ABOUT US
Pakistan Council of Scientific Industrial Research (PCSIR) was established 1953
under societies act to promote the cause of science and technology in the country.
Since 1973, it is functioning under the act of parliament which was amended in 1984.
Chief Executive of the council is the Chairman who is appointed by the Federal Government.
The 21- member council is the policy making body of the PCSIR, which is composed
of Chairman, three member of the Governing Body, four Director Generals of PCSIR Laboratories,
four representatives from four ministers, four Directors of Industries, on from
each province and six representative of the industry. The Governing Body is the
executive organ of the council and comprises of the Chairman and three full-time
members viz member (Science), Member (Technology) and Member (Finance), nominated
by the Government. The Head office of the PCSIR is functioning at Islamabad where
offices of the Chairman, Member (Science), Member (Technology) and Member (Finance)
and Secretary PCSIR are located.
There are eleven laboratories / Units and five HRD Centres established throughout
the country, headed by Director Generals/ Directors who directly report to the Chairman
The Lahore Laboratories Complex formerly known as the West Regional Laboratories
started functioning with staff in a wing of the Punjab Universities, Institute
of Chemistry in 1953. This set up was shifting in 1956 to the present permanent
site for which 68.5 acres of the land were earmarked by the Punjab Government in
1955.
The Lahore unit of PCSIR has as commendable record of achievements. Its scientists
and technologists boost of having completed more than 500 processes. Many of these
are in commercial production. As many as 100 processes have been patented. In addition
to applied research, their level of accomplishment in basis research, the feedback
for applied research, is further evident from more than 3500 research publication
in journal of national and international stands.
The laboratories are assisting the academic institutions by providing facilities
to their M.Sc., M.Phill and Ph.D. students which to date can be counted in thousands
Various Centres and Divisions are manned by highly trained researchers. Necessary
additional facilities such as workshops, libraries and pilot plants are adequately
available to meet the R&D support needs.
Besides this LLC is also assigning the industry in public / private sector and Government
department for compliance the products according to WTO regimes like TBT & SPS for their
sustainability in the global market. For the purpose, quality services under ISO/
IEC 17025 : 2005 are being extended to the exporters, importers and manufacturers
etc., throughout Pakistan multidimensional areas of testing and calibration. PCSIR labs. Complex lahore
is also certified under ISO 9001:2008 by TUV nord Germany
PCSIR Labs Complex Lahore has the following functional centres under its umbrella:
- Applied Chemistry Research Centre
- Applied Physics, Computers and Research Centre
- Centre for Environmental Protection Studies
- Centre for Development of Laboratory Equipment
- Electrical Measurement Test Laboratory
- Engineering Services Centre
- Food and Biotechnology Research Centre
- Glass & Ceramics Research Centre
- Mineral Processing Research Centre
- Pakistan Institute of Technology for Minerals & Advance Engineering Materials (PITMAEM)
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