Central leather research Institute, india was supported on twenty four April, 1948. it had been a land mark call of the country born at the mid- night of fifteenth August 1947, to speculate into animal skin analysis. In 1947, the export basket of Bharat enclosed largely raw hides and skins. There remained associate degree untapped chance for Bharat in animal skin sector for economic development, employment generation and export earnings. The primitive person was addition of technology to the producing base of Indian animal skin sector. CLRI was supported to develop an interior strength within the country to get, assimilate and pioneer technologies for animal skin sector. 

It is one concern style and develop technologies however entirely another to achieve viable technologies during a ancient sector like animal skin. CLRI in 1948, created associate degree initiative with foresight to link technology system with each academy and business. CLRI assumed the role of being a section of the University of Madras in impartation education in animal skin technology. The seed planted in 1948 has currently full-grown into a tree with nearly hour of the business in Bharat being manned and managed by the Alumni of CLRI.