ESSO - Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services
(An Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India)
INCOIS Organisation Structure 
INCOIS-25 Years Infographics Book
ESSO-INCOIS is an autonomous institute under the administrative control of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India and a member of the Earth System Science Organization (ESSO), chaired by the Secretary to Government of India for Ministry of Earth Sciences. ESSO-INCOIS was registered as a society under the Andhra Pradesh (Telengana) Public Societies Registration Act (1350, Falsi), at Hyderabad on 3rd February 1999. The affairs of the Society are managed, administered, directed and controlled, subject to the Bye laws of the Society, by the Governing Council.
INCOIS Byelaws
Organization Structure of ESSO - INCOIS w.e.f. 11th May, 2023
Activity Grouping:
In order to achieve operational and research efficiencies across the full spectrum of activities encompassing the institutional mandate and future aspirations, INCOIS activities and human resources are re-organised into three Groups and eight Divisions, with key personnel and responsibilities as follows:
| Group | Division | Prime Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Modeling, Applied Research & Services(OMARS) Group | Applied Research and Research to Operations (ARO) | Service Enhancements, Research to Operations, Product Validation, User Engagement, Commercialization |
| Ocean Modeling & Data Assimilation (OMDA) | Ocean and Coastal Modelling, Coupled Ocean Atmosphere Modelling, Data Assimilation, Model enhancements through process studies | |
| Operational Ocean Services (OOS) | Ecosystem Services (Potential Fishing Zone, Coral Bleaching Alert, Harmful Algal Bloom) and Multi-Hazard Early Warning Services (Tsunami Early Warning, Storm Surge Early Warning, Ocean State Forecast, High Waves, M S & R, Oil Spill, etc.) | |
| Ocean Observations,Data and Information & Communication Technology (ODICT) Group | Ocean Data Management (ODM) | Data Acquisition & Processing, Quality Control, Data Products,Ocean Data Management and Data Services |
| Ocean Observation Network (OON) | Ocean observation Platforms, Process specific observations | |
| Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | Computing Facilities, Communication Facilities & Ground Stations, Application Software Development, Engineering Services & Estate Management | |
| ........ | Program Planning & Coordination and Capacity Development (PPC) | Program Management, Communication & Outreach, International Affairs, Regional Centres, ITCO-Ocean Programmes, Competency Development, Academic Programmes, Knowledge Resource Centre |
| ........ | Executive Support Services (ESS) | Accounts & Finance, Purchase & Stores, Personnel & General Administration |
ESSO-INCOIS Society (w.e.f. July 06, 2022 to till further orders)
| 1. | Hon'ble Minister, MoES | President (Ex-Officio) |
| 2. | Minister In-charge in the concerned Scientific Ministry, Govt. of Telangana | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 3. | Secretary, MoES | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 4. | Secretary, Department of Space | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 5. | Secretary, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 6. | Principal Secretary In-charge of the Department handling MoES or concerned Scientific Ministry, Govt. of Telangana | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 7. | Joint Secretary, MoES | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 8. | Financial Advisor, MoES | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 9. | Dr. Harsh K Gupta, Former Secretary, DoD/ MoES | Member (Expert) |
| 10. | Dr. P.S. Goel, Former Secretary, MoES | Member (Expert) |
| 11. | Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Former Secretary, MoES & Director, NIAS | Member (Expert) |
| 12. | Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Former Chairman, ISRO | Member (Expert) |
| 13. | Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence, R&D | Member (Expert) |
| 14. | Dr. K. J. Ramesh, Former Director General, IMD | Member (Expert) |
| 15. | Director, INCOIS | Member Secretary (Ex-Officio) |
ESSO-INCOIS Governing Body (w.e.f. April 25, 2022 to till further orders)
| 1. | Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India | Chairperson (Ex-Officio) |
| 2. | Joint Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 3. | Financial Advisor, Ministry of Earth Sciences | Member (Ex-officio) |
| 4. | Chairperson, RAC-INCOIS | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 5. | Scientist G/H, Ministry of Earth Sciences & Program Head, INCOIS | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 6. | Director, INCOIS | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 7. | Senior most Scientist, INCOIS | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 8. | Adviser (Earth Sciences), NITI Aayog | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 9. | Dr. R. R. Navalgund, Former ISRO Distinguished Professor | Member (Expert) |
| 10. | Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh, Director, CSIR- NIO | Member (Expert) |
| 11. | Dr. V.M. Tiwari, Director, CSIR- NGRI | Member (Expert) |
| 12. | Dr. Y.V.N Krishna Murthy, Senior Professor, Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology, DOS-ISRO | Member (Expert) |
| 13. | Head/In-charge of Administration, INCOIS | Member Secretary (Ex-Officio) |
INCOIS -Finance Committee (FC) (w.e.f April 12, 2022 to till further orders)
| 1. | Financial Adviser, Ministry of Earth Sciences | Chairperson (Ex-Officio) |
| 2. | Scientist 'G'/'H', MoES & Program Head, INCOIS | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 3. | Director, INCOIS, Hyderabad | Member (Ex-officio) |
| 4. | Head/In-charge of Administration, INCOIS | Member (Ex-officio) |
| 5. | Director, NIOT | Member (Ex-officio) |
| 6. | Ms. Mahua Pal. Ex. Dy CAG | Member (Expert) |
| 7. | Mr. Parveen Kumar Bansal, Ex. Dy CAG | Member (Expert) |
| 8. | Senior Finance Officer, INCOIS | Member Secretary (Ex-Officio) |
INCOIS - Research Advisory Committee (RAC) (w.e.f. March 29, 2022 to till further orders)
| 1. | Dr. Satish R Shetye, Former Vice Chancellor, Goa University | Chairperson (Expert) |
| 2. | Dr. Vijay Kumar, Scientist 'G', MoES & Program Head, INCOIS | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 3. | Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar, Director, INCOIS, Hyderabad | Member (Ex-Officio) |
| 4. | Dr. R. Navalgund, Former ISRO Distinguished Professor | Member (Expert) |
| 5. | Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh, Director, NIO, Goa | Member (Expert) |
| 6. | Dr. V.M. Tiwari, Director, NGRI, Hyderabad | Member (Expert) |
| 7. | Dr. Y.V.N Krishna Murthy, Senior Professor, Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology, DOS-ISRO | Member (Expert) |
| 8. | Prof. Raghu Murtugudde, Professor, University of Maryland, USA | Member (Expert) |
| 9. | Prof. Karumuri Ashok, Professor, Hyderabad Central University | Member (Expert) |
| 10. | Prof. P. N. Vinayachandran, Professor, CAOS, IISc, Bengaluru | Member (Expert) |
| 11. | Dr. R. Jeyabaskaran, Director General, FSI | Member (Expert) |
| 12. | Prof. Prasad Kumar Bhaskaran, Professor, IIT- Kharagpur | Member (Expert) |
| 13. | Dr. Sudheer Joseph, Scientist -G & Division Head, ARO, INCOIS, Hyderabad | Member Secretary (Ex-Officio) |
ESSO-INCOIS Management Council (w.e.f. 21.12.2020 to 3 years or till further orders)
| 1. | Director, INCOIS | Chairman |
| 2. | Group Director, OMARS | Member |
| 3. | Group Director, ODICT | Member |
| 4. | All Division Heads | Members |
| 5. | Head, PPC | Convener |
Internal Committees
Standing Committee on Purchase (w.e.f. 30.11.2021)
| 1. | Dr. Balakrishnan Nair T. M,Group Director, OMARS | Chairman |
| 2. | Dr. Francis P A,Division Head, OMDA | Alt.Chairman |
| 3. | Dr. R.Venkat Shesu, Scientist-E, ODM | Member |
| 4. | Dr. Aneesh Lotliker, Division Head, OON | Member |
| 5. | Shri. K. Annapurnaiah, Division Head, ICT | Member |
| 6. | Smt. M. Vijaya Sunanda,Scientist-E, ARO | Member |
| 7. | Dr. N. Srinivasa Rao,Scientist-D, ODM | Member |
| 8. | Shri. S. Nageswara Rao,Manager(Accounts) | Member |
| 9. | Shri. Devendra Kumar,Joint Manger(S&P) | Member Secretary |
Standing Committee on Personnel & General Administration (w.e.f. 17.02.2021)
| 1. | E. Pattabhi Rama Rao,Group Director, OMDA | Chairman |
| 2. | Hasibur Rahman, Scientist-F, ARO | Alt.Chairman |
| 3. | M. Nagaraja Kumar, Division Head, OOS | Member |
| 4. | R. Hari Kumar, Scientist-E, ARO | Member |
| 5. | R. S. Mahendra, Scientist-E, ARO | Member |
| 6. | K. G. Sandhya, Scientist-E, OMDA | Member |
| 7. | V. Venugopala Rao, Scientist-E, ICT | Member |
| 8. | S. Nageswara Rao, Manager(Accounts) | Member |
| 9. | V. Subrahmanyam, Joint Manger(Admin) | Member Secretary |
Redressal of complaints from women at workplace (an Internal Complaints Committee-ICC) (w.e.f. 21.03.2024)
| 1. | Ms. K.G Sandhya, Scientist-E, OMDA | Chairman |
| 2. | Dr. Arya Paul, Scientist-E, OMDA | Member |
| 3. | Dr. Dhanya M Lal, Scientist-B, ARO | Member |
| 4. | Ms .P. Padmavathi, Sociologist - Representative from NGO/Association | Member |
| 5. | Ms. S.Nirmala Devi, Scientic Assistant-B, ICT | Member |
| 6. | K. Suhasini, Assistant Manager -ESS | Member Secretary |
Official Language Implementaion Committee (w.e.f. 04.01.2024)
| 1. | Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar, Director, INCOIS | Chairman |
| 2. | Dr. R. Venkat Shesu, Scientist-F | Vice Chairman |
| 3. | Mr.V. Subrahmanyam, Admin Officer | Member |
| 4. | Ms. Rakhi Kumari, Scientific Asst.B | Member |
| 5. | Dr. Sidhartha Sahoo, Scientific Asst.B | Member |
| 6. | Mr. H.Nagoji Rao, Sr.Executive | Member |
| 7. | Mr.Santosh Kumar, Sr.Executive | Member |
| 8. | Ms. Laxmi Kumari, Jr.Hindi Translator | Member Secretary |