CDFD
Definition
Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics, Hyderabad. Specialist national lab under the Department of Biotechnology, founded 1995, focused on DNA work.
- Full name
- Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics
- Location
- Hyderabad
- Founded
- 1995
- Parent body
- Department of Biotechnology
Common questions
How does CDFD's role differ from the CFSL/SFSL/RFSL laboratory network?+
CFSL, SFSL and RFSL are the general-purpose state and central forensic science laboratories handling the full range of forensic disciplines, while CDFD is a specialist national institute focused specifically on DNA fingerprinting and related molecular diagnostics.
What gives CDFD its national reference status for DNA work?+
Its designation as the national reference laboratory under India's DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Act 2019 places it at the top of the quality assurance chain for DNA profiling standards used across the country's forensic laboratory network.
Related terms
- CFSL
- Central Forensic Science Laboratory: a central government lab operating under DFSS. India has CFSLs at New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Pune, Guwahati,...
- DFSS
- Directorate of Forensic Science Services, India; issues the Forensic Laboratory Manual that governs glass and soil examination procedures, including the bromoform-based density...
- NFSU
- National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar. Established 2020 by Act of Parliament, which declared it an Institution of National Importance. India's national university...
- RFSL
- Regional Forensic Science Laboratory. Sub-state, district or zonal level. Absorbs the SFSL's overflow and handles district-court matters.
- SFSL
- State Forensic Science Laboratory: a state-government lab that processes the bulk of routine casework from state and district police. Quality and capacity...