Over the years, collaborations under various NICES projects contributed towards the development of strong linkages with research institutions.

• National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), Gadanki
• North East Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Shillong
• Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad
• Regional Centres of NRSC
• Satish Dhawan Space Centre - SHAR
• Space Physics Laboratory (SPL), VSSC, Thiruvananthapuram

• Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
• Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
• Anna University, Chennai
• Annamalai University, Chidambaram
• Berahmpur University, Odisha
• IISc, Bengaluru
• IIT, Madras
• Jadavpur University, Kolkota
• Kerala Agriculture University, Cochin
• Kolhapur University, Kolhapur
• Mysore University, Mysore
• NIT Rourkela
• School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, IIT, Bhubaneswar
• Shiksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar
• Tamilnadu Agriculture University, Chennai
• University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru
• University of Hyderabad
• University of Parbhani, Parbhani
• Vidyasagar University, Medinapur

• Bose Institute, Kolkata
• Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi
• Central Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Kochi
• CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar
• ICMAM, Chennai
• IISWC (ICAR), Ooty
• IITM, Pune
• IMD
• INCOIS, Hyderabad
• National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, Visakhapatnam
• NIO, Goa, Visakhapatnam
• NIOT, Chennai
• NCPOR, Goa

• Chilika Development Authority, Bhubaneswar
• Chattisgarh Council of Science and Technology (CGCOST), Raipur
• Jharkhand Space Application Centre (JSAC), Ranchi
• NTPC-NETRA
• TRAC/TSDPS, Telangana

S. No.	Project/Programme/ Activity	Collaborators
1.	Lightning Detection System	Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute (ADAC&RI), Tamilnadu Agriculture University, Trichi Bhawanipatna campus, SOA University, Odisha Bholanath College, Dhubri, Assam Chhattisgarh Council Of Science And Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh Center for Studies on Bay of Bengal, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, Kozhikode, Kerala Dist. Headquarters, Jagtial (through TRAC), Telangana Dist. Headquarters, Mahbubabad (through TRAC), Telangana Gopalpur campus, SOA University, Odisha Government Engineering College, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh Government Vidarbha Institute of Science & Humanities, Amravati IIT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha K B Patil College, Islampur, Sangli, Maharashtra Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur NESAC, Shilong NIT, Rourkela, Odisha Rajiv Gandhi P. G. College, Ambikapur, Chattisgarh RC- Nagpur, RC-Kolkata Rice Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agriculture Univ, Tirur Sikkim Manipal University, Majitar, Sikkim Tea Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam TRAC, Khairatabad, Hyderabad University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad University of Agricultural Sciences, Benguluru Vasant Naik Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Parbhani, Maharashtra Vidyasagar University, Medinipur, West Bengal Z B Patil College, Dhule, Maharashtra
2.	Study of atmospheric and soil CO2 flux	Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, ICAR, Ooty
3.	Coastal Carbon Dynamics	Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies, Visakhapatnam Institute of Minerals and Material Technology, Bhubaneshwar Jadavpur University, Kolkata
4.	Carbon Flux Estimation for Kaveri Basin	Geology Department, Anna University, Chennai Geology Department, Mysore University, Mysore
5.	Observational Network for Geophysical Ocean Parameters and Validation	Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management, Chennai Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad National Institute of Oceanography, Visakhapatnam

NICES has collaboration with various ministries/centres/universities towards data collection, instrumentation, product validation, etc. Table gives the list of institutes.

S. No.	Institute
1.	Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP
2.	Andhra University
3.	Anna University
4.	Bundelkhand University, Jhansi
5.	CAS Annamalai University
6.	Central University of Hyderabad
7.	Central University, Jammu
8.	CGCOST, Raipur
9.	Chilka Development Authority, Bhubaneshwar
10.	College of Horticulture, Mojerla, Telangana
11.	DAVV, Indore
12.	Govt Eng. College, Ambikapur
13.	Govt. Eng. College, Jagdalpur
14.	IISER, Bhopal
15.	IIST, Ponmudi
16.	IIT, Bhubaneswar
17.	IIT, Bombay
18.	IIT, Patna
19.	IITM, Pune
20.	Indian Institute of Science
21.	India Meteorological Department, Delhi
22.	Jadhavpur University
23.	JSAC, Ranchi
24.	Kathada Gram Panchayat, Bhuj
25.	KBPH College, Islampur, Sangli
26.	Kerala Agriculture Univeristy, Thrissur
27.	Mizoram Central University, Aizawal
28.	MGR University, Chennai
29.	Navrachana University, Vadodara
30.	NESAC, Shillong
31.	NIT, Allahabad
32.	NIT, Rourkela
33.	Paavai Engineering College, Pachal, Tamilnadu
34.	RC Jodhpur
35.	RC Nagpur
36.	SDSC, SHAR
37.	SOA University, Bhubaneswar
38.	SP Pune University
39.	Tamilnadu Agriculture University, Trichi
40.	Tezpur University, Assam
41.	TRI, Jorhat, Assam
42.	University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
43.	Vidyasagar University, Medinapur
44.	ZBP College, Dhule

Fig. NICES Collaborators