Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) is a private, not for profit research corporation registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act 1956.

CSTEP’s mandate and vision is to undertake world-class research and analysis in chosen areas of engineering, science and technology and their intersection with policy and decision-making. Expertise includes materials science, information and communications technologies, energy and strategic domains.

CSTEP is based in Bangalore and its founders include some of India's foremost scientists and scholars.