Science and Technology, which was announced through a Presidential Notication, dated January 4, 1985 (74/2/1/8 Cab.) contained
in the 164th Amendment of the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961. The Department of
Scientic and Industrial Research (DSIR) has a mandate
to carry out the activities relating to indigenous technology promotion, development, utilization and transfer. It
also oversees the Council of Scientic and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indias largest research and development
organization.
Department of Scientic & Industrial Research (DSIR)
is the nodal department for granting recognition to inhouse R&D units in Industry, Scientic and Industrial
Research Organizations (SIROs); and registration to public funded research institutions, universities, Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science, Regional
Engineering College (RECs), other than hospitals.
A complete directory of all recognized In-House R&D
Units: http://www.dsir.gov.in/direct/08dir_rdi.pdf. The
Department of Scientic & Industrial Research (DSIR),
Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India,
has received ISO 9001:2008 Certication for its functions, activities and services being in total compliance
with the guidelines issued by the Performance Management Division, Cabinet Secretariat Government of India. Each year DSIR awards the DSIR National R&D
award for Outstanding R&D achievements in various areas/sectors of industry. It has a mandate to carry out activities related to indigenous technology promotion, development, utilization and transfer. Its primary endeavor
is to promote R&D by the industries, support a larger
cross-section of small and medium industrial units to develop state-of-the art globally competitive technologies of
high commercial potential, catalyze faster commercialization of lab-scale R&D. DSIR also provides a link between scientic laboratories and industrial establishments
for transfer of technologies through its constituent company, the National Research Development Corporation
and facilitates investment in R&D through Central Electronics Limited, the public undertaking under the Depart1

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