The Centre receives extramural funding from various funding agencies of India and abroad for its different research programmes. The Centre has extensive collaborative programmes with other premier institutions in India and abroad through bi-lateral exchanges in which the PhD research scholars take active part. The Centre is fully equipped with the state-of-the art infrastructure (experimental and computational) including a digital library for advanced research in chosen areas of Chemical and Biological Sciences. The research programme in biological sciences focuses on the areas of overlap with chemical and biophysical problems.

The programme is fully residential and the students are offered on-campus accommodations and boarding facilities. The Centre charges no fee for the programmes.