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Welcome to NCAOR

National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) is India’s premier R&D institution responsible for the country’s research activities in the polar and Southern Ocean realms.

The Polar Science & Cryosphere studies at NCAOR are aimed at a holistic understanding of the polar regions.

Geoscience

The Geoscientific Programmes at NCAOR seek to carry out a systematic geoscientific survey of the Ocean realm around India.

Exploration for Mineral Resources

The mandate of NCAOR is currently confined to the exploration of gas hydrate occurrences within the EEZ as well as Multi-metal hydrothermal mineralisation in the Indian ridge area.