The Pasteur Institute is located opposite to SIM Park. Research is conducted here on rabies and polio for development of vaccines against diseases. Since it is not open to public special permission is required from the Director of the Institute to visit the same.
Connemara Library: Connemara Public Library at Chennai is one of the four ‘deposit libraries' in India which entitles them to a copy of every publication in India. The library began in 1861 as part of the Madras Museum and in 1896 Lord Connemara, the then Governor of Madras Presidency, opened it to the public. Henry Irwin, the renowned architect designed the building in the Pantheon complex in Chennai. The library stores a rapidly growing collection of over half a million books.
Institute of Mural painting established in 1989 is managed by Guruvayur Devaswom. This institute was founded by renowned master of mural painting, Shri Mammiyoor Krishnankutty. The institute is located at the east gate of the Guruvayur temple.
The Norbulingka Institute, an educational and training institute to preserve and develop Tibetan arts and culture, is founded by the Buddhist Saint and the revered Tibetan leader Dalai Lama. The institute got its name from the official Lhasa residence of Dalai Lama.
The institute is located at a vast expanse of lush green land of about seven acres. The area is maintained as an eco-friendly location with many ponds, gardens and bridges. The buildings for library, temple, workshop, studio, college, guest house and all other facilities are constructed without cutting any of the trees in the area.
The library of Tibetan works and archives stores almost 40 % of the original Tibetan manuscripts and is a repository of the rich Tibetan culture. The library also has a photographic archive. At Gangchen Kyishong is the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute.
This institute imparts training in basic and advanced courses of mountaineering. Institute speedily gaining prominence for conducting adventurous sports - rock climbing, high altitude trekking and skiing. It was set up in 1961 A.D.
Tibetan Library, located at Gangchen Kyishong in Dharamsala, is in the middle of Mcleodganj and Kotwali Bazar. It is the archive store of Tibetan works, cultures and arts. The library encloses original Tibetan manuscripts and serves as an excellent depository of rich heritage of Tibetan literature.
The Sericulture Research Institute in Kalimpong is a renowned center for the research studies in sericulture and is a place for breeding the silkworms. The center facilitates farmers to engage in sericulture. The institute provides all necessary help to the farmers by the way of transferring know-how and expertise skill training required for breeding silkworms and cultivating mulberry trees.
The National Institute of Technology in Durgapur was set up under the Act of Parliament in 1960 under the name of Regional Engineering College. Durgapur as one of the eight main colleges established to develop engineering education in the country. A visit to Durgapur would be incomplete without a trip to NIT.