According to the economic survey 2017–18, private investments in R&D have severely lagged public investments in India. In most countries, the private sector carries out most of the R&D. However, in India, the government is not just the primary source of R&D funding but also a primary user of these funds. India’s universities play a relatively small role in the research activities of the country. However, publicly funded research in India concentrates in specialised research institutes under different government departments