CSIR research work will thus focus on the following areas;
- Computing and Software Systems (Electronic and Computing Engineering)
- Electrical and Electronic Systems and Design
- Information and Communication System, including Geographic and Management Information System
- Robotics and Mathematical Sciences
Other research areas will include Computer Hardware Architecture, Computer Networks, Multimedia Systems and Machine Learning; telecommunications, broadcasting and other communications engineering technologies; industrial electronics and instrumentation; semiconductor applications, manufacture and test engineering; systems analysis and controls engineering, software and hardware engineering.