CARI Bengaluru

Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI) Bengaluru established as Regional Research Centre in 1971 was subsequently known as Regional Research Institute, National Dietetics Research Institute and Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Metabolic Disorders before its upgradation as CARI in 2020. In recognition of its contribution in patient care and research, the Ministry of AYUSH, Govt, of India has awarded “Centre of Excellence for Madhumcha (Diabetes)” to the Institute. It is one of the peripheral pharmacovigilance centres for monitoring and reporting adverse drug reactions and misleading advertisements related to Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani drugs.

It houses a multidisciplinary team engaged in diverse research and integrative healthcare activities with a moto of consumer satisfaction. Besides ongoing 25 research studies at CARI, healthcare services are provided to needy public through NABL and NABH accredited hospital wing (OPD, telemedicine, 28 bedded in-patient facility and community outreach). These services include expert consultations [Preventive, General OPD, Shalya & Marma Chikitsa, Shalakya (Eye & ENT), Yoga], Ayurveda dispensary, diagnostic laboratory (biochemistry, hematology, ultra sound, X-ray & ECG), panchakarma, yoga therapies ambulance for patient transportation and a canteen. Patients are registered in AHMIS e- portal, lab software provides SMS alerts and e-reports.

Under centre of excellence scheme, approaches for the prevention and management of Diabetes are validated. Risk assessment and management of pre-diabetes / diabetes, through integrated healthcare services, life style guidelines, medicinal plants, home remedies is done. Audio-visuals are made available for public awareness. Capacity building for students in diabetes management, research methodology, training for public in prevention and management of diabetes, Yoga, cooking classes are also conducted regularly.

All clinical services are free for BPL
60% discount for senior citizens
Nominal charges for others

The institute focuses its research on metabolic disorders and Ayurveda dietetics, with additional domains covering outreach healthcare research, drug standardization, and medicinal plants research. Currently, CARI has over 25 research projects, most of them in collaboration with premier institutions such as IISc Bengaluru, NIMHANS Bengaluru, ICMR-National Institute of Traditional Medicine Belagavi, CSIR-CFTRI Mysuru, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Bengaluru, University of Agricultural Sciences Bengaluru, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Belagavi, Samatvam Jnana Sanjeevini Endocrinology Diabetes, Prayoga, CIIRC- Jyothi Inst. of technology, TDU and Prayoga Bengaluru among others. This collaborative approach underscores CARI’s commitment to advancing Ayurvedic research and integrative healthcare practices, aiming to enhance understanding, treatment, and management of health issues through traditional knowledge and modern scientific methods.

Mandate

To conduct Clinical Research focusing on metabolic disorders, Ayurveda dietetics, health care services, outreach activities such as tribal health care research, scheduled caste sub plan, medico-ethno-botanical survey, drug standardization and any other assignment of national importance related to Research & Development in Ayurveda.

Vision

To develop scientific evidence on Ayurvedic principles, drugs and therapies by integrating ancient wisdom with modern technology and to bring Ayurveda to the people through innovations related to diagnostics, preventive, promotive as well as treatment methods and also to introduce scientific methods for sustained availability of quality natural resources to translate them into products and processes in synergy with concerned organizations.

Mission

✅ To aim for the wellbeing of people by way of promoting better health through evidence based Ayurvedic principles and practices.

✅ To develop CCRAS into a dynamic, vibrant and model research organisation for undertaking, coordinating, aiding and promoting research in Ayurveda.

✅ To attain global leadership in research for treatment and prevention of emerging important lifestyle related disease and health requirement.

Achievements

Since inception, the institute has 477 scientific publications and abstracts, 9 monographs, 8 book reviews, 1,315 presentations and participations and received 3 gold medals, 4 best research papers and incentives for two best publications. The reference library hosts 2050 books, important scientific journals and CCRAS publications for sale. The Institute is recognised as Ph.D. Centre by Mysore University and has awarded 16 Ph.D. and 1 D.Sc. degree. Presently it is recognised by Dayanand Sagar University, Bengaluru and Datta Meghe University, Wardha.

The institute has organized various awareness camps, workshops, training, brainstorming sessions, conference. In addition, we successfully participated in Poshan Maah under National Nutrition Mission, International Day of Yoga, Ayurveda Day, Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Rajabhasha related activities, Swachata Hi Sewa Campaign, Vigilance Awareness Week, Constitution Day, Sports day, Organ donation day, Arogya Fair and International year of Millets. We catered to the healthcare needs of more than 2 lakh people during Covid -19 pandemic and documented the outcome. CARI also monitors centrally sponsored projects in the State of Karnataka.

BAMS internees are regularly posted in the institute. We have been providing Ayurveda orientation & training to MBBS internees as mandated by the National Medical Council.

During 2023-24, the institute has got a patent for “Development of predictive system for diagnosing the risk of Diabetes based on Ayurveda principles using Machine Learning techniques” under CoE. CARI, Bengaluru was one of the study site and nodal centre for another patent obtained for “Invention of the process for the preparation of an Ayurvedic herbal formulation (AYUSH-D) for the management of Diabetes”.

Achievements under CoE

S.No.	Deliverables	2021-23	2023-24	Total (2021-2024)
1.	Population benefited from e-Healthcare initiatives	26582	189610	216192
2.	Research projects	6 (completed)	4 (ongoing)	10
3.	Scientific papers published	6	4	10
4.	Technical collaborations with reputed organisations	5	1	6
5.	IPR	–	1 copy right received	–
6.	Number of patients attended Diabetes OPD	7753 (New-1919, Old-5834)	7416 (New-1395, Old-6021)	15169
7.	Diabetes health camps	51 camps with 1601 beneficiaries	30 camps with 915 beneficiaries	81 camps with 2516 beneficiaries
8.	Awareness program for general public	10 programs with 391 beneficiaries	10 programs with 748 beneficiaries	20 programs with 1139 beneficiaries
9.	Patient training program at CARI hospital	10 programs with193 beneficiaries	10 programs with 282 beneficiaries	20 programs with 475 beneficiaries
10.	Yoga training program at in and around CARI hospital	13 programs with 421 beneficiaries	12 programs with 325 beneficiaries	25 programs with 746 beneficiaries
11.	Students training program	10 programs with 392 beneficiaries	10 programs with 426 beneficiaries	20 programs with 818 beneficiaries
12.	Review of literature	18 Books- 657 formulations compiled	About 100 publications	18 Books 100 research papers
13.	Documents prepared	1 (treatment protocol drafted)		10 IEC Materials 10 -videos

Infrastructure/ facilities

Hospital Block

Registration
Outpatient department – General and special OPDs
Inpatient department – 28 bedded
Pharmacy
Clinical laboratory
USG
X- Ray & ECG to be functional soon
Panchakarma
Ambulance
Bio-Medical Waste Management
Medical Record
Canteen
Information Technology/ AHMIS (Ayush Hospital Management Information System), pharmacy and lab software providing SMS alerts and e-reports

Admin Block

Admn office
Store
Drug standardisation lab.
Reference library
Reference museum
Herbarium repository
Conference hall

Services available for public

Preventive & clinical care for all ranges of problems
Training and capacity building for students, academicians, practitioners, researchers
Awareness programmes on Yoga, lifestyle & food, home remedies, hygiene, social issues, flagship programmes like Swach Bharat, Fit India, Nutrition mission
Internship to BAMS and MBBS students
Information on medicinal plants
Plant& crude dug authentication
Quality control studies
Reference library, raw drug museum and herbarium repository.

Collaborators

The Institute is presently having Memorandum of Understandings with following Institutes for execution of Collaborative Research Projects:

Sr. No.	Institute	Purpose /Project
1.	Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru	MoU signed for collaboration on academic programmes, research partnerships, and training
2.	NIMHANS, Bengaluru	Evaluating the efficacy of Ayurvedic intervention as add on to conventional treatment and explore the interaction of Epigenetics, Neuro/gut biomarkers and Neuroimaging in Pediatric ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
3.	The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology, Bengaluru	Systems biology approach to delineate molecular signatures of Prakriti in healthy humans
4.	NIMHANS, Bengaluru	Ayurveda therapeutic regimen as on Add-on to optimized conventional management of Parkinson’s disease: An RCT for assessment of Clinical, Cortical excitability, Neuroimmune and Autonomic function parameters
5.	Sri. BMK Ay. College, Belagavi	Evaluation of Hepatoprotective activity of PTK as an add on therapy in the patients of Tuberculosis on ATT – A Double-blind Randomized control clinical study
6.	1) RRAP CARI, Mumbai 2) AVP Research Foundation, Coimbatore 3) Raja Rajeshwari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore	A Double-blind, Double Dummy, Randomised Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Classical Ayurvedic Management versus Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis (AMRA)
7.	1) Sri. BMK Ay., Belagavi 2) ICMR, Belagavi	Evaluation of AYUSH GMH in the subjects of mild to moderate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – A Double-Blind Randomized Control Clinical study”
8.	ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru	Comparative evaluation of field and hydroponic cultivation of selected Ayurvedic medicinal plants
9.	University of Agricultural Science, Bengaluru	Study of seasonal variation on bioactive compounds of Panchavalkal – 05 medicinal plants used in Ayurveda
10.	University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Science and Technology, Bengaluru	Documentation of Traditional Food Recipes of Karnataka and their validation with Ayurveda and Nutritional Perspective
11.	CSIR- CFTRI, Mysore	Formulation and product development of Ayurveda recipes and nutritional evaluation of selected products
12.	1) Adichunchanagiri Ayurvedic Medical College, Hospital Research Centre, Bengaluru 2) Sri. Sri. College of Ayurvedic Science and Research, Bengaluru 3) Shri B.M. Kankanawadi Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Belagavi 4) VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottakkal	A Multi Centre study to assess the treatment adherence and tolerability of Ayush SR in Generalized Anxiety Disorder
13.	IRSHA, Pune	Elucidating Mechanisms Of ANTI -HYPERGLYCEMIC Activity of Selected Herbal Formulations.
14.	Centre for Incubation, Innovation, Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Bengaluru	MoU signed for collaborations on studies pertaining to food technology and Information technology including Machine learning and Artificial intelligence
15.	Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur	MoU signed under Centre of Excellence Scheme for conduct of Safety and efficacy animal studies on Ayurveda Anti-diabetic formulations
16.	Samatvam Science and Research for Human welfare Trust, Bengaluru	MoU signed under Centre of Excellence Scheme for conduct of Clinical trials
17.	CSIR- Central Food Technology Research Institute, Mysore	MoU signed under Centre of Excellence Scheme for conduct of Nutrition and food technology research
18.	Govement Ayurveda Research Center, Mysore	MoU signed for collaboration on academic programmes, research partnerships, and training
19.	Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education & Research (DMIHER), Wardha	MoU signed for PhD Research
20.	Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology & Management (DASTM), Bengaluru	MoU signed for Post doctoral research

Clinical Research:

Intramural (IMR) and collaborative studies:

Completed Projects

✅ Clinical evaluation of herbal formulations in the management of Kuposhana (Malnutrition)

✅ Clinical evaluation of herbo-mineral preparations in the management of ARSHA (Haemorrhoids)

✅ Clinical evaluation of Brahmi Vachaghanavati in the management of Manodvega (Anxiety neurosis)

✅ Evaluation of Shamana therapy and Shodana Chikitsa in the management of Tamaka Swasa (Bronchial asthma)

✅ Clinical evaluation of herbal and herbomineral formulations in the management of Vyanabalavaishamya (Hypertension)

✅ A Multicentric Open Clinical Trial on Dhatri Louha in Iron Deficiency Anaemia.

✅ Documentation of Reported Episode of Prevention/Treatment of Vector Born/Infectious Disease of Ayurveda and Siddha

✅ Multicentric Open clinical trial of Rajapravartinivati in Kastarthava (Dysmenorrhea)

✅ Clinical evaluation on the Rasayana effect of Ashwagandhavalehya in apparently healthy elderly persons

✅ Clinical evaluation of VyoshadiGuggulu and Haritaki Churna in the management of Obesity (Sthaulya)

✅ Evaluation of Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Brahma Rasayana in Apparently Healthy Elderly persons

✅ Prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled comparative trial to evaluate quality of life with AYUSH QOL 2C in patients of non-Metastatic Breast Cancer as an adjuvant to Chemotherapy

✅ Clinical Trial to Study the effect of Chyavanaprasha on Aging in Apparently Healthy Elderly Subjects

✅ Clinical evaluation of Vatari Guggulu, Maharasnadikwatha and NarayanaTaila in the management of Osteoarthritis knee

✅ Clinical Evaluation of Ashwagandha Churna and PravalaPishti In The Management of Osteopenia / Osteoporosis

✅ Clinical Evaluation of Kanakasava and Trivritachurna in the management of Bronchial Asthma (Tamakaswasa)

✅ Clinical Evaluation of efficacy of Trayodashangaguggulu, Maharasanadi kwatha & Prasarani Taila in the Management of Gridhrasi (Sciatica)

✅ Preparation of hard copies and Transcription of Ayurveda/medical palm leaf manuscripts and rare books from Karnataka

✅ Swasthya Rakshana Programme under Swachh Bharat

✅ Impact assessment on AYUSH Advisory/ AYUSH based preventive measures in COVID-19 situation” through AYUSH Sanjeevani Mobile app

✅ A prospective non-randomized open label controlled interventional study on the effect of Guduchi Ghan Vati/ Sudarshan Ghan Vati as a prophylactic measure among Containment Zone population exposed to COVID 19

✅ Evaluation of Add on Efficacy & Safety of An Ayurvedic Formulation AYUSH PJ -7 in the Management of Dengue Fever & Prevention of its complications – A Double-Blind Clinical Study (Belagavi and Kolar Centres)

✅ A systematic review on Safety and Efficacy of Ayurveda interventions for Urolithiasis

✅ Clinical Evaluation of efficacy of Trayodashangaguggulu, Maharasanadi kwatha &PrasaraniTaila in the Management of Gridhrasi (Sciatica)

✅ Clinical Evaluation of AYUSH PE Eye Drops in the Management of Acute Allergic Conjunctivitis

✅ A systematic review on Safety and Efficacy of Ayurveda interventions for Glaucoma

✅ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Ayurvedic medicine use among the Diabetics –a cross sectional study

✅ Preclinical studies of four anti-diabetic formulations of Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI) in high fat diet along with low dose of Streptozotocininduced Diabetes in Wistar rats

✅ Evaluation of anti-diabetic efficacy of four selected classical Ayurvedic poly- herbal formulations in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus-A randomized pilot study

✅ Clinical evaluation of anti-diabetic efficacy of ‘KaphajaPramehahara Yoga, an Ayurveda poly-herbal formulation in Prediabetes-A pilot study

✅ Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice related to Madhumeha (Diabetes)

✅ A Cross-sectional study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice related to Madhumeha (Diabetes)

✅ Development of a predictive system for diagnosing the risk of Diabetes using machine learning technique

✅ Randomised Placebo controlled prospective Phase II clinical study of an Ayurvedic coded drug AYUSH-D on glycemic control in prediabetic subjects

✅ Randomised Placebo controlled prospective Phase II clinical study of Ayurvedic coded drug AYUSH-D”in the management of type2 Diabtetes mellitus as add on therapy to Metformin

✅ An observational study to document the potential safety issues and prescription trends of selected Rasausadhis

✅ An open label clinical trial to evaluate clinical efficacy and safety of Ayush AGT in Dandruff (Darunaka)

✅ Profiling of Demographic, Health status and Non Communicable Diseases among Schedule Tribe population in selected States across India- a descriptive, cross sectional, Epidemiological study

✅ Effectiveness of Ayurveda based diet and Lifestyle advocacy on health related Quality of life in Schedule Tribe population in India- a Community based, cluster randomized controlled study

✅ A Prospective Community based Study for the evaluation of Dhatri Loha in the Management of Anaemia (Pandu)

✅ A Prospective Community based Study for the evaluation of Yogaraja Guggulu, Ashwagandha Churna & Narayana Taila in the Management of Osteoarthritis Knee (Janugata Sandhivata)

✅ A Prophylactic Community Based Study to Assess the impact of Ayu Raksha Kit in COVID-19 under THCRP and AMHCP-SCSP Project

✅ A prospective community-based study for the evaluation of Punarnavadi Mandura in Anemia (Pandu)

Completed under CoE Scheme

✅Preclinical studies of four anti-diabetic formulations of Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI) in high fat diet along with low dose of Streptozotocin induced Diabetes in Wistar rats

✅Evaluation of anti-diabetic efficacy of four selected classical Ayurvedic poly-herbal formulations in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus – A randomized pilot study

✅Clinical evaluation of anti-diabetic efficacy of ‘Kaphaja Pramehahara Yoga, an Ayurveda poly-herbal formulations in Pre-diabetes – A pilot study

✅Development of predictive system for diagnosing the risk of Diabetes using machine learning techniques.

✅A Cross-sectional study of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice related to Madhumeha (Diabetes)

✅A pilot study to evaluate the role of Yoga capsule as add-on in reducing Serum Glucose levels in diabetes.

✅Evaluation of bio-availability of Varadi and Mustadi ghana vati in healthy volunteers – A cross-over randomized clinical trial

Ongoing Projects

Sl. No.	Name of the projects
IMR Projects
1.	Tribal Health Care Research Project (THCRP-TSP) under Annual Action Plan 2024-25
2.	General Health screening with special focus on selected disease conditions (Tuberculosis, Anaemia, Hemoglobinopathies & Malnutrition) and Ayurveda management of Anaemia & Malnutrition in students of Ekalavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
3.	Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Programme-Scheduled Caste Sub plan 2024-25
4.	A Randomized, Placebo control, Double-blind clinical trial to evaluate the effect of Trikatu in Subclinical Hypothyroidism
5.	Efficacy and safety of Ayurveda Formulation ‘Trikatu’ in Dyslipidemia – A Prospective Randomized Double Blind Pladebo Controlled Trial
6.	A Cross-sectional survey to explore the association of prakriti with diabetic Retinopathy
7.	Morbidity and Healthcare-seeking behaviour of the patients visiting the Ayurveda healthcare facilities of the DGAFMS Hospitals: A multicentre cross-sectional survey study
8.	Documentation of Prescription Trends in Osteoarthritis by Ayurveda Physicians – A retrospective analysis
Collaborative Projects
9.	Evaluation of AYUSH GMH in the subjects of mild to moderate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – A Double Blind Randomized Control Clinical study
10.	A Double blind double dummy prospective randomized controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of classical Ayurveda management versus Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis (AMRA Study)
11.	Systems Biology approach to delineate molecular signatures of Prakriti in healthy humans
12.	Evaluating the efficacy of Ayurvedic intervention as add on to conventional treatment and explore the interaction of Epigenetics, Neuro/gut biomarkers and Neuroimaging in Pediatric ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
13.	Ayurveda therapeutic regimen as on Add-on to optimized conventional management of Parkinson’s disease: An RCT for assessment of Clinical, Cortical excitability, Neuroimmune and Autonomic function parameters
14.	Evaluation of Hepatoprotective activity of PTK as an add on therapy in the patients of Tuberculosis on ATT – A Double blind Randomized control clinical study
15.	Comparative evaluation of field and hydroponic cultivation of selected Ayurvedic medicinal plants
16.	Study of seasonal variation on bioactive compounds of Panchavalkal – 05 medicinal plants used in Ayurveda
17.	Documentation of Traditional Food Recipes of Karnataka and their validation with Ayurveda and Nutritional Perspective
18.	Formulation and product development of Ayurveda recipes and nutritional evaluation of selected products
19.	A Multi Centre study to assess the treatment adherence and tolerability of Ayush SR in Generalized Anxiety Disorder
20.	Elucidating mechanisms of anti-hyperglycemic activity of selected herbal formulations
Other than CCRAS Project
21.	National Pharmacovigilance Programme
22.	Centre of Excellence in Research and Clinical services for Madhumeha (Diabetes Mellitus) – Projects under this scheme 22.1 Safety and efficacy of Mustadi ghanavati and Varadi ghanavati in Madhumeha / Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus: An open labelled randomized controlled active comparator (Metformin) Phase II study. 22.2 Evaluation of two ready-to-cook dietary supplements for its anti-diabetic property in patients of type-2 diabetes mellitus -A Randomized control trial. 22.3 Occurrence of Diabetic peripheral neuropathy and its relationship with Prakriti among type 2 diabetic patients – A cross-sectional study. 22.4 Evaluation of bio-availability of Varadi and Mustadi ghana vati in healthy volunteers – A cross-over randomized clinical trial.

Outreach programmes

Tribal Health Care Research Project (THCRP) in Karnataka

The institute conducts outreach clinical research programmes with public health orientation for tribal population. Tribal Health Care Research Project initiated in the year 2014 carries out demographic profiling, assessment of health status in the tribal dominated areas and the documentation is done in a research mode with a focus on commonly affecting disease conditions in the community.

Ayurveda Mobile Health Care Project (Scheduled Caste Sub Plan)

This programme aims at providing clinical services to scheduled caste population at their door steps. Generating awareness about health and hygiene, demographic study, assessment of health status, providing treatment and research projects related to common health problems to the particular area are some of the activities under this programme.

Survey of Medicinal Plants

The Survey of Medicinal Plants Unit (SMPU) involves in conduct of Ethno-Medico-Botanical Survey in Forest Divisions of Karnataka, Goa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Nilgiris. The unit is also involved in collection and supply of crude drug material, food, grains and vegetables for research purposes, documentation of folklore information, preparation and maintenance of Herbarium& Museum. The herbarium is recognized with an acronym “RRCBI” by intellectual body of Netherlands. It is acting as a pivot in implementation of various National schemes in promotion of the science. Since 1971 Survey of different regions like Bengaluru, Chickmagaluru, Chamarajnagar, Mysore, Shimoga ,Koppa, Tumkur, Kameng district, (Arunachal Pradesh), Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu), Coorg, Hoshangabadh (Madhya Pradesh), Annupur (Madhya Pradesh), Satna(Madhya Pradesh), Andaman and Nicobar, Ramanagar, Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Uttara Kannada, Belgaum, Hassan, Mandya, Chitradurga, Dharawad, Davanagere, Bellary, Haveri, Gadag, Koppal, Bagalkot, Raichur, Vijayapura, Bidar, Hassan, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have been conducted. Identification and authentication of plant materials and Ayurvedic crude drugs are done for research purpose on a token payment.

Drug standardization Research Unit

The DSRU is mainly involved in laying down phytochemical and pharmacopoeial standards for single drugs and compound formulations (plant/animal/mineral origin), adopting and evaluating the methods of manufacture in Ayurveda and conduct physico-chemical studies for identification of quality and purity of the drugs/their substitutes and adulterants, pharmacognostical studies for the identification of drugs/ their substitutes and adulterants and laying down modified methods to be adopted for standardization for inclusion in the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India and for technical monograph work. Public can avail drug testing facilities including HPTLC for academic and research purpose on nominal payment basis.

Other activities

✅ Awareness about hygiene, social evils, inculcating healthy lifestyle through lectures, audio visual materials, group discussions, competitions.

✅ Internship to BAMS & MBBS students.

✅ School health- providing nutritional supplements, organising competitions, Yoga camps.

✅ Periodically health checkup in the community.

✅ Plantation of medicinal plants in the public places.

✅ Periodic OPD at National Aeronautic Laboratory, Bengaluru.

✅ Managing Ayurveda services at Military Hospital, Belagavi and Command Hospital, Bengaluru.

Sl. No.	Designation/Post	Sanctioned Strength	Deployed	Vacancy/ excess
1.	Assistant Director (Ay.)	1	Dr. Sulochana Bhat	Nil
2.	Research Officer (Ay.)	6	1) Dr. S.K. Giri 2) Dr. S.H. Doddamani 3) Dr. M.N. Shubhashree 4) Dr. Raghavendra Naik* 5) Dr. Bhavya B.M. 6) Dr. Rajendra Kumar	Nil
3.	Research Officer (Pathalogy-Medical)	1	Dr. Anchan Vidyashree Vitthal	Nil
4.	Research Officer (Bio-Chem.)	1	–	1
5.	Research Officer (P’cognosy)	1	–	1
6.	Research Officer (Bot.)	1	Dr. V. Rama Rao	Nil
7.	Assistant Research Officer (Chem.)	1	–	1
8.	Assistant Research Officer (P’cognosy)	1	–	1
9.	Research Assistant (Bot.)	2	1) Mrs. Nazneen 2) Ms. R Bhavana 3) Mrs. Ritu Sinha	Nil (-1)
10.	Research Assistant (Chem.)	2	Sh. Suresh Kumar	1
11.	Sister-in-charge	1	–	1
12.	Staff Nurse	3	Sh. Mallikarjun NeelavaniSh. Srinivas Iliger	1
13.	Assistant	1	–	1
14.	Upper Division Clerk	3	–	3
15.	Stenographer Gr. –I	1	–	1
16.	Social Worker	1	–	1
17.	Field Collector	1	–	1
18.	Pharmacist Grade I	2	Sri. Niloy BanerjeeSri. Suraj Kumar	Nil
19.	Laboratory Technician	4	1) Smt. Neetha G 2) Smt. Hemavathi	2
20.	Laboratory Assistant	1	Sri. A Sathish	Nil
21.	Lower Division Clerk	3	Smt. Jyothi G	2
22.	Laboratory Attendant	4	Sri. Delvin George	3
23.	Attendant (Survey)	1	–	1
24.	Cook	2	–	2
25.	Field Attendant	2	–	2
26.	Ward Aya	3	–	3
27.	Chowkidar	3	–	3
28.	Kitchen Servant	1	–	1
29.	Peon	3	Sri. Santhosh J	2
30.	Safaiwala	3	–	3
31.	Ward Boy	3	–	3
32.	Driver	1	Sri. H. Yathish Kumar	Nil
	Total	64	24	41-1=40