Thapar Centre for Industrial Research and development (TCIRD) is a non-profit, privately managed, premier contract research and consulting organisation in India. Established in 1983, the Centre aims to foster, promote and sustain the cultivation of science and technology and scientific research in all its aspects - pure, applied and educational.

Agro and food biotechnology : Natural products - process and product development, preservation technologies, algal technologies. Forest resource management and productivity enhancement, plant propagation.

Pulp and Paper : Process development, biotech applications.

Environment and Energy : Technology development, engineering, consulting, monitoring, audit, impact assessment, waste utilisation and disposal and bio-remediation.

Chemical Engineering : Development of industrial chemicals, consulting and process development.

Materials : Design & development, characterisation and consulting.

Industrial Design and Product Development : Analysis, design and performance improvement in mechanical, electro-mechanical and automobile systems.

Software Engineering : Development of software tools for engineering applications and process simulation.

Our partners

We have no customers. We have only partners. We believe that technology can be developed successfully only with total participation of the industry. Our partners can be categorised into :

Process Industries - Long term and short term process and product development, technology transfer, consulting and technical services to Agro, Pulp and Paper, Starch and Food, Textiles and Chemicals Industries.

Engineering Industries - Analysis, product design an development, product improvement, consulting and technical services to Electrical, Internal Combustion Engines, Power Transmission, Machine Tools, Metal and Automobile industries.

Governmental and Inter-governmental Organisations: Sponsored Technology development/demonstration/commercialisation and consulting.

Our competencies

Economically viable complete lab-to-field technology package, and
Total solutions


Our credentials

Extensive experience of working with the large diversified industrial group

Successful transfer of a number of technologies to the industries

High calibre experienced research staff

Sophisticated modern laboratories

Strong networking with industry, academic and research institutions

Recognised as Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO) by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India.

Certified as Class "A" laboratory for environmental services by the Punjab Pollution Control Board.

Accredited Environmental Auditor by Punjab State Council for Science and Technology