Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research
AcSIR conducts the academic programmes at CSIR-CSIO, Chandigarh, including the doctoral and M.Tech programmes listed on the institute's website. ARDOUR and Reminisce are presented by AcSIR at CSIR-CSIO.
The institutions
AcSIR & CSIR-CSIO
ARDOUR is presented by the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research at CSIR-CSIO, Sector-30C, Chandigarh.
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation
A laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, located in Sector-30C, Chandigarh. Its campus hosts ARDOUR's sports grounds, halls and stages.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
CSIR, India's network of national research laboratories, of which CSIR-CSIO is a constituent laboratory.
Recognition
Ranked
among the best
Only claims verified against a published source are shown here, together with the ranking year.
9th
AcSIR · NIRF 2025
9th in India — NIRF 2025, Research category
Verified: AcSIR Handbook (11 March 2026)
Leadership
Institutional
leadership
CSIR
Shri Narendra Modi
President, CSIR
Dr. Jitendra Singh
Vice President, CSIR
Dr. N. Kalaiselvi
Director General, CSIR
CSIR-CSIO
Dr. Shantanu Bhattacharya
Director, CSIR-CSIO
AcSIR
Prof. Manoj Kumar Dhar
Director, AcSIR
Dr. Suman Singh
Co-ordinator, AcSIR-CSIO
The campus
Sector-30C,
Chandigarh
