Funding Agencies for Research and Development in India
There are many Government research funding agencies. Some of the Agencies are listed below
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- University Grants Commission (UGC)
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
- All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
- Aeronautics Research & Development Board
- Department of Atomic Energy
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
- Department of Coal (DOC)
- Department of Ocean Development (DOD)
- Department of Science and Technology (DST)
- Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR)
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
- India Meteorological Department (IMD)
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – Department of Space
- Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MOCIT)
- Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF)
- Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MFPI)
- Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES)
- Ministry of Power, Central Power Research Institute (CPRI)
- Ministry of Water Resources (MOWR)
- Department of Education ( DOE)
- Science and Technology Application for Rural Development (STARD)
- Science & Technology for Weaker Sections (STAWS)
- Indian National Science Academy ( INSA)
- International Foundation for Science
- Third World Academy of Sciences ( TWAS)
- Third World Network of Scientific Organizations
Some more information on the research agencies will be published sortly
