INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH

Jodhpur, Estd. 1984

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Jodhpur, was established on 27 June 1984 as the Desert Medicine Research Centre (DMRC). It was later renamed the National Institute for Implementation Research on Non-Communicable Diseases (NIIRNCD) on 7 December 2019 and subsequently redesignated as NIHR on 29 April 2026.

NIHR focuses on generating high-impact research across priority domains, strengthening capacity through specialized training programmes, and developing effective behaviour change communication strategies to address non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors.

Bhubaneshwar I Estd. 1981

ICMR-NIHR conducts interdisciplinary research on regionally prevailing communicable and non-communicable diseases, provides support in disease surveillance activities in the form of epidemic investigation and diagnosis, evaluation and training.

Gorakhpur I Estd. 2018

ICMR-NIHR is responsible for carrying out basic clinical, as well as operational research on locally prevalent diseases and suggesting intervention methods for reducing disease burden.

Dibrugarh I Estd. 1982

ICMR-NIHR conducts interdisciplinary research on prevailing communicable and non-communicable diseases in the North-East and provides support in disease surveillance activities in the form of epidemic investigation and diagnosis, evaluation and training.

Jabalpur I Estd. 1984

ICMR-NIHR conducts research on health issues that affect India’s tribal populations, including nutritional disorders, communicable and non-communicable diseases prevalent in tribal communities, and environmental health problems.

Patna I Estd. 1984

ICMR-RM NIHR conducts research on various aspects of Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar), HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and other tropical diseases.

Ahmedabad I Estd. 1969

ICMR-NIOH conducts research and disseminates knowledge on occupational and environmental health with the aim to provide a safe, healthy and comfortable work environment to workers of all occupations. It has two Regional Centres at Kolkata and Bengaluru.

Bengaluru I Estd. 2011

ICMR-NINE works to develop and sustain national research databases on various diseases including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and stroke, by leveraging recent advances in information technology.

Bengaluru I Estd. 1980

The ICMR Regional Occupational Health Centre (Southern), located in Bengaluru Karnataka, was established as a regional unit of ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (ICMR-NIOH) in 1977, to strengthen research on occupational and environmental health.

Bhopal I Estd. 1998

The Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, is a multi-specialty tertiary care centre, set up to provide medical facilities to all registered gas victims, and also carry out basic clinical and epidemiological research in all disciplines.

Bhopal I Estd. 2010

ICMR-NIREH focuses on conducting biomedical research on environmental health issues and building capacity to address environmental health challenges.

Hyderabad I Estd. 2016

ICMR-NIPCR pursues and supports basic and pre-clinical research on laboratory animals in the areas of developmental biology, reproductive biology, neurobiology, behavioral sciences, cardiology, stem cell, molecular cell biology, immunology and virology.

Hyderabad I Estd. 1918

ICMR-NIN conducts research on nutrition and related fields to generate high-quality evidence for tackling important public health nutrition challenges.

Kolkata I Estd. 1962

ICMR-NIRBI (Formerly known as ICMR-NICED) conducts basic and applied research on Cholera and other acute diarrhea diseases as well as on typhoid fever, infective hepatitis and HIV.

Kolkata, West Bengal

The ICMR-Centre for Ageing and Mental Health (CAMH) does research on mental health and ageing associated health issues.

Mumbai I Estd. 1957

ICMR-NIBID conducts multidisciplinary research related to immunohaematology, offers diagnostic services, and provides training to medical and non-medical professionals in the field of hematology, immunology, and genetics.

Mumbai I Estd. 1970

ICMR-NIWHR works to improve women’s reproductive health as well as address child health issues through research, education, and healthcare services.

Puducherry I Estd. 1975

ICMR-NIVCR is engaged in basic and applied research with the primary objective of finding newer methods and developing strategies for the control of vector borne diseases.

Pune I Estd. 1992

ICMR-NITVAR (Formerly known as ICMR-NARI) conducts research on HIV prevention and care, and supports the National AIDS Control Programme, in the areas of surveillance, capacity-building, laboratory services and drug resistance studies.

Pune I Estd. 1952

ICMR-NIV undertakes comprehensive research on viruses of public health concern, helps conduct outbreak investigations and monitor the spread of viral diseases, and contributes to the development of vaccines.

Maharashtra

Agra I Estd. 1976

ICMR-NJILOMD conducts research on leprosy, tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases, HIV, and has also commenced research on other diseases such as filariasis.

Belagavi I Estd. 2006

ICMR-NITM works to facilitate the integration of traditional medicinal practices with modern health systems through research, human resource development, and outreach activities.

Chennai I Estd. 1955

ICMR-NIRT carries out research on all aspects (clinical, bacteriological, epidemiological, behavioural and laboratory) of tuberculosis and HIV-TB, with a focus on treatment, prevention, and control.

Chennai I Estd. 1999

ICMR-NIE conducts epidemiological studies, helps develop human resources in epidemiology and biostatistics, and coordinates between various ICMR and non-ICMR Institutes at the national level for epidemiological purposes.

Noida I Estd. 1979

ICMR-NICPR conducts basic, clinical, and applied research related to the common cancers that are prevalent in India, involving medical and community practice with an emphasis on early detection and prevention.

Sri Vijaya Puram I Estd. 1983

ICMR-RMRCSVP carries out biomedical research on locally prevalent communicable and noncommunicable diseases with a special emphasis on the health problems of indigenous tribal population of the region.