GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
| Sl. no. | Name | Designation | Period | |
| From | To | |||
| 1. | Dr. Sachin Roy | OSD | March 1977 | Sept. 1978 |
| 2. | Dr. P. Banerjee | OSD I/C | Oct. 1978 | Jan. 1979 |
| 3. | Dr. R.S.Negi | OSD/ Director | Jan. 1979 | Dec. 1989 |
| 4. | Dr. K.S. Singh, IAS | Director General (NMM & An.S.I) | Sept. 1984 | March 1985 |
| 5. | Shri Vikas Bhatt | Director I/C | Jan.1990 | March 1994 |
| 6. | Dr. K.K. Chakravarty, IAS | Director | March 1994 | Oct. 2000 |
| 7. | Dr. Sujit Som | Director I/C | Oct. 2000 | July 2003 |
| 8. | Shri S.B. Ota | Director I/C | Aug. 2003 | June 2004 |
| 9. | Prof. (Dr.) K. K. Basa | Director | June 2004 | Nov. 2008 |
| 10. | Shri Vikas Bhatt | Director I/C | Nov. 2008 | March 2010 |
| 11. | Prof. (Dr.) K.K. Misra | Director | April 2010 | July 2013 |
| 12. | Shri S.B. Ota | Director I/C | August 2013 | Feb. 2014 |
| 13. | Shri A.K. Shrivastava, IRPS | Director I/C | Feb. 2014 | Nov. 2014 |
| 14. | Prof. (Dr.) Sarit K. Chaudhuri | Director | November 27, 2014 | Jan. 12, 2020 |
| 15. | Dr. Praveen Kumar Mishra | Director I/C | January 13, 2020 | Till date |
