ICMR National Institute for Vector Control Research (ICMR-NIVCR), established in 1975, is a permanent institute of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), functioning under the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. For five decades, it has been at the forefront of advancing research for the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases. With a multidisciplinary team of about 30 scientists, supported by technical, field, and laboratory personnel, and dedicated research facilities, conducts basic, translational, and applied research spanning vector biology, epidemiology, molecular diagnostics, integrated vector management, insecticide resistance, climate change and vector ecology, and community-based interventions. Over the decades, the institute has generated scientific evidence through high-impact publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals and translated into technical reports and policy inputs, has strengthened India's vector-borne disease control programmes. It has played an important role in the country’s progress towards eliminating lymphatic filariasis, malaria and other vector-borne diseases. In recognition of its scientific excellence, the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated ICMR-NIVCR as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Lymphatic Filariasis and Integrated Vector Management.