Introduction

CSIR-National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi is devoted to a study of various aspects of interaction among science, society and state and exploring continuously the interface between Science, Technology and Society. NISTADS is one of the 38 institutes/laboratories of the Government of India’s Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi.

Currently, the faculty comprises 15 members. This faculty is drawn from a variety of academic discipline. This intellectual diversity is the mainstay of the institute. Research students enrolled in the Institute obtain Ph.D. degree from different universities. NISTADS has a vibrant visiting scholars programme, under which researchers from India and abroad are encouraged to spend time at the Institute.

Research Areas:

  • S&T Application, Assessment and Planning(STAAP)

  • Future Applicable S&T(FAST)

  • Socio-Economics of S&T(SEST)

  • Group Dynamics and Social Engineering(GDSE)

  • Frontier Innovation and Research in S&T(FIRST)

  • Climate Change, Adaption, Mitigation, Sustainability(CAMS)

The Institute has core competence in:

  • Science and Technology policy Research
  • Dedicated to the concern and problems of developing countries.    

Among the diverse fields the Institute is involved in, some are:

  • water
  • Rural areas
  • S& T mapping
  • High Technology
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Public Science and Technology

 Our Strengths:

  • Interdisciplinary research teams.
  • Multi-discipline in faculty.
  • Long research experience.
  • Field research: designing/collecting primary data.
  • Students, visitors network partners Indian as well as international.
  • Access to CSIR resources, technologies, knowledge and people.
  • World class IT Facility.
  • World-class computerized library: access to several thousands of research journals and database.

We have proven our capabilities in:

  • Water-resources, economics, management and life science.
  • Entrepreneurship and Micro- entrepreneurship development.
  • Innovation-Strategy and management.
  • Intellectual property issues.
  • Knowledge management; R&D management.
  • Law, technology and economics.
  • Science policy.
  • Resource mapping/geography.