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Top 25 Research institutes based in India

Name: Research institutes based in India
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 687 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 687 research institutes headquartered in India as of September 2026 and tracks 68,550 professional contacts across them, including 8,625 with verified work emails. New Delhi is the largest hub.

This list covers research institutes headquartered in India, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 21, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest research institutes based in India

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 687 research institutes based in India, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to research institutes: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Csir India	Partial evidence	New Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	10001+	922 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CSIR is one of the largest and most diversified publicly funded scientific and industrial research organisations in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Csir-Ceeri	Strong evidence	Pilani, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	516 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani, is a pioneer Research Institute in the Country and a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	Indian Institute Of Tropical Meteorology	Strong evidence	Pune, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	495 contacts →
	Strong evidence “IITM is a premiere research Institute to generate scientific knowledge in the field of meteorology and atmospheric sciences that has potential application in various fields such…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	Csir Central Food Technological Research Institute Cftri	Strong evidence	Mysuru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	444 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CSIR−Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore (A constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi) came into existence…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Csir-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute Cmeri	Strong evidence	Durgapur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	427 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) is the apex R&D institute for mechanical engineering under the aegis of the Council of Scientific and Industrial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Csir-Niist	Partial evidence	Thiruvananthapuram, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	419 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, is a constituent Laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Clinilaunch Research Institute	Strong evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	383 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CliniLaunch is an advance clinical research institute, Professional Training Centre that has been established to fix the current vacuum of value prepared assets/Professionals by…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Saint-Gobain Research India	Indirect evidence	IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	379 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Saint-Gobain, the world leader in habitat and construction markets, designs, manufactures and distributes building materials, providing innovative solution to the challenges of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	Central Building Research Institute Cbri , Roorkee, Uttarakhand India	Strong evidence	Roorkee, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1,001-5,000	358 contacts →
	Strong evidence “About CBRI The Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, India, has been vested with the responsibility of generating, cultivating and promoting building science and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	Csir- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute	Strong evidence	Nagpur, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	351 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CSIR- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is an education management company based out of Nehru Marg, Nagpur, Maharastra, India.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	CMTI	Strong evidence	Bengaluru, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	334 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), is an autonomous Research & Development Institute focusing on providing 'Technology Solutions' to the manufacturing sector and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	Panipat Institute Of Engineering And Technology	Indirect evidence	Panipat, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	309 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	Csir-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation	Partial evidence	Chandigarh, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	301 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), a constituent unit of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), is a premier national laboratory dedicated to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	National Centre For Biological Sciences	Strong evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	278 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), located in Bangalore, is part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	CFTRI	Strong evidence	Mysore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	272 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Premier research institute engaged in r&d related food.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	BNM Institute Of Technology	Partial evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	271 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BNM Institute of Technology (BNMIT) was established in the year 2001 under aegis of BNM Charities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Indian Institute Of Petroleum	Partial evidence	Dun, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	266 contacts →
	Partial evidence “One of the constituent laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) It is devoted to multidisciplinary areas of Research and Development in the down…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	National Institute Of Advanced Studies	Partial evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	n/a	231 contacts →
	Partial evidence “National Institute of Advanced Studies was conceived and founded in 1988 by the late Mr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Center For Study Of Science, Technology And Policy	Indirect evidence	Bangalore, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	207 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CSTEP is one of India’s leading think tanks, with a mission to enrich policymaking with innovative approaches using science and technology for a sustainable, secure and inclusive…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Csir National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow	Strong evidence	Lucknow, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	206 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CSIR National Botanical Research Institute Lucknow is a premier research institute, mandated to pursue excellence in plant science research” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Bric-Rajiv Gandhi Centre For Biotechnology	Indirect evidence	Trivandrum, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	501-1,000	198 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) is a growing phenomenon.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research Tifr Hyderabad	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	184 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	TCG Crest	Strong evidence	Kolkata, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	181 contacts →
	Strong evidence “TCG CREST aspires to be a leading research institute of the world to unleash the true potential of human talent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	NCAER	Strong evidence	Delhi, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	201-500	180 contacts →
	Strong evidence “NCAER is India's oldest and largest national, non-profit, economic research institute.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Dr. Reddy's Institute Of Life Sciences	Indirect evidence	Hyderabad, IndiaHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	159 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Dr.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: research institutes. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names research institutes.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of research institutes, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name research institutes. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Research institutes based in India at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

12.6%Verified-email coverage

99.8Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

10.2%Largest-city concentration · New Delhi

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

148

11-50

265

51-200

147

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for India, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for India, over 687 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among research institutes, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in India whose own description of what they do matches “research institutes”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names research institutes), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among research institutes, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside India are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 8,625 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Research institutes by metro

Research institutes in New Delhi70
Research institutes in Pune38
Research institutes in Mumbai30
Research institutes in Chennai27
Research institutes in Delhi26
Research institutes in Hyderabad26
Research institutes in Bangalore25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names research institutes, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many research institutes are there based in India?

RevenueBase identified 687 research institutes headquartered in India as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Csir India, headquartered in New Delhi, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most research institutes?

New Delhi leads with 70 headquartered companies, followed by Pune (38) and Mumbai (30).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 8,625 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 687 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.