1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁renamed ▁as ▁the ▁N IC D . ▁ ▁The ▁re organ ized ▁Institute ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁national ▁centre ▁for ▁teaching ▁and ▁research ▁in ▁various ▁discipl ines ▁of ▁ep ide mi ology ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁communic able ▁dise ases . ▁The ▁Institute ▁was ▁en vis aged ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁a ▁centre ▁par ▁excell ence ▁for ▁providing ▁multi ▁discipl inary ▁and ▁integrated ▁expert ise ▁in ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁communic able ▁disease . ▁The ▁Institute ▁was ▁also ▁entr usted ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁developing ▁reliable ▁rapid ▁economic ▁ep ide mi ological ▁tools ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁effectively ▁applied ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁communic able ▁dise ases . ▁The ▁object ives ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁broad ly ▁cover ▁three ▁activities ▁- ▁training , ▁service ▁and ▁oper ational ▁research ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁communic able ▁dise ases ▁and ▁their ▁prevent ion ▁and ▁control ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁centre ▁is ▁under ▁affili ation ▁with ▁G uru ▁G ob ind ▁Singh ▁Ind ra pr as tha ▁University , ▁Del hi . ▁ ▁The ▁Centre ▁for ▁A ID S ▁& ▁Rel ated ▁D ise ases ▁ ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Communic able ▁D ise ases ▁( N IC D ) ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Reference ▁Labor atory ▁as ▁per ▁N AC O ▁gu idel ines ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁this ▁it ▁had ▁existed ▁as ▁A ID S ▁Reference ▁Labor atory ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁one