Centre for Soft Matter Research is an autonomous institution under the administrative control of the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology,
Government of India.
The name of the Centre, "Centre for Liquid Crystal Research" has been changed to "Centre for Soft Matter Research" with effect from 1 September 2010.
The website address is changed to "www.csmr.res.in" from the existing "www.clcr.res.in".