The major research contracts of the Department have been from the following agencies:
- Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP)
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
- Department of Ocean Development (DOD)
- Department of Science and Technology (DST)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Germany
- Engineers India Ltd. (EIL)
- Ministry of Surface Transport (MST)
- Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF)
- Ministry of Water Resources (MWR)
- National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
- Naval Physical and Oceanographic Lab (NPOL)
- Naval Research Board (NRB)
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
- Volkswagen Foundation, Germany
Industrial Consultancy