The Council of science and Industrial Research(CSIR),the premier research and development organization in India was setup in 1942.It is an autonomous body which aims to provide industrial competitivenes,social welfare,strong science& technology base for strategic sectors and advancement of fundamental knowledge.
The strategic road map for CSIR as it stepped into the new millenium envissaged:
· Re-engineering the organisational structure,
· Linking research to marketspace,
· Mobilising and optimising the resourse base,
· creating an enabling infrastructure, and
· Investing in high quality science that will be the harbinger of future technologies.
The new science and technology policy-2003 announced by the government of India in the early year of the new century presents science and technology with a human face and emphasizes realities such as facing open,global competition,need for examining social,economic and environmental consequences of S & T and aggresive international bench marking and innovation.If advocate strong support for basic research and emphasizes manpower build-up and retention as important challenges.It advocates dynamism in S & T governance,through the participation of science and technologies.
Today CSIR is recognised as one of the world's largest publically funded research and development organisations having linkages to academia, research and development organisations and industry.
The NIIST,previously regional research laboratory at Pappanomcode,Trivandrum is the most prestious of the 38 laoratories under CISR.
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