National Chemical Laboratory

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NCL Pune
NCL Pune

The National Chemical Laboratory is a government laboratory in Pune, India near Pashan.

Popularly known as NCL, a constituent member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India was established in 1950. There are approximately 200 scientific staff with PhD. The interdisciplinary research centre has a wide research scope and specializes in polymer science, organic chemistry, catalysis, materials chemistry, chemical engineering, biochemical sciences and process development. It houses excellent infrastructure for measurement science and chemical information. There are about 400 graduate students pursuing research towards doctoral degree; about 50 students are awarded Ph.D. degree every year; and the strong and young talent pool renews every few years. NCL publishes the second largest number of papers in chemical sciences (~ 430)and files the largest number of patents, both in India (~60) and abroad (~60) and produces the largest number of Ph.Ds in chemical sciences in India.

NCL is dedicated towards basic and advanced level research in chemistry and chemical engineering.

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