Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

CSIR is among the top most R&D Organisation in India and among the world's largest publicly funded R&D organization which is known for its cutting-edge R&D endeavors in areas of Science and Technology. CSIR has a Pan-India presence with a dynamic network of laboratories, outreach centers, innovation complexes and units, along with scientists and technical personnel.

 Vision and Mission

Its mission is to build a new CSIR for new India i.e. “the new CSIR that will fulfill the aspirations of modern India”.

 CSIR’s Vision

Pursue science which strives for global impact, a technology that enables innovation-driven industry and nurture transdisciplinary leadership thereby catalyzing inclusive economic development for the people of India. In the changed scenario of present times has inspired CSIR towards

• Science and engineering leadership
• Innovative technology solutions
• Open Innovation and crowdsourcing
• Nurturing talent in transdisciplinary areas
• Science based entrepreneurship and
• Socioeconomic transformation through Science and Technology intervention

 Salient features of CSIR

• CSIR covers various sectors of S&T such as radio and space physics, geophysics, oceanography, biotechnology, nanotechnology, drugs, chemicals, genomics, mining, aeronautics, environmental engineering, and information technology etc.
• It gives technical advice and intervention in areas related to the environment, health, food, energy, drinking water, farm, and non-farm Sector etc. It has done considerable work in Science and Technology human resource development in the country.
• CSIR is the pioneer of India's IPR movement and strengthens patent portfolio in select Technology domains. CSIR on average files around 200 Indian patents and 250 foreign patents every year.
• Around 13.6% of CSIR patents are licensed which is above the global average. The scientific staff of CSIR constitutes 3.24% of India's scientific manpower but its contribution to India's scientific outputs is around 10%. In 2013, it published 5086 papers in SCI journals with an impact factor of 2.868 par paper.
• CSIR has taken steps to boost entrepreneurship for enhancing the creation and commercialization of disruptive and radical innovations leading to the development of new economic sector was. It has brought CSIR@80: Vision and Strategy 2022- The new CSIR for new India.
• CSIR ranks 84th among 4851 Global institutions and that is the only Indian organisation among the top 100 worldwide organisations. It ranks 17th in Asia and holds the first position in the country.

 Some major milestones of CSIR

• There are around 20 million AIDS patients worldwide and its only rescue is anti-HIV drugs cocktail. CSIR developed alternative and cheaper processes to manufacture these drugs and transferred its technology to CIPLA which ultimately reduced its price and helped AIDS victims in India and other third world countries.