The state-of-the-art central instrumentation facility of IIT Jodhpur which was established in the year 2018 has been designated as the Centre for Research & Development of Scientific Instruments (CRDSI). The CRDSI has an endeavour to provide advanced scientific instrumentation service in the multidisciplinary field of research to the undergraduate, graduate, Ph.D students and the faculties of this esteemed institute as well as researcher from other institutes across the country. At present a total number of 93 high end instruments are under CRDSI facility. Currently, The space allotted for CRDSI facility (Room No. 111 & 112, ground floor, Chemistry building) houses 22 equipment including various sophisticated instruments such as 500 MHz NMR, Single Crystal XRD, Powder XRD, AFM, SEM, PPMS Dynacool, SQUID, Surface area analyzer, DSC, TGA etc. Rest of the equipment under CRDSI facility are located at various departments of the institute. The overall day to day activities and the policy of the centre is determined by a committee of faculty of this institute. The CRDSI committee appointed a faculty in charge for each of the instruments under the centre for smooth running and maintenance the equipment. Further, CRDSI facility at IIT Jodhpur imparts an opportunity towards its users for accessing various latest and advanced instruments persuasively via a transparent online booking portal. Thus CRDSI facility contributes its users significantly to publish their research findings in internationally peer reviewed journals. IITJ CRDSI facility welcomes external users from all national institutes and R & D organizations for accessing this facility on a minimal chargeable basis.

The Main objectives of CRDSI facility:

• Advanced scientific instrumentation service to researchers from both academic and industrial organizations.
• R & D for advanced scientific instrumentation.
• Technology development and innovation in the area of scientific instrumentation.
• Encouraging start-ups for scientific instrumentation.