National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research

About National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research:

• It is an autonomous research institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) established in 1998. It is India’s premier R&D institution responsible for the country’s research activities in the Polar and Southern Ocean realms.
• It is tasked with planning and executing polar expeditions and scientific research in Antarctica, Arctic, Himalayas and Southern Ocean.
• It also undertakes research on some of the country’s strategically vital projects like mapping of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), continental shelf margins and the Deep Ocean Mission.
  • The Center maintains a Research Advisory Committee (RAC) to help guide and concentrate the research activities.
• It is located in Vasco da Gama, Goa and was formerly known as the National Center for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR).