Dr.C.Gopalan Founder-President 1966 – 1973	Dr. M.S. Swaminathan 1973 – 1979	Dr. Ashok Mitra 1979 – 1983
Dr. S. Varadarajan 1983 – 1987	Dr. Rajammal P. Devadas 1987 – 1991	DR. K.T. Achaya 1991 – 1995
Dr. B.N. Tandon 1995 – 1999	Dr. B.S. Narasinga Rao 1999 – 2003	Dr. Kamala Krishnaswamy 2003 – 2008
Dr. V. Prakash 2008 – 2012	Dr. Anura V. Kurpad 2012 – Till Date