Carbon fibers are the widely used reinforcements in fiber reinforced composites owing to their excellent properties. But they are expensive and we mostly depend on other countries for procuring them. To address this important issue, Prof. Kuruvilla’s group started investigating other polymer sources for preparation of the carbon fibers. Recently, the group has come up with the preparation of lignin-based carbon fibers and PVDF based carbon fibers, by various optimizations. These prepared carbon mats provide tremendous scope for futuristic applications.