Critical Raw Materials Research Program (CRM-Research Program)

About the PMU

Venture Center is supporting the ANRF MAHA Critical Raw Materials (Mission Mode) Program as a Program Management Unit (PMU).

The PMU supports the programme's information-sharing and communication activities, providing a common platform for programme resources, updates and information relevant to participating institutions and grantees.

About the Mission

The ANRF MAHA Critical Raw Materials Research Program is a joint programme of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) and the National Critical Mineral Mission (NCMM) of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India.

The programme aims to support 9 Centres of Excellence (CoEs) recognised by the Ministry of Mines.

These Centres of Excellence will operate through consortia following a hub-and-spoke model, bringing together the research and development capabilities and core competencies of participating institutions under a collaborative framework.

Focus Area

Critical Raw Materials

Programme Guidelines and FAQs

For detailed programme guidelines, eligibility, requirements and official FAQs, please refer to the ANRF programme website.

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Selected Centres of Excellence

The programme supports nine selected projects across leading research and technology institutions in India, addressing challenges related to critical raw materials.

No.	Institution	Location	Research Focus
01	CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML)	Jamshedpur	Graphite High-grade graphite production from natural graphite.
02	Indian Institute of Science	Bengaluru	Critical Metals Extraction of tungsten, cobalt and molybdenum from scrap and oxides.
03	Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee	Roorkee	E-Waste Recycling Recycling spent display screens for recovery of critical metals.
04	Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET)	Hyderabad	Semiconductors Ultra-high purification of gallium for semiconductor applications.
05	Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad	Hyderabad	PCB Recycling Integrated smelting routes for recovery of copper and critical metals from end-of-life PCBs.
06	Nonferrous Materials Technology Development Centre (NFTDC)	Hyderabad	Extraction Technologies Multi-metal extraction strategies, process flowsheets, specialty chemicals and equipment.
07	Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad	Dhanbad	Mining Waste Recovery of critical minerals from mining overburden and tailing waste.
08	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	Mumbai	Circular Economy Circularity and supply-chain resilience for Nd, Sc, Li and Co through a mines-to-market approach.
09	CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT)	Bhubaneswar	Rare Earths Scalable technologies for extraction of rare earths and critical minerals from secondary resources.