Indian Science, Technology and Innovation (ISTI)

Indian Science, Technology, and Innovation (ISTI) is a central repository of the content generated within the Indian Science Technology and Innovation (STI) ecosystem with a major thrust on reaching out to students, scholars, researchers, scientists from India and aboard, to help them to choose fellowships, scholarships, funding, and startup opportunities in India.

In this article, iLovePhD presented the list of Ministries and Departments, Centres of Excellence, Thematic Centres, Centres of Higher Learning, and National Academies (pertaining to engineering, science, and technology) functioning under the Government of India.

List of Ministries and Departments (pertaining to engineering, science, and technology) – ISTI

1. Department of Science and Technology (DST)
2. Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
3. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
4. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
5. Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)
6. Department of Space (DoS)
7. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
8. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
9. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
10. Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF & CC)
11. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
12. Ministry of Education (MoE)
13. Technology Development Board (TDB)
14. Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

List of Centres of Excellence (pertaining to engineering, science, and technology)

1. Centre of Excellence in Space Sciences India (CESSI), Kolkata
2. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre foe Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru
3. Centre for Nanotechnology (CNT), Roorkee
4. Centre for Computational Materials Science (CCMS), Bengaluru
5. Centre for Advanced Functional Materials (CAFM), Kolkata
6. National Centre for High Pressure Studies (NCHPS), Kolkata
7. Centre for Research on Environment and Sustainable Technologies (CREST), Bhopal
8. Centre for Research in Advanced Technology for Education in Science (CREATES), Bhopal
9. Centre for Outreach Programs in Education (COPE), Bhopal
10. Centre of Excellence in Climate Modelling (CECM), New Delhi
11. Centre for Excellence in Nanoelectronics (CEN), Mumbai
12. Centre of Excellence and Innovation in Biotechnology (CEIB), New Delhi
13. Centre of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education (COESME), Pune
14. Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences (CBS), Mumbai
15. Centre for Excellence in Robotics (CER), Kharagpur
16. Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology (CEAMT), Kharagpur
17. Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness (RCESH), Kharagpur
18. Deysarkar Centre of Excellence in Petroleum Engineering (DCEPE), Kharagpur
19. Centre of Excellence for Agri Innovation (CAI), Bengaluru
20. Centre of Excellence for Innovations (CEI), Madurai

List of Thematic Centres (pertaining to engineering, science, and technology) – ISTI

Geospatial Institutions

1. Survey of India (SoI), Dehradun
2. Indian Institute of Surveying and Mapping (IISM), Hyderabad
3. Centre for Aerospace and Defence Laws, Hyderabad
4. International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS), Thiruvananthapuram
5. Baskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG), Gandhi Nagar
6. Remote Sensing and Application Centre (RSAC), Uttar Pradesh
7. University of Mysuru (UoM), Mysuru
8. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, (UPES), Dehradun
9. Science and Technology Park, Pune
10. Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of Information Technology (MAP_IT), Bhopal
11. Maharashtra Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC), Pune
12. Information Kerala Mission (IKM), Thiruvananthapuram
13. Odisha Geo-Portal, Bhubaneshwar
14. Aryabhatta Geo-informatics and Space Application Centre (AGiSAC), Shimla
15. Orissa Space Application Centre (ORSAC), Bhubaneshwar

Environmental Institutions

1. Indian Forest Service (IFS)
2. Central Zoo Authority of India (CZAI)
3. National Biodiversity Authority (NBA)
4. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
5. Botanical Survey of India (BSI)
6. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)
7. Environmental Information System (ENVIS)
8. Odissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB)
9. Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC)
10. Directorate of Forest Education (DFE)
11. Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)
12. Forest Survey of India (FSI)
13. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA)
14. National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board (NAEB)
15. National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)
16. National Zoological Park (NZP)
17. Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)
18. C. P. R. Environmental Education Centre (CPREEC)
19. Centre of Excellence in Environment Education (CEEE)
20. Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES)
21. Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI)
22. Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystem (CEMDE)
23. Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON)

List of Centres of Higher Learning (pertaining to engineering, science, and technology) – ISTI

Central Universities

1. Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
2. Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh
3. University of Hyderabad, Telangana
4. Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh
5. Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
6. University of Delhi, Delhi
7. Tezpur University, Assam
8. Visva Bharati, West Bengal
9. North Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya
10. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
11. BabaSaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Uttar Pradesh
12. Central University of Punjab, Punjab
13. Assam University, Assam
14. Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh
15. Central Agricultural University, Manipur
16. Central University of Gujarat, Gujarat
17. Central University of Haryana, Haryana
18. Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
19. Central University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir
20. Central University of Jharkhand, Jharkhand
21. Central University of Karnataka,
22. Central University of Kashmir
23. Central University of Kerala
24. Central University of Orissa
25. Central University of Rajasthan
26. Central University of South Bihar
27. Central University of Tamil Nadu
28. Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh
29. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Bihar
30. English and Foreign Languages University, Telangana
31. Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh
32. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garwl University, Uttarakhand
33. Indian Maritime University, Tamil Nadu
34. Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi
35. Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Maharashtra
36. Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar
37. Manipur University, Manipur
38. Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Telangana
39. Mizoram University, Mizoram
40. Nagaland University, Nagaland
41. Nalanda University, Bihar
42. National Sports University, Manipur
43. Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University, Uttar Pradesh
44. Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Uttar Pradesh
45. Sikkim University, Sikkim
46. South Asian University, Delhi
47. Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Madhya Pradesh
48. Tripura University, Tripura
49. University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
50. Central University of Andhra Pradesh
51. Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
52. National Sanskrit University, Andhra Pradesh
53. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, Delhi
54. Central Sanskrit University, Delhi

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

1. Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

1. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
2. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
3. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
4. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
5. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
6. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
7. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
8. Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
9. Indian Institute of Technology, Indore
10. Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneshwar
11. Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
12. Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar
13. Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad
14. Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
15. Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhi Nagar
16. Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi
17. Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
18. Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu
19. Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad
20. Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati
21. Indian Institute of Technology, Goa
22. Indian Institute of Technology, Bhilai
23. Indian Institute of Technology, Dharwad

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)

1. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Tirupati
2. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram
3. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal
4. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali
5. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
6. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
7. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Berhampur

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal
2. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneshwar
3. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
4. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
5. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur
6. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
7. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, West Bengal
9. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati
10. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jammu
11. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Tamil Nadu
12. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Gujarat
13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jharkhand
14. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Uttar Pradesh
15. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjab
16. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Andhra Pradesh
17. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Maharashtra
18. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Uttar Pradesh
19. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Himachal Pradesh

National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) – ISTI

1. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Punjab
2. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Raebareli
3. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati
4. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad
5. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Kolkata
6. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Ahmedabad
7. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hajipur

National Institute of Technology (NIT) – ISTI

1. National Institute of Technology, Punjab
2. National Institute of Technology, Rajasthan
3. National Institute of Technology, Madhya Pradesh
4. National Institute of Technology, Uttar Pradesh
5. National Institute of Technology, Haryana
6. National Institute of Technology, Mizoram
7. National Institute of Technology, Telangana
8. National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh
9. National Institute of Technology, Assam
10. National Institute of Technology, Bihar
11. National Institute of Technology, Jammu and Kashmir
12. National Institute of Technology, Jharkhand
13. National Institute of Technology, Manipur
14. National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya
15. National Institute of Technology, Nagaland
16. National Institute of Technology, Odisha
17. National Institute of Technology, Puducherry
18. National Institute of Technology, Karnataka
19. National Institute of Technology, Sikkim
20. National Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu
21. National Institute of Technology, Tripura
22. National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
23. National Institute of Technology, West Bengal
24. National Institute of Technology Maharashtra
25. National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh
26. National Institute of Technology, Kerala
27. National Institute of Technology, Chhatisgarh
28. National Institute of Technology, New Delhi
29. National Institute of Technology, Goa
30. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) – ISTI

1. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Madhya Pradesh
2. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Uttar Pradesh
3. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Karnataka
4. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Rajasthan
5. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Tamil Nadu
6. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Andhra Pradesh
7. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Assam
8. Indian Institute of Information Technology, West Bengal
9. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Uttar Pradesh
10. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Manipur
11. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Haryana
12. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Himachal Pradesh
13. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Gujarat
14. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Tripura
15. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bihar
16. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Madhya Pradesh
17. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kerala
18. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Pune
19. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Jharkhand
20. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Surat
21. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Jabalpur

List of National Academies (pertaining to engineering, science, and technology) – ISTI

1. National Environmental Science Academy (NESA), New Delhi
2. National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), New Delhi
3. National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), New Delhi
4. Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Gurugram
5. The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), Prayagraj
6. Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi
7. Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), Bengaluru
8. National Academy of Veterinary Sciences (NAVS), New Delhi
9. National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS), Chennai