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Information science institute in New Delhi, India

The National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), located at New Delhi, India, was an information science institute in India founded in 2002. In 2021, the institute was merged with National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies to form National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR). It operated under the umbrella of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) that comprise 38 other labs and institutes in India.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), located at New Delhi, India, was an information science institute in India founded in 2002. In 2021, the institute was merged with National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies to form National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR). It operated under the umbrella of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) that comprise 38 other labs and institutes in India. The institute published several academic journals and magazines.2

The story

History

In 2002, the Indian Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC), which came into being in 1952 under CSIR, was merged with NISCOM in 2002, to form National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR).

Associateship in Information Science (AIS)

NISCAIR offered Associateship in Information Science (AIS), a two-year master's degree level professional programme, earlier.

From Wikipedia’s article on National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

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Timeline

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