The Institute NIBSM, Raipur has a legal status of Deemed to be University, as approved by the cabinet, and came into existence in 2012. Mandate of the Institute bestows the responsibility to undertake basic and strategic research as well as generating quality human resources through education, in the specialised field of biotic stress management. The research and education is planned to be carried out through four different schools covering various facets of utilizing modern scientific tools to understand, educate and mitigate biotic stresses. Significant emphasis was placed during the preceding EFCs/SFCs spanning 2012 to 2017 and 2017 to 2020, with the primary goal of establishing both infrastructure and human resources. The Institute (Deemed to be University) has obtained approval for its comprehensive master plan. Notably, the initial phase of construction has been finished and was inaugurated by the Honorable Prime Minister of India in 2021. This phase encompasses key buildings such as the Administration block, Library, Auditorium, two school buildings, and two hostels.