ITC-SRA is a Government-recognised R&D institution

The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, recognised ITC-SRA in 1982 as a Research and Development Institution in the area of Natural and Applied Sciences.

Donations to ITC-SRA are income tax-exempt from 1980 after it was recognised as a scientific research association under section 35(I)(ii) of the Income Tax Act 1961.

Scientific Advisory Board

ITC-SRA set up a Scientific Advisory Board under the Chairmanship of (Late) Professor B.D. Nagchaudhuri,Ex-Scientific Adviser: Ministry of Defence, Govt of India and Ex-Vice Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, in 1982. Prof Nagchaudhuri's contribution to build and formulate the research activities of the department was immense.

At present, the Scientific Advisory Board constitutes eminent scientists, Prof. (Emeritus) D. Dutta Majumder, Indian Statistical Institute, Prof. Dipak Ghosh, Jadavpur University, Prof. Bikash Sinha, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Dr. Partha Ghose, Prof. Anupam Basu, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and Prof. D K Bhattacharya, University of Kolkata.

The eminent and senior musician, Smt. Dipali Nag, was associated with the ITC-SRA's Scientific Research Department as an Advisor and was the Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board till her death. During her tenure she made significant contributions towards establishing and running the department.

Collaborative Research Work

The Scientific Research Department has initiated collaborative research with the Electronics and Communication Science Unit and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Unit of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata in the area of Speech and Music. The Research Department has academic exchanges with Jadavpur University, Kolkata.