North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, Assam, a constituent establishment of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, has been engaged in multidisciplinary R&D work relevant to the country in general and North Eastern Region in particular.
TheCSIR- North East Institute of Science and Technology, formerly(RRL) , Jorhat was established in the year 1961 as one of the multidisciplinary laboratories of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research(CSIR) under its Chemical Science Group of laboratories. Its major thrust of R&D activities has been to develop indigeneous technologies by utilising the immense natural wealth of India. The North Eastern Region of the country being bestowed with an abundance of material resources like petroleum, natural Gas, Minerals, Tea as well as aromatic and Medicinal plants and hence the laboratories was targeted to undertake research for development of Know-How for a wide a range of industries and extension works. Over the years, the laboratory has generated more than 100 technologies in the areas of Agrotechnology, Biological and Oil Field Chemicals of which about 40% were of commercial success culminating in setting up of various industries through out the country. The laboratory also developed expertise in the areas like Natural Products Chemistry, drug and drug intermediates, VSK cement, Plant Technology, Agro-technologies, Petroleum Microbiology and Petrochemicals, Crude oil transportation, Paper and Paper Products, beneficiation Chemicals, ecology and environmental studies, Geotechnical investigations, foundation design engineering, soil and building materials etc. The annual turn over of the products produced with RRLtechnologies within the country is estimated to be Rs. 110 crores.
Qulity policy : "Committed to achieve excellence and with quality outputs in R&D in frontier areas, professional consultancy and contract services in chemical, bio and allied sciences to be offered to customers in public and private domains at national and international levels "
Vision: "Knowledge for empowering, particularly North-East region, through Science and Technology interventions"
Mission: "To nurture excellence in basic & applied research for developing technologies with sustainable development goals to improve the quality of life in the North-East India"
Mandate: ""To put to effective use the immense material resources of North Eastern region and to provide R&D inputs for developing the economy of the NE region in particular and the country in general ""
Goal: "To design, develop and deliver knowledgebases and technologies for gainful application based on natural resources available in North Eastern region of India and to improve the quality of life in rural areas "
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