| # | Institute Name | Location | Present Name / Updated Status & Key Notes |
| 1 | All India Malaria Research Institute | New Delhi | Renamed as ICMR – National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR). |
| 2 | National Tuberculosis Institute | Bengaluru, Karnataka | National Tuberculosis Institute (NTI). |
| 3 | Indian Cancer Research Centre | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Now part of Tata Memorial Centre as Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC). |
| 4 | Indian Veterinary Research Institute | Izatnagar (UP) & Mukteshwar (Uttarakhand) | Officially ICAR – IVRI. (Note: Mukteshwar is located in Uttarakhand, not Himachal Pradesh). |
| 5 | Institute of Ayurvedic Studies and Research | Jamnagar, Gujarat | Upgraded to Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda (ITRA) (Institute of National Importance). |
| 6 | Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute | New Delhi | VPCI, a maintained institution of the University of Delhi. |
| 7 | Haffkine Institute | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Haffkine Institute for Training, Research and Testing. |
| 8 | National Institute of Communicable Diseases | New Delhi | Renamed as National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). |
| 9 | School of Tropical Medicine | Kolkata, West Bengal | Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine (CSTM). |
| 10 | Central Leprosy Training and Research Institute | Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu | CLTRI (spelling updated from Chingleput). |
| 11 | P.G.I. Medical Education and Research | Chandigarh | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER). |
| 12 | National Institute of Nutrition | Hyderabad, Telangana | ICMR – National Institute of Nutrition (NIN). |
| 13 | National Institute of Occupational Health | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | ICMR – National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH). |
| 14 | King Institute of Preventive Medicine | Guindy (Chennai), Tamil Nadu | King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research. |
| 15 | All India Institute of Hygiene & Public Health | Kolkata, West Bengal | AIIH&PH, pioneer institute of public health under MoHFW. |
| 16 | ICMR – National Institute of Virology (NIV) | Pune, Maharashtra | Premier institute for viral research and diagnostic surveillance in India. |
| 17 | National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Apex medical institution for mental health and neuroscience education/research. |
| 18 | ICMR – National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (NIRT) | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Premier ICMR center dedicated to tuberculosis and HIV research. |
| 19 | Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP) | Ranchi, Jharkhand | Historic premier institution for mental healthcare and psychiatric research. |
| 20 | National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | ICMR institute focusing on epidemiology and public health training. |
