Incumbency
| S.No | Name | Designation | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. M.V. Samson | Director | 1995 – 31.07.1999 | – |
| 2 | Dr. T.M. Veeraiah | Jt. Director | 01.08.1999 – 26.08.2002 | – |
| 3 | Dr. C.K. Kamble | Director | 27.08.2002 – 24.11.2006 | – |
| 4 | Shri. S.S. Sindhagi | Scientist-D | 25.11.2006 – 30.06.2008 | – |
| 5 | Dr. H.K. Basavaraju | Scientist-E | 01.07.2008 – 31.08.2010 | – |
| 6 | Dr. R.N. Singh | Scientist-D | 01.09.2010 – 17.09.2011 | – |
| 7 | Dr. Ravindra Singh | Scientist-D | 18.09.2011 – 29.06.2014 | – |
| 8 | Dr. C.G.P. Rao | Scientist-D | 30.06.2014 – 31.07.2015 | – |
| 9 | Dr. T. Jayappa | Scientist-D | 01.08.2015 – 30.06.2018 | – |
| 10 | Dr. S. Vidyunmala | Scientist-D | 01.07.2018 – 31.12.2019 | – |
| 11 | Dr. K.M. Vijaya Kumari | Scientist-D | 01.01.2020 – 13.08.2021 | – |
| 12 | Dr. Veeranna Gowda | Scientist-D | 16.08.2021 – 31.05.2022 | – |
| 13 | Dr. Chandrashekar R Hegde | Scientist-D | 01.06.2022 – 01.09.2023 | – |
| 14 | Dr. Sailaja Bandam | Scientist-D | 01.09.2023 – 31.05.2025 | – |
| 15 | Dr. Vinayak Hosamani | Scientist-D | 01.06.2025 | Present |
