Research institutes

There is a Main Advisory Council for the DSRF and JNIAS to steer their activities. There are eminent people represented in this Council and Dr.D.Swaminadhan, Former Member of the Planning Commission and the President of the Institute chairs it. In addition, there are four advisory Councils for JNIAS, namely (I) Advisory Council for Education and Research chaired by Dr.S.Z.Qasim, Former Member (Science), Planning Commission; (ii) Advisory Council for Social Empowerment Chaired by Dr.Jayant Patil, Former Member (Agriculture and Rural Development), Planning Commission; (iii) Advisory Council for Innovation and Transfer of Technology chaired by Dr.D.Swaminadhan, Former Member of the Planning Commission (iv) Advisory Council for Computer and Library Information System chaired by Dr. N. Vijayaditya, Director-General, National Informatics Centre, New Delhi.