The Institute is mandated to serve as the National Institute to organize and promote Tasar silk industry through basic and applied research, extension and technology transfer and generation of trained human power in tasar industry. To fulfill the above mandate, the Institute carries out following activities:

• Conduct of basic and applied research on tasar host plants and silkworms for improvement and optimization of output and on post-cocoon aspects for increasing the rate of production and refinement in process for quality yarn and fabrics.
• Development of innovations for improved silkworm rearing, cocoon preservation and seed production.
• Developing technologies for control of pests and diseases of host plants and silkworm.
• Evolution, maintenance and supply of breeders stock.
• Demonstration and dissemination of the developed technologies through organizing various extension programmes and commercialization .
• Generation of trained manpower.
• Coordination with Department of sericulture of command states.
• Extend consultancy services to different agencies like DOS, NGOs and others.