The National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR) is an Indian research and development institution, and an autonomous Institution of the Department of Ocean Development (DOD), Government of India. Situated at Vasco, Goa, it is responsible for administering the Indian Antarctic Program and maintains the Indian government's Antarctic research station, Maitri. NCAOR was established on 25 May 1998, with Dr. P C Pandey as its founding director. At present NCAOR is an agency working under Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India since 2006, by the notification President of India.
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