Here is a list of some important research centres in India, categorized by state. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list and there are many more research centres across the country.
Andhra Pradesh:
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati
- International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Tirupati
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Tirupati
Assam:
- North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST), Jorhat
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati
- Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Guwahati
Bihar:
- Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences (RMRI), Patna
- National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hajipur
- Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna
Chhattisgarh:
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhilai
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Raipur
- Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur
Delhi:
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi
- Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi
- Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi
- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi
Goa:
- National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa
- National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Vasco da Gama
Gujarat:
- Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ahmedabad
- Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), Gandhinagar
- Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU), Gandhinagar
Haryana:
- National Brain Research Centre (NBRC), Gurugram
- National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Rohtak
Himachal Pradesh:
- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Palampur
- Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla
Jammu and Kashmir:
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jammu
- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu
- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
Jharkhand:
- Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR), Dhanbad
- National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), Jamshedpur
Karnataka:
- Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bengaluru
- National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru
- Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru
Kerala:
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram
- Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram
- Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram
- Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh:
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore
- National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal
Maharashtra:
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
- Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
- National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune
- Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Pune
Odisha:
- Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar
- Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Bhubaneswar
- National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar
Punjab:
- Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali
- Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
Rajasthan:
- Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
- Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani
Tamil Nadu:
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
- Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai
- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT), Chennai
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy
Telangana:
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad
- Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad
- National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal
- National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad
Uttar Pradesh:
- Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Allahabad
- Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow
- National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow
- Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi
Uttarakhand:
- Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun
- Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun
- Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun
West Bengal:
- Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata
- Bose Institute, Kolkata
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata
- Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata