Research centers play a crucial role in the commutative development of any country. Lots of important research centers are established in India before (during British rule) and after independence. In this article, we mentioned a list of major research institutions in India. These are important as general knowledge for various competitive government job examinations.
List of Important Research Institutes In India
| No. | Name of Research Centres | Location/HQ | Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian Agriculture Research Institute | New Delhi | 1st April 1905 |
| 2 | Central Potato Research Institute | Shimla | 1st April, 1935 |
| 3 | Indian Lac Research Institute | Ranchi | 1924 |
| 4 | Central Mining Research Institute | Dhanbad | 2007 |
| 5 | Central Rice Research Institute | Cuttack | 23 April 1946 |
| 6 | Central Tobacco Research Institute | Rajahmundry | 1947 |
| 7 | National Dairy Research Institute | Karnal (Haryana) | 1923 |
| 8 | Central Sugarcane Research Institute | Coimbatore | 1952 |
| 9 | Central Road Research Institute | New Delhi | 1952 |
| 10 | Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research | Dhanbad | 2007 |
| 11 | National sugar Research Institute | Kanpur | 1936 |
| 12 | Central Leather Research Institute | Chennai | 1948 |
| 13 | Central Drug Research Institute | Lucknow | 1951 |
| 14 | Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute | Bhavnagar | 10 April 1954 |
| 15 | Textile Research Institute | Ahmadabad | 11 February 1961 |
| 16 | National Geophysical Research Institute | Hyderabad | 1961 |
| 17 | Indian Meteorological Observatory | Pune & Delhi | 1875 |
| 18 | Archaeological Survey of India | Kolkata | 1861 |
| 19 | All Indian Institute of Medical Science | New Delhi | 1956 |
| 20 | Indian Institute of Petroleum | Dehradun | 1960 |
| 21 | Raman Research Institute | Bangalore | 1948 |
| 22 | Central Jute Technological Research Institute | Kolkata | 1953 |
| 23 | National Aeronautical Laboratory | Bangalore | 1959 |
| 24 | Central Building Research Institute | Roorkee | 1947 |
| 25 | Central Scientific Industrial Organisation | Chandigarh | 26 Sept 1942 |
| 26 | Central Coconut Research Institute | Kasergod, Kerala | 1948 |
| 27 | National Institute of Oceanography | Panaji | January 1, 1966 |
| 28 | Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | Mumbai | 1 June 1945 |
| 29 | High Altitude Research Laboratory | Gulmarg | 1963 |
| 30 | Central Electro–Chemical Research Institute | Karaikudi (Tamil Nadu) | 1953 |
| 31 | Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology | Hyderabad | 1977 |
| 32 | National Botanical Research Institute | Lucknow | 1789 |
| 33 | Indian Institute of Chemical Biology | Kolkata | 1935 |
| 34 | Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre | Thiruvananthapuram | Nov 21, 1963 |
| 35 | Central Food Technological Research Institute | Mysore | 21 October 1950 |
| 36 | Industrial Toxicology Research Centre | Lucknow | 1965 |
| 37 | Uranium Corporation of India | Jadugoda | 1967 |
| 38 | Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute | Kolkata | 1950 |
| 38 | National Environmental Engineering Research Institute | Nagpur | 1958 |
| 40 | Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute | Durgapur | Feb 26, 1958 |
| 41 | National Institute of Communicable Diseases | Delhi | 1909 |
| 42 | National Institute of Virology | Pune | 1952 |