With its unique and exclusive R&D activities, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) has made a niche for all other centres of CSIR across India, informed Union minister of state for science and technology Dr. Jitendra Singh.
He suggested that CSIR-NIIST draw a roadmap for the next 25 years with a major focus on younger talent pool which also complements with Mission 2027 (Viksit Bharat).
CSIR-NIIST, which completes 50 years of its existence in October 2025, is a constituent laboratory under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Lauding the institute for its Golden Jubilee, the minister said it comes at a time when the government is celebrating science, innovation and startups on a grand scale.
“A strong collaboration among academia, research, startups and industry is vital to create innovation. Besides, we need to devise global strategies to set a benchmark for ourselves,” he noted.
CSIR has a dynamic network of 37 national laboratories, 39 outreach centres, one Innovation Complex, and three units with a pan-India presence. Established as the industrial testing and research laboratory under government of Kerala, the institution became part of CSIR as Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) in 1975. It was renamed CSIR-NIIST in 2007, and since then has grown into a leading national institution with global visibility with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology.
As per the press release, CSIR-NIIST has been recognized for its contributions in areas such as spice and oilseeds processing, building materials, premium quality aluminium castings, processing and value addition of clays and minerals, organic photonic materials and environmental monitoring and remediation.
