Director general csir new delhi

The Director General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is the chief executive officer of the organization. Here are the names of the Directors General of CSIR, New Delhi, since its inception:

  1. Dr. M. Visvesvaraya (1942-1947)
  2. Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar (1947-1952)
  3. Dr. R. R. Diwakar (1952-1956)
  4. Dr. M. G. K. Menon (1956-1961)
  5. Dr. S. K. Mitra (1961-1966)
  6. Dr. M. S. Valiathan (1966-1972)
  7. Dr. S. C. Bhattacharya (1972-1978)
  8. Dr. R. A. Mashelkar (1978-1983)
  9. Dr. R. N. Prasad (1983-1988)
  10. Dr. G. S. Sanyal (1988-1993)
  11. Dr. R. Chidambaram (1993-1999)
  12. Dr. R. A. Mashelkar (1999-2003)
  13. Dr. T. R. Seshadri (2003-2008)
  14. Dr. Samir K. Brahmachari (2008-2013)
  15. Dr. Rakesh Kumar (2013-2018)
  16. Dr. Girish Sahni (2018-2022)
  17. Dr. Shekhar C. Mande (2022-present)

Note: The list may not be exhaustive, and the dates may vary depending on the source.