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As of 4 November 2026, 207 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in India; 11 are hiring right now and Noida Sector 27 has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 207
- Hiring now
- 11 · 2 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Other research institutes & think tanks · 45
- Top city
- Noida Sector 27 · 5
- Parent market
- Public, community & associations · 4,820
Research institutes & think tanks in India, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Other research institutes & think tanks | 45 | 22% |
| University research labs | 31 | 15% |
| Biomedical research groups | 30 | 14% |
| Health services research groups | 24 | 12% |
| Humanities social research projects | 23 | 11% |
| Multidisciplinary research institutes | 23 | 11% |
| Policy think tanks | 23 | 11% |
| Environmental & agri research | 16 | 8% |
| Ai & society research | 9 | 4% |
| Healthcare professional societies | 8 | 4% |
| Professional bodies | 8 | 4% |
| Advocacy campaign nonprofits | 5 | 2% |
| Local history societies | 5 | 2% |
| Local social welfare foundations | 5 | 2% |
| Biodiversity conservation research | 4 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 33 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 56 · 3 |
| 11-50 employees | 83 · 5 |
| 51-200 employees | 29 · 3 |
| 201-500 employees | 4 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Noida Sector 27 | 5 | 2% |
| Saket (South Delhi) | 5 | 2% |
| Guwahati | 4 | 2% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 1% |
| F F C Okhla | 3 | 1% |
| Coimbatore | 2 | 1% |
| Delhi | 2 | 1% |
| Hindi Prachar Sabha | 2 | 1% |
| Indian Institute Of Technology | 2 | 1% |
| Indore | 2 | 1% |
| Janta Colony | 2 | 1% |
| Kalkaji H.O | 2 | 1% |
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Other segments of public, community & associations in India
Public, community & associations in India, the whole market →
Charitable foundations · 2,730 →
Nonprofit civic associations · 1,143 →
Membership associations & unions · 561 →
Churches congregations · 507 →
Amateur sports clubs · 278 →
Public programmes & agencies · 215 →
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207 research institutes & think tanks companies are based in India; 11 are hiring right now and Noida Sector 27 has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/india/research_institutes_and_think_tanks)
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- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
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