Former Directors
Prof. P. K Rohatgi
- Period : 1977 – 1981
Dr. A.G. Mathew
- (Acting Director) Period : 1981 - 1985
Dr. A.D. Damodaran
- Period : 1985 – 1997
Dr. G. Vijay Nair
- Period : 1997 – 2001
Dr. K. G. Satyanarayana
- (Acting Director) Period : 2001 – 2002
Prof. Javed Iqbal
- Period : Jan – Dec, 2002
Prof. T. K. Chandrashekar
- Period : 2003 – 2008
Dr.B. Chandrasekhara Pai
- (Acting Director) Period : 2008 – 2009
Dr. Suresh Das
- Period : 2009 – 2015
Dr. Gangan Prathap
- (Acting Director) Period : Feb – Jun, 2015
Dr. A . Ajayaghosh
- Period : 2015 – 2022