<P> The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) is a part of the Ministry of Science and Technology, which was announced through a Presidential Notification, dated January 4, 1985 (74 / 2 / 1 / 8 Cab .) contained in the 164th Amendment of the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 . The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) has a mandate to carry out the activities relating to indigenous technology promotion, development, utilization and transfer . It also oversees the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India's largest research and development organization . </P> <P> Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) is the nodal department for granting recognition to in - house R&D units in Industry, Scientific and Industrial Research Organizations (SIROs); and registration to public funded research institutions, corporates, universities, Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Science, Regional Engineering College (RECs), other than hospitals . </P> <P> A complete directory of all recognized In - House R&D Units: http://www.dsir.gov.in/direct/08dir_rdi.pdf . The Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, has received ISO 9001: 2008 Certification for its functions, activities and services being in total compliance with the guidelines issued by the Performance Management Division, Cabinet Secretariat Government of India . Each year DSIR awards the DSIR National R&D award for Outstanding R&D achievements in various areas / sectors of industry . It has a mandate to carry out activities related to indigenous technology promotion, development, utilization and transfer . Its primary endeavor is to promote R&D by the industries, support a larger cross-section of small and medium industrial units to develop state - of - the art globally competitive technologies of high commercial potential, catalyze faster commercialization of lab - scale R&D . DSIR also provides a link between scientific laboratories and industrial establishments for transfer of technologies through its constituent company, the National Research Development Corporation and facilitates investment in R&D through Central Electronics Limited, the public undertaking under the Department . </P>

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