Lok Sabha Question No. 4173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: Institution Funded by DAE
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4173

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## INSTITUTION FUNDED BY DAE

## 4173.   SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

## Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the institutions funded by the department of Atomic Energy and the amount of plan and non-plan funds allocated to them during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (b) the details of achievements made by each of such institutions during the said period, institution-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  AND PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH)

- a)          Details are given in Annexure - I .
- b)          Details are given in Annexure - II.
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## The Aided Institutions under DAE are:

1. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
2. Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai
3. Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai
4. National Institute of Science, Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar
5. Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar
6. Harish Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad
7. Institute of Physics (IoP), Bhubaneswar
8. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata
9. Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai
10. Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES), Mumbai

## Details of Funds allocated to the Institutions under DAE for the period from 2014-15 to 2017-18

(Rs. in crores )

| Institute   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (up to Feb 2018)   | 2017-18 (up to Feb 2018)   | 2017-18 (up to Feb 2018)   |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|             | Plan      | Non- plan | Total     | Plan      | Non- plan | Total     | Capital   | Revenue   | Total     | Capital                    | Revenue                    | Total                      |
| TIFR        | 285.00    | 265.91    | 550.91    | 350.00    | 316.00    | 666.00    | 269.15    | 381.32    | 650.47    | 161.00                     | 393.80                     | 554.80                     |
| TMC         | 315.00    | 210.00    | 525.00    | 315.00    | 225.00    | 540.00    | 181.00    | 289.00    | 470.00    | 100.00                     | 286.36                     | 386.36                     |
| IMSc        | 18.00     | 35.33     | 53.33     | 15.00     | 34.00     | 49.00     | 11.05     | 46.41     | 57.46     | 11.99                      | 41.50                      | 53.49                      |
| NISER       | 50.00     | 45.45     | 95.45     | 50.00     | 41.00     | 91.00     | 100.00    | 85.64     | 185.64    | 50.00                      | 83.62                      | 133.62                     |
| IPR         | 550.00    | 69.23     | 619.23    | 550.00    | 80.00     | 630.00    | 406.72    | 105.46    | 512.18    | 420.00                     | 130.35                     | 550.35                     |
| HRI         | 15.00     | 21.86     | 36.86     | 15.00     | 24.00     | 39.00     | 3.56      | 30.15     | 33.71     | 7.70                       | 28.17                      | 35.87                      |
| IoP         | 10.00     | 24.68     | 34.68     | 10.00     | 26.00     | 36.00     | 10.30     | 26.81     | 37.11     | 9.00                       | 24.46                      | 33.46                      |
| SINP        | 35.00     | 70.28     | 105.28    | 35.00     | 84.00     | 119.00    | 30.00     | 88.51     | 118.51    | 16.57                      | 98.86                      | 115.43                     |
| HBNI        | -         | -         | -         | -         | 4.00      | 4.00      | -         | -         | -         | -                          | -                          | -                          |
| AEES        | 8.00      | 46.92     | 54.92     | 10.00     | 62.00     | 72.00     | 9.40      | 60.00     | 69.40     | 5.00                       | 79.23                      | 84.23                      |
| Total       | 1,286.00  | 789.66    | 2,075.66  | 1,350.00  | 896.00    | 2,246.00  | 1,021.18  | 1,113.30  | 2,134.48  | 781.26                     | 1166.35                    | 1,947.61                   |

## The details of achievements made by each of such institutions during the last three years and the current year institution-wise and year-wise

## Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai

The  Tata  Institute  of  Fundamental  Research  (TIFR),  Mumbai,  an  autonomous institution  under  the  administrative  control  of  the  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  (DAE)  is engaged in fundamental  research  in  the  areas  of  astronomy,  biology,  chemical  sciences, computer science, mathematics, physics and science education.

. The programmes of research were carried forward vigorously in the above fields / areas, both in the main campus in Mumbai and in the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune; National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru; Homi Bhabha Centre  for  Science  Education  (HBCSE),  Mumbai;  The  Centre  for  Applicable  Mathematics (CAM),  Bengaluru;  Centre  for  Interdisciplinary  Sciences  (TCIS)  in  Hyderabad;  and  the International  Centre  for  Theoretical  Sciences  (ICTS),  Bengaluru.    TIFR  is  also  the  host institute for the multi-institutional mega science project, the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO).

Some highlights of the work done during the following years in each of these areas of TIFR are short listed as below :

## Year 2014-15

In the School of Mathematics, investigations in number theory showed substantial progress in the third degree of the Lindel of hypothesis.

## (A) The School of Natural Sciences comprises of various departments:-

- In the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, three major payloads for the satellite based ASTROSAT experiment were developed at TIFR.
- In  the  Department  of  Biological  Sciences,  a  breakthrough  was  made  in  understanding how a tug of war between opposing motor complexes regulates the transport of cellular cargo.
- In  the  Department  of  Chemical  Sciences,  a  novel  combination  of  spectroscopies  was used to study amyloid-beta peptide oligomers throwing light on the origin of Alzheimer's disease.
- In  the  Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science, progress was made in the study of strongly correlated electron systems, nanophysics, optoelectronics and soft matter.
- In  the  Department  of  High  Energy  Physics,  the  Indian  Neutrino  Observatory  (INO),  a multi-institution project, was sanctioned by the Government of India. TIFR will play a key role  in  executing  this  mega  science,  project.  The  Large  Hadron  Collider,  at  CERN, resumed operation after a hiatus during which it was upgraded. TIFR has contributed to improving the Outer Hadron Calorimeter, a part of the CMS detector.
- In  the  Department  of  Nuclear  and  Atomic  Physics,  high  spin  states  in  nuclei  close  to closed shells were studied to understand the shell model better.

- In  the  Department  of  Theoretical  Physics,  a  fast  supercomputer  was  installed  in  the National  Balloon  Facility  at  Hyderabad.  This  machine  will  help  on-going  studies  of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD).
- Research  in  the  School  of  Technology  and  Computer  Science  included  contributions addressing  important  problems  in  the  areas of  Complexity  of  Approximation,  Matching Theory, Information and Communication Theory and Formal Methods.

## (B) National Centre for Biological Sciences -

At NCBS,  advances  were  made  in  the  chemical  ecology  and  wildlife biology  and conservation  programmes,  that  show  great  potential  given  India's  biodiversity.  Research continued in other well established fields including neuroscience, where it was shown how a single gene, acting in a single stem cell, controls the functional wiring of neural circuits in the brain.

## © Centre for Applicable Mathematics (CAM) -

At the CAM, important contributions were made to the study of partial differential equations in hyperbolic space.

## (D) International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS), Bengaluru.  -

At  ICTS, an interesting result was a possible resolution to some deep puzzles tied to the black  hole  information  question.  Advances  were  also  made  in  studying  a)  signals  for  the detection of gravity waves and b) dynamical systems.

## (E) TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS), Hyderabad. -

At TCIS, work was carried out on the reversible formation and isolation of digermene with two remote functionalities. A phase transition in which flocking behavior appears dramatically was found by studying little pins placed on a vibrating surface, amidst a sea of tiny beads. This offers new possibilities for collective transport in industry or biology.

## (F) Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) -

At HBCSE studies on socio-scientific and development issues in science education looked beyond factual  and  discipline  based  knowledge  to  identify  ideological  biases  in  textbooks and  patterns  of  fallacious  reasoning  in  students.  A  massive  open  online  course  (MOOC) platform  was  developed  and  used  to  deliver  a  course  on  digital  literacy  to  over  7000 students, in collaboration  with other organizations. HBCSE is also the nodal center in the country for training Indian participants in the science and mathematics Olympiads. Out of the total  30  student  team  members  for  the  International  Olympiads  in  Physics,  Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Astronomy and Junior Science, 28 bagged medals, including 9 gold medals.

## (G) National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune.   -

A major upgrade of the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) operated by NCRA is underway. This upgrade will keep the instrument at the forefront among radio telescopes for the next decade or so. A millisecond pulsar was discovered by GMRT this year throwing light on a transition from a Low-mass X-ray Binary to a Redback Millisecond Pulsar.

## (H)National Balloon Facility, Hyderabad. -

Balloon developed by the National Balloon Facility, Hyderabad was used to set a record for a manned balloon flight, along with a jump from an altitude of 41.4 km.

- Total  40  officers  of  the  Institute  have  received  different  awards  and  distinctions  in different categories during the year 2014-15.

## Year 2015-16

The year 2015-16 has been a fruitful one for TIFR. Important scientific findings have been made,  several  key  results  have  been  obtained,  and  some  new  areas  of  research  have opened up.

- In  Astronomy  and  Astrophysics  a  major  achievement  was  the  successful  launch  of ASTROSAT satellite in September 2015, carrying five science payloads on board. The TIFR  Balloon  Facility  designed  and  fabricated  a  two-ton  balloon  for  carrying  a  heavy payload up to an altitude of 11 km.
- In  Condensed  Matter  Physics,  detailed  experimental  evidence  for  a  new  class  of materials, which can be termed as a 'Composite Nanoglass' has been established.
- In High Energy Physics, TIFR has significantly contributed to the CMS experiment going on at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) by analysing data to confirm the presence of the standard model Higgs boson which was discovered earlier. Under the Indian Neutrino Observatory  (INO)  project,  the  industrial  production  of  2m × 2m  glass  Resistive  Plate Chamber  (RPC)  gaps  for  the  600  ton  engineering  prototype  of  the  Iron  Calorimeter (ICAL) detector has begun.
- In  Chemistry,  novel  complexes  involving  hydrogen  bonds  were  characterized  by  zero kinetic photoelectron spectroscopy. Identification and characterization of unconventional hydrogen bonded system was achieved, and novel hybrid materials were synthesized by methods involving efficient carbon dioxide capture.
- In  Biology,  the  study  on  malaria  parasite  has  led  to  important  progress  in  the identification of an epitope with the potential to emerge as a broad spectrum multistage malaria vaccine candidate. Research has also resulted in new findings in the fields of Metabolism, Skin and Embryonic development, Spermatogenesis, Quantitative genetics and Lipid transport.
- In  Mathematics,  at  the  main  campus  in  Colaba,  research  has  been  carried  out  in  the fields  of  Algebra  and  Algebraic  Geometry,  Differential  Geometry,  Number  Theory  and Combinatorics,  and  some  significant  results  have  been  obtained.  At  the  Centre  for Applicable Mathematics (CAM), Bengaluru, key findings have been made in the study of partial differential equations  and  stochastic differential  equations.  The  School  Of Technology and Computer Science (STCS) has pursued the study of important topics in the areas of computer science as well as systems science.
- The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), is the nodal Centre in the country for the International Olympiads. This year, of the 30 students who represented India  in  the  International  Olympiads,  27  bagged  medals  including  10  gold.  The  open house at HBCSE on National Science Day (NSD) witnessed over 2000 visitors.

- A  major  science  discovery  in  the  world  this  year  was  the  first  direct  detection  of gravitational  waves,  predicted  by  Albert  Einstein's  general  theory  of  relativity,  and  the first observation of a binary black hole merger. This was achieved by the two detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO). TIFR scientists, both at the  main  campus  in  Colaba  and  at  the  International  Centre  for  Theoretical  Sciences (ICTS)  have  played  an  important  role  in  these  discoveries.  At  the  ICTS,  the  group working on Astrophysical Relativity made direct contributions to the recent discovery of Gravitational waves by LIGO to establish the consistency of the observed signal with a binary black hole merger predicted by general relativity.
- Total  47  officers  of  the  Institute  have  received  different  awards  and  distinctions  in different categories during the year 2015-16.

## Year 2016-17

The  year  2016-17  has  progressed  well  in  terms  of  research  in  crucial  areas  of  science. Astronomy  and  Astrophysics  achievements  include  setting  up  of  ASTROSAT  Payload Operation Centre (POC).  The laboratory model of the IRSIS satellite experiment has been extensively tested in the lab. The TANSPEC spectrometer is expected to be commissioned by  December  2017  on  3.6-meter  Devasthal  Optical  Telescope.  TIFR  Balloon  Facility  at Hyderabad  has  upgraded  the  present  S-Band  tracking  system  with  70  MHz  Tracking Receiver and Down Converter and tested this new system in three balloon flights (Lab Rats, BATAL  and  TIFR  Engineering  Test  Flight)  with  improved  payload  tracking  accuracy  with better gain margin.

- In  Biological  Sciences  an  important  study  on  Malarial  parasites  has  shown  that Circumsporozoite protein (CSP), a malaria antigen used in the only vaccine against the disease on trial (RTS, S), provides the cell flexibility and pliability, possibly by providing a lubrication  capacity  required  for  its  long  and  penetrating  journey  through  tissue  layers during early infection.
- In Chemical Sciences crucial research is being done on BiVO4 - n-type semiconductor having photo and electrochemical storage properties.
- In  High  Energy  Physics  members  participating  in  CMS  and  Belle  experiments  are analysing the data collected over the past years and have published several important physics results which include various searches related to the Higgs boson, in particular, the  Higgs  decays  to  two  tau  leptons.  The  CMS  collaboration  has  published  a  total  of almost  600  scientific  results  based  on  the  collision  data  since  2009.  TIFR  has  built electronics in collaboration with Indian industry using radiation hard material. GRAPESIII has published new results on the earth's magnetic field.  On 16 January 2017, India has  become  an  Associate  Member  State  of  CERN.  The  initial  signing  ceremony  was held on November 21, 2016 by the Atomic Energy Commission Chairman, Dr. Sekhar Basu and the Director-General of CERN, Dr. Fabiola Gianotti.
- In Nuclear and Atomic Physics innovative use of intense 5 fs duration laser pulses has enabled  demonstration  of  ultrafast  intramolecular  proton  migration  and  bond-selective dissociation of small molecules for the first time. An optical trapping method has been developed  that  enables  assessment  of  the  differentiation  status  of  cancerous  cells  by determining the minimum time required for cell-cell adhesion to occur.
- In Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Sciences an important research has found evidence for bulk superconductivity in pure bismuth single crystals at ambient pressure. This discovery also makes Bi as the superconductor with the lowest carrier density thus, breaking the record held by doped SrTiO3for nearly 50 years.

- In  Theoretical  Physics  under  Cosmology  and  Astroparticle  Physics  a  novel  analytic model was constructed of the X-ray AGN-halo occupation distribution and prospects of constraining the AGN-halo connection with upcoming eROSITA satellite was demonstrated.  Under Condensed Matter and Statistical Physicsa novel superconductor driven by resonant tunnelling was predicted in the Ionic Hubbard model
- Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education work with visually disabled students learning mathematics, from the perspective of Ableism indicated their mathematical capabilities and inventiveness. This was the first year since India's participation at the international science Olympiads that every student participant from India received either a Gold or a Silver medal.
- National  Centre  for  Radio  Astrophysics,  Pune  have  succeeded  in  detecting  emission from singly ionized carbon as well as dust-continuum emission at sub-mm wavelengths from  two  galaxies  associated  with  two  such  absorbers  at  a  red  shift  of  z~4.  Results obtained from GMRT  observations  (in conjunction with observations from other telescopes) were featured on the cover of the first issue of Nature Astronomy.
- At National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bangalore, a study from Ecology and Evolution group revealed how deep valleys in the Western Ghats Mountains influence the species and biodiversity there, resulting in the new and unique species of birds. A new study showed how a single instance of severe stress can lead to delayed and longterm psychological trauma.
- International  Centre  of  Theoretical  Sciences,  Bangalore  made  contributions  to  the detection  of  a  second  gravitational  wave  event  by  LIGO,  from  a  binary  black  hole system, announced in June 2016. In Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence significant progress was made in understanding the role of triadic interactions in the intermittent fluctuations of velocity field in turbulent flows.
- TIFR-Centre  for  Interdisciplinary  Sciences,  Hyderabad  under  Biological  Sciences  a group working on cancer cell biology has devised a novel image-analysis based assay for  the  detection  of  cell  cycle  stage  -  this  has  led  to  unprecedented  insight  into  DNA damage responses at the single cell level.
- In  School  of  Technology  and  Computer  Science,  in  the  area  of  algorithms  new  voting mechanisms  were  analyzed.    Algorithms  for  non-linear  congestion  functions  were studied for the first time in congestion games.
- In  Mathematics  evidence  was  established  of  a  Homotopy  and  Commutativity Principle for special linear, symplectic and orthogonal automorphisms. The techniques of Euler Class groups were used to prove that certain unimodular rows of length three over a  class  of  rings  are  completable.  A  new  proof  of  Suslins n -factorial  theorem  on unimodular rows was obtained.
- Under Interdisciplinary Mathematics study is being carried out on how dumbbells, placed inside a tilted hollow cylindrical drum that rotates slowly around its axis, climb uphill by forming  dynamically  stable  pairs,  seemingly  against  the  pull  of  gravity.  Another  study introduced a hierarchy of phase spaces for static friction, which give a graphical way to systematically quantify the directional dependence in static friction via subregions of the phase spaces.
- Total  43  officers  of  the  Institute  have  received  different  awards  and  distinctions  in different categories during the year 2016-17.

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## Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai

The Tata Memorial Centre  (TMC) is an autonomous  research institute under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy

The achievements of TMC in the last three years are as follows:

## Year 2014-15

- The research carried out in TMC over the last 15 years  has been helpful in developing a Low cost screening modality by (VIA) visual inspection of cervix using ascetic acid, which has  resulted  in  31%  reduction  in  deaths  in  women.    The  conventional  method  of screening is by carrying out pap smear test which is carried out in a hospital setting by a qualified  medical  practioner.    Persons  who  have  completed  their  HSC  are  trained  to carry out this test by going to the different places.  This technology and the procedure of training  trainers  has  been  shared  with  the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  for national implementation.  This is also being implemented by countries across the globe.
- Research  trials  have  shown  that  a  low  cost  injection  given  prior  to  surgery  of  breast cancer could save 28% of patients who would have otherwise died of the disease.
- The Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital in Sangrur District Punjab has become operational.
- A  randomized  clinical  trials  of  'elective  vs  therapeutic  neck  lymph  node  dissection  in newly diagnosed patients with non metastatic oral cancer' was presented at the plenary session  of  2015  American  Society  of  Clinical  meeting  in  Chicago  in  May  2015.      The study was to carry out a trial to establish the superiority of elective neck dissection with an  overall  survival  benefit  of  12.5%  and  disease-free  survival  benefit  of  23.6%.  This translated  into  prevention  of  1  in  8  deaths  and  1  in  4  recurrences  by  performing  an elective neck dissection.

## Year 2015-16

- The first study questioning the need for surgery in breast cancer was presented at the plenary session of ASCO in 2015 and published in Lancet Oncology (2016).
- The  Tata  Memorial  Centre  has  excelled  in  providing  outreach  in  cancer  care  by spreading  its  wings  to  far  and  remote  areas  of  India.    Sangrur  a  peripheral  spoke  in Punjab is fully functional with a state of art Surgery, Radiotherapy and Medical Oncology. It  has treated more than 10000 patients by now.  The Registry started in 2013 and 1 st Yearly report released on 2016 and it available on website.

- The research carried out in TMC over the last 15 years  has been helpful in developing a Low cost screening modality by (VIA) visual inspection of cervix using ascetic acid, which has  resulted  in  31%  reduction  in  deaths  in  women.    The  conventional  method  of screening is by carrying out pap smear test which is carried out in a hospital setting by a qualified  medical  practioner.    Persons  who  have  completed  their  HSC  are  trained  to carry out this test by going to the different places.  This technology and the procedure of training  trainers  has  been  shared  with  the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  for national implementation.  This is also being implemented by countries across the globe.
- Research  trials  have  shown  that  a  low  cost  injection  given  prior  to  surgery  of  breast cancer could save 28% of patients who would have otherwise died of the disease.
- The Centre for Cancer Epidemiology which is the first in the country has been set up with a dedicated facility in Advanced Centre for Treatment Research & Education in Cancer, Kharghar  campus,  resulting  in  major  insights  into  breast,  cervical,  colorectal  &  gall bladder cancer.
- The Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital in Sangrur District Punjab has become functional. More  than  3000  patients are registered annually. This is the joint successful demonstration of a spoke in Dist. Gen. Hospital for delivery of healthcare in every state.
- A  randomised  clinical  trials  of  'elective  vs  therapeutic  neck  lymph  node  dissection  in newly diagnosed patients with non metastatic oral cancer' was presented at the plenary session  of  2015  American  Society  of  Clinical  meeting  in  Chicago  in  May  2015.      The study was to carry out a trial to establish the superiority of elective neck dissection with an  overall  survival  benefit  of  12.5%  and  disease-free  survival  benefit  of  23.6%.  This translated  into  prevention  of  1  in  8  deaths  and  1  in  4  recurrences  by  performing  an elective neck dissection.
- TMC  has  successfully conducted initial imaging studies in radioisotope tagged monoclonal  antibodies  for  breast  cancer  and  lymphoma.    These  radioisotope  tagged monoclonal antibodies will be proven for therapeutic use in the next 3 years.
- There  are  a  number  of  ongoing  studies  in  breast  (using  yoga),  cervix  and  thoracic cancers which will establish new treatments for these cancers.
- The first study questioning the need for surgery in breast cancer was presented at the plenary session of ASCO in 2015 and published in Lancet Oncology (2016).
- The National Cancer Grid (NCG) is a large network of 82 major cancer centres, funded by  the  Govt.  of  India  through  the  Department  of  Atomic  Energy.    The  NCG  has  been thought  of  for  uniform  cancer  care  in  India,  seamless  integration  of  documentation  & registration of cancer and run research of national importance.
- The  Tata  Memorial  Centre  has  excelled  in  providing  outreach  in  cancer  care  by spreading  its  wings  to  far  and  remote  areas  of  India.    Sangrur  a  peripheral  spoke  in Punjab is fully functional with a state of art Surgery, Radiotherapy and Medical Oncology. It has treated more than 10000 patients by now.
- The Tata Memorial Centre has trained and graduated over 100 qualified professionals in various specialities of cancer  including surgery, radiation  and  medical  oncology, pathology,  radiology  and  anesthesiology  in  the  past  two  years.    This  would  initiate students into oncology to look after cancer patients for the next 30 years.

- Indigenous Bhabhatron Machine was given to 20 centres in the last two years and these machines by now have treated close 100000 patients.
- BHU Varanasi  250 beded Cancer Hosital the significant progress in the project :
- i. A  comprehensive  MOU  is  signed  on  September  21,  2017,  between  TMC,  BHU Varanasi  and  Tata  Trust  with  common  focus  towards  improving  cancer  care  in Varanasi  and  its  catchment  regions,  assigning  obligations  and  responsibilities  on DAE(TMC), BHU and Tata Trust, is a major landmark in the future progress of the project.
- ii. The  notable  progress  in  the  work    on  groud  activities  is  taken  up  at  BHU  by  the construction of Boundary Wall  and Gate for Mahamana Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre at BHU, Varanasi by CPWD, for which TMC has entered into MOU with CPWD to construct Compound Wall and Gate along with Residential Quarters.
- Indian Railway Cancer Research Institute, Varanasi 100 Beded Facility of North Eastern Railway transferred to DAE(TMC)

Vacant  possession  of  Railway  Cancer  Institute  building  has  been  taken  over  and  the further  processes for commissioning hospital activities from January, 2018, have been initiated  on  fast  track  with  Tata  Trust  for  commissioning  the  necessary  Medical  and Laboratory Equipments.  The refurbishment of existing civil structure has begun and is expected to be completed in 3-4 months.

- The  results  of  research  trials  in  TMH  have  captured  plenary  slots  in  international meetings ESMO 2017 and ASTRO 2017.  These research results will change the way cancer treatment is practiced globally.
- a) Dr.  Sudeep  Gupta  presented  NACT  trial  at  the  plenary  session  of  ESMO  2017 Conference on   10 th September, 2017.
- b) TMC  was  the  leading  contributor  for  IAEA  HDR  fractionation  study  that  was presented at ASTRO Plenary in San Diego, September, 2017.
- c) Dr. Supriya Sastri [Chopra] won UICC - Young Leader Programme Award 2017, and appointed as Asia Pacific regional lead by UICC 2017.

Dr.  B  Borooah  Cancer  Institute  became  a  grant-in-aid  Institute  of  Department  of  Atomic Energy,  Govt.  of  India,  a  unit  under  umbrella  of  Tata  Memorial  Centre,  Mumbai  on  27 th November, 2017.

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## Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc.), Chennai

The Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc.), Chennai is an autonomous research institution  under  the  administrative  control  of  the  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  (DAE), engaged in research work in Computational Biology, Mathematics, theoretical Physics and Theoretical Computer Science.

The  qualified  thesis  work  is  submitted  to  the  Homi  Bhabha  National  Institute,  which  is  a deemed to be University of which IMSc is a part, for award of PhD degrees.

## Year 2014-15

- 6 students were awarded Ph.D degree and 5 students have submitted their Ph.D theses. One student  was  also  awarded  M.Phil  Degree.  In  addition,  5  students  were  awarded M.Sc (by Research) and one submitted the thesis.  A total of 51 courses / lecture series were  taught  at  IMSc  during  this  period,  in  addition  3  lecture  courses  were  given  at Chennai Mathematical Institute for their National Undergraduate Programme.
- There is a vibrant visitors' programme with the Institute hosting a large number of short and long term visitors from all over the world.  About 253 scientists visited the Institute this year.
- Contribution  of  national  and  international  publications  in  academic  journals  by  the members of the Institute accounts to about 172 articles this year.  Also 7 books were authored by the members, during this period.
- Institute members are also involved in joint projects with colleagues from other national and  international  institutes.    At  present  there  are  13  ongoing  projects  in  progress  in IMSc.
- Apart  from  this  regular  activity,  IMSc  also  offers  the  opportunity  of  learning  for  a  few students  during  the  summer  vacation  period.    About  56  students  availed  these opportunities this year.
- The Institute has conducted about 28 conferences / workshops and 263 seminars during the academic year 2014-2015.

## Year 2015-16

- There are 130 visitors visited the institute during the reporting period.  Institute members are also involved in joint projects with colleagues from other national and international institutes
- There  are  many  ongoing  projects  in  progress  in  IMSc.  Institute  members  interact extensively with their colleges in the Universities and this interaction takes place via (i) Faculty  Associateship  Programme  (ii)  Refresher  Courses  for  College  Teachers  (iii) Science Popularisation programmes.
- The  Institute  has  conducted  various  conferences  and  workshops  in  addition  to  288 seminars during this academic year.

## Year 2016-17

- The  Institute  has  conducted  various  Conferences  and  workshops  in  addition  to  313 seminars  during  the  academic  year  2016-2017.  The  Institute  has  also  conducted outreach activities and annual activities
- The  peak  performance  of  the  Hybrid  HPC  System  is  over  85TeraFLOPS  with  55TB Parallel  file  system  for  storage.  It  was  developed  in-house  for  the  use  of  Parallel computing, Serial computing and GPU computing.
- The  Institute  is  contributing  significantly  and  extensively  to  the  DAE  mandate  for supporting  basic  sciences  in  the  area  of  Theoretical  Physics,  Theoretical  Computer Science, Mathematics and Computational Biology.
- About 5 awards and honours were bestowed on the faculty of the Institute during this period.

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## National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar

National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar is fully funded by the Department of Atomic Energy. NISER strives to be recognized as a Centre of Excellence in Education and Research in Basic Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics) and in related areas. The aim of this Institute is to nurture world class scientists for  the  country  who  will  take  up  challenging  research  and  teaching  assignments  in universities, R&D laboratories and various industries. The important activity of NISER is high quality teaching for both undergraduate and post graduate students.

## Year 2014-15

Among the major achievements of NISER during the period under review, the stand out one was the 3rd graduation ceremony held on 9.6.2014.  Two Ph.D. Scholars and 37 M.Sc. integrated programme students graduated in the third convocation ceremony. Offers for  doctoral  programmes  poured  in  from  reputed  universities  in  Paris  Texas,  Michigan, Wisconsin-Madison,  Maryland,  Stony  Brook,  Louisiana,  Houston,  Toulouse,  Connecticut, Cologne and South Dakota, besides the IITs, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the National Institute of Immunology in the home country.

The following programmes have been organized by the Institute during 2014-15:-

- (i)   Public Outreach Programme.
- (ii)  Public awareness on Plantation and go-green.
- (iii) Vigilance Awareness Week
- (iv) Sadbhavna Diwas
- (v)  Official Language Implementation.

The  details  of  Publications,  Conference/Seminar/Workshop  and  Invited  Talks/Lectures made/conducted by the Schools of the NISER are as under:-

|   Sr. No. | Name of the School    |   No. of Publications |   No. of Conference/ Seminar/workshop organized or attended |   No. of Invited Talks/Lectures |
|-----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | Biological Sciences   |                    32 |                                                          26 |                              06 |
|         2 | Chemical Sciences     |                    43 |                                                          06 |                              00 |
|         3 | Mathematical sciences |                    11 |                                                          53 |                              11 |
|         4 | Physical Sciences     |                   105 |                                                          19 |                              26 |

The institute have received the following Awards and Honours during this period:

- i. The following paper, "Observation of the rare B0s to mu+ mu- decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data' has been accepted for publication in Nature , arguably the most  prestigious  scientific  journal.  NISER  was  one  of  the  primary    authors (specifically  NISER-CMS  contributed  to  the  paper  for  background,  data-mc  validation and other related study). The NISER-CMS team was led by Dr. Sanjay Swain.
- ii. The first paper with NISER Jatni has been accepted for publication in Physical Review C (American  Physical  Society  journal).  'Selecting  specific  initial  configurations  using spectator  neutrons  in  U  +  U  collisions'  by  Vipul  Bairathi,  Md.  Rihan  Haque,  and Bedangadas Mohanty.

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## Year 2015-16

- Among the major achievements of NISER during the period under review, the stand out one was Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi formally dedicated NISER permanent  campus  at  Jatni,  to  the  nation  on  07.02.2016.  On  this  occasion,  Hon'ble Governor  of  Odisha,  Hon'ble  Chief  Minister  of  Odisha,  Minister  of  State  for  Atomic Energy in the Prime Minister's Office, Secretary DAE and many more dignitaries were present.  Among  other  programs,  the  4 th graduation  ceremony  held  on  06  June,  2015. Chairman, AEC was the Chief Guest on this historic occasion.   59  (fifty  nine)  5  Year Integrated M. Sc. students and 03 (three) Ph. D students graduated this year.  Offers for doctoral  programme  poured  in  from  reputed  universities  in  Paris,  Texas,  Michigan, Wiscosin-Madison, Maryland, Stony Brook, Louisiana, Houston, Toulouse, Connecticut, Cologne  and  South  Dakota,  besides  the  IITs,  the  Tata  Institute  of  Fundamental Research and IISC, Bangalore in the home country.
- The following programmes have been organized by the Institute during 2015-16:-
- a. Public Outreach Programme.
- b. Public awareness on Plantation and go-green.
- c. Vigilance Awareness Week
- d. Sadbhavna Diwas
- e. Official Language Implementation.
- The details  of  Publications,  Conference/Seminar/Workshop  organized  or  attended  and Invited Talks/Lectures made/conducted by different Schools of the NISER are as under:-
- The Institute has received the following Awards and Honours during this period:
- a) Prof.  T.  K.  Chandrashekar,  Senior  Professor  in  the  School  of  Chemical  Sciences received SASTRA - CNR RAO Award for the Year 2016.
- b) Shanti  Swarup  Bhatnagar  Prize  for  Physical  Sciences,  2015  was  awarded  to Dr.Bedangadas Mohanty of the School of Physical Sciences.
- c) Mr. Ashutosh Kumar received 'Oral Presentation Award' in YUVA ISAR Conference held by Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction from 8th-9th August 2015.
- d) Mr.  Arijit  Ghosh,  MSc  student  in  SBS  received  Second  poster  award  in  1st International Conference on Translational Research: From Basic Science to Clinical Application, at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India. 5-7th February, 2015.
- e)  Dr. Colin Benjamin was awarded DAAD, Germany Research stay at RWTH Aachen University.
- f) Dr.  Praful  Singru  was  selected  as  a Member,  Executive  Council;  Society  for Evolutionary and Integrative Biology (SEIB), India. 2014-15.

|   Sr. No. | Name of the School             |   No. of Publications |   No. of Conference/ Seminar/wor kshop organized or attended |   No. of Invited Talks/Lec tures |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Biological Sciences            |                    59 |                                                           04 |                               00 |
|         2 | Chemical Sciences              |                    77 |                                                           15 |                               00 |
|         3 | Mathematical Sciences          |                    40 |                                                           67 |                               01 |
|         4 | Physical Sciences              |                   163 |                                                           10 |                               43 |
|         5 | Humanities and Social Sciences |                    05 |                                                           05 |                               02 |

- g)  Dr. Debasmita Alone was elected as a member; Executive Council (2015-2017) of All India Society for Cell Biology, India.
- h)  Dr.Chandan Goswami has been selected as editorial member (2015) for PeerJ
- i) Dr.  Kishore  C  Panigrahi  has  been  selected  as  editorial  member  for  'Frontiers  in Bioscience.
- From Social Welfare point of view, the social service club of NISER has been actively taking  measure  to  address  some  major  societal  issues  which  include  education  of children  residing  in  the  slums  opposite  to  NISER  campus,  donation  of  clothes  to  the needy  and  cleanliness  drives.  Students  at  NISER  have  given  an  expression  of  their compassionate minds by forming an organisation named 'Zariya' to serve a medium for translating their concern and feeling for their fellow beings.

## Year 2016-17

- The institute received the prestigious Vishwakarma Award for best construction/design by Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), New Delhi.
- The following programmes have been organized by the Institute during 2016-17 :-
- a)  Public Outreach Programme.
- b)  Mimamsa Quiz
- c) Training Program in Mathematics (TPM-2016)
- d)  Summer Outreach Program in Mathematics (SOPM-2016)
- e)  Discussion Meeting on Automorphic Forms-2016
- f) School & Workshop on Modular Forms & Black Holes-2017
- The details  of  Publications,  Conference/Seminar/Workshop  organized  or  attended  and Invited Talks/Lectures made/conducted by different Schools of the NISER are as under :-

|   Sr. No. | Name of the School             |   No. of Publications |   No. of Conference/ Seminar/worksh op organized or attended |   No. of Invited Talks/Lectures |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | Biological Sciences            |                    46 |                                                           33 |                              07 |
|         2 | Chemical Sciences              |                   105 |                                                           31 |                              01 |
|         3 | Mathematical Sciences          |                    32 |                                                           42 |                              00 |
|         4 | Physical Sciences              |                   162 |                                                           02 |                              54 |
|         5 | Humanities and Social Sciences |                    03 |                                                           05 |                              08 |
|         6 | Earth and Planetary Sciences   |                    05 |                                                           00 |                              02 |

- The Institute has received the following Awards and Honours during this period:
- a) Dr. Palok Aich has become Member of DBT TASK Force for Biotechnology Ignition Grant  (BIG)  of  the  Department  of  Biotechnology  (DBT)-Biotechnology  Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), Government of India (GoI), since June 2016.
- b)  Dr. Chandan Goswami served as a jury member of 'Monitoring meeting of PAC in Health Sciences, DST-SERB' on 7th-8th Feb, 2017.
- c) Dr. C. Gunanathan received 'ECRP Award-2016.
- d) Dr.  Deepak  Dalai  has  received  the  Best  paper  Award  at  the  6th  International Conference  on  Sensor  Networks,  SENSORNETS  2017  held  in  Porto-Portugal February 19--21, 2017.
- e) Prof.Bedangadas  Mohanty  -  Got  elected  as  a  Fellow  of  Indian  National  Science Academy, New Delhi
- f) Prof. Bedangadas Mohanty- Got elected as Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore.
- g) 'Special Jury presentation award' to Mr. Manoj Yadav. 2nd International Conference on  Translational  Research:  Applications  in  Human  Health  and  Agriculture.  14-16th Oct 2016, Bhubaneswar.
- h) 'Best Poster award' to Md. Khurshidul Hassan. 10th year celebration of excellence in science at IISER Kolkata 'Advances in Life Sciences' during January 13-15, 2017.
- From Social Welfare point of view, the social service club of NISER has been actively taking  measure  to  address  some  major  societal  issues  which  include  education  of children  residing  in  the  slums  opposite  to  NISER  campus,  donation  of  clothes  to  the needy  and  cleanliness  drives.  Students  at  NISER  have  given  an  expression  of  their compassionate minds by forming an organisation named ' Zariya ' to serve a medium for translating their concern and feeling for their fellow beings.

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## Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar

Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar, a grant-in-aid institution under the administrative  control  of  the  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  (DAE),  Mumbai  is  carrying  out experimental and theoretical research in plasma physics with emphasis on the physics of magnetically  confined  hot  plasmas  and  non-linear  plasma  phenomena.  The  scientific  and technological programmes of the Institute can broadly be categorised into four main areas viz.,  (1)  Fusion  Plasma  Experiments,  (2)  Fusion  Technology  Developments,  (3)  Basic Plasma Experiments; and (4) Theoretical, Modelling & Computational Plasma Physics.

Some  of  the  highlights  of  the  work  done/achievements  during  the  following  years  are appended below:-

## Year 2014-15

- Year 2014-15 has been a year of 'up-gradation' in the Institute. After giving consistent operating  performance,  in  its  silver  jubilee  year,  it  was  decided  that  ADITYA  (the  first indigenously designed and built tokamak of India) will be up graded to have a shaped plasma  cross  section.  An  additional  set  of  coils  and  the  vacuum  vessel  are  being changed to achieve this.
- In  the  Superconducting  Steady-state  Tokamak-1  (SST-1)  maximum  plasma  current  of 75000 A at a Toroidal magnetic field of 1.5 T at the plasma centre assisted with Electron Cyclotron (EC) pre-ionization at the fundamental mode was achieved. These Mega Joule classtoroidal magnetic fields were also operated upto 2.0T. All the diagnostics have also been upgraded with some new diagnostics in place. First successful launching of Lower Hybrid Current Drive waves has been conducted.
- To fulfill the commitment of delivering the Test Blanket Module (TBM) to ITER project, various  small  experimental  set  ups  like  liquid  metal  heat  transfer  loop,  experimental Helium  Cooling  Loopetc  are  being  done  to  understand  and  develop  the  required technologies. For the remote handling and robotics technology, various prototypes are being made and tested. A laboratory scale hydrogen isotope removal system (HIRS) for Helium purge gas to validate design concepts for tritium extraction is being developed.
- Exploration  of  societal  benefits  from  plasma  technologies  is  continued  vigorously  at Facilitation Centre for Industrial Plasma Technology (FCIPT). The projects cover various areas such as bio-medics, conventional and green power, textiles, waste management, nano-technology.  FCIPT is working on developing Plasma Pyrolysis system (on proof of concept  basis)  for  plastic  and  paper  waste  disposal  at  GIFT  (Gujarat  International Finance Tech) City - a smart city that is being developed near Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

## Year 2015-16

- For  ITER-India,  most  of  the  procurement  packages  entered  into  the  factory  testing phase.  Manufacturing and factory testing are being done following international quality assurance and control standards, as is necessary for the ITER project.
- At the Centre of Plasma Physics, Guwahati the commission of the CPP-IPR Magnetized plasma Experiment for Plasma Surface interaction (CIMPLE-PSI) has been successfully completed.  The objective is tore-crease ITER Diverter like plasma with extreme hot ion flux  to  be  used  for  plasma  material  interaction  experiments.    Theory  and  simulation works in the centre are catering to other experimental activities as CPP-IPR.

- For  the  development  of  superconducting  magnet  technology,  a  dedicated  facility  has been  established.      Efforts  are  being  continued  in  developing  materials  &  fabrication technologies for Plasma Facing Components (PFCs).  After successful demonstration of a prototype pellet injector in the laboratory, a single barrel pellet (LLCB) blanket and its associated ancillary systems to ITER projects, many small experiments have been set up.    A  Virtual  and  Augmented  Reality  Integrated  Development  Lab  (VVARID  -Lab)  is being set up.

## Year 2016-17

- During the year 2016-17, Institute continued its activities in fusion research, Technology development, Industrial and  Societal applications and  experimental & theoretical investigations of fundamental plasma physics, apart from deliveries to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project.
- Academic programs like Summer School (46 students), Technical Training and Doctoral programs (42 students) of the institute were continued as usual. The institute had 217 publications in peer reviewed journals apart from 88 Research Reports and 48 Technical Reports published during the year.

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## Harish Chandra Research Insitute

The  focus  of  HRI  is  on  theoretical  physics  and  Mathematics.  The  contribution  can  be assessed in terms of four indicators:

1. Research Output: The academic members of HRI publish about 120 papers in a year in peer  reviewed  international  publications.  Major  contributions  are  in  string  theory,  high energy physics and quantum information, condensed matter and mathematics.
2. Peer Recognition:  HRI faculty and students have received awards and fellowships of academies based on their research achievement.
3. HRI contributes to the high quality manpower to meet academic need of the country. The students  who  complete  Ph.D  finally  join  the  science  establishments  in  the  country  as teachers and researchers.
4. M.Sc programme significantly widen institutions reach and provide research exposure to students in our country.

Year-wise details of publications, graduated students etc.  is as under:

| Particulars                    |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Publications                   |       128 |       154 |       125 |
| Awards                         |         5 |         8 |         5 |
| No. of students graduated      |         8 |         6 |         8 |
| No. of students completed Ph.D |         6 |        14 |        11 |

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## Institute of Physics (IoP), Bhubaneswar

The  Institute  of  Physics  (IoP)  is  an  autonomous  research  institution  under  the administrative  control  of  the  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  (DAE),  Mumbai  engaged  in research and development activities in the frontier areas of physics and allied sciences.

Some  highlights  of  the  work  done/achievements  during  the  following  years  are appended below:-

## Year 2014-15

- 120 papers were published in various national, international refereed journals, while 40 more papers are under review for publication. Institute members have delivered large number  of  lectures,  colloquia,  seminars,  etc  to  promote  science  and  there  research work within & outside the country. More than 120 lectures were delivered by  various eminent scientists & young researchers at IoP.
- Institute of Physics is a major hub for scientific activities & discussions in the Eastern part of the country.
- The laboratory houses equipment for conducting research in several frontier areas on thin  films  and  nano-materials.  Using  the  facilities  existing  here,  samples  can  be prepared  under  sensitive  and  controlled  conditions  and  can  be  investigated  for  their morphological, magnetic, optical vibrational properties.
- The  Institute  is  also  actively  involved  in  popularizing  science.    A  Science  outreach program has been organized in different schools of Odisha with collaboration of SCAA. Night sky viewing session was organised using telescope and binoculars at Machhuati, Salipur, Odisha (Coastal Odisha) on 21 st February, 2015.

## Year 2015-16

- 140 papers were published in the International Peer Reviewed Journals.  Besides, the faculty members and research scholars of the Institute have received many academic accolades like distinguished faculty award from Homi Bhabha National Institute(HBNI), Ramanujan Fellow,  best thesis award from HBNI and best poster award at different conferences.
- A Max-Planck Partner Group in the field of high energy physics is also set up at Institute of  Physics.  Institute  members  have  delivered  large  number  of  lectures,  colloquia, seminars, etc to promote science and there research work within & outside the country.
- Institute of Physics is a major hub for scientific activities & discussions in the Eastern part of the country.
- More  than  20  colloquia,  86  seminars  lectures  were  delivered  by  various  eminent scientists and young researchers at our Institute.

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## Year 2016-17

- The  faculty  members  and  research  scholars  of  Institute  have  received  many academic  accolades  like  distinguished  faculty  award  from  Indian  Academy  of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy Award, MRSI Medal in Materials, NASI Scopus  Young  Scientist  Award,  best  ORAL  presentation  Award  etc.  Institute members  have  delivered  a  large  number  of  lectures,  colloquia,  seminars,  etc  to promote science and research work within and outside the country.
- 117 papers were published in the International Peer Reviewed Journals.
- Around 9 colloquia,  116  seminars  and  lectures  were  delivered  by  various  eminent scientists and young researchers at the Institute.
- Year-long academic programmes and scientific events like social outreach, popular talks, telescope making workshop for high schools children, conferences, meetings, workshops,  and  activities  related  to  recharging  of  school  teachers  were  organized during the year.
- Eminent national/international  scientists  were  invited  to  visit  Institute  on  short  term basis, to initiate collaboration with the faculty members of the institute.
- During  the  year  Institute  organized  programmes  like  Awareness-cum-Seminar  on 'Role of  Atomic  Energy & Nuclear Power in the Service of Mankind' conducted at Soro, Balasore, Public Awareness conducted at Gopabandhu Vidyamandir, Po-Sailo Badabil,  Distt.-  Cuttack  and  Public  Awareness  Programme  conducted  at  Ekalavya Model Residential School, Mahasingi, Kandhamal, Odisha for early college students.

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## Saha Institute of Nuclear  Physics (SINP), Kolkata

The Saha Institute  of  Nuclear  Physics  (SINP)  is  an  autonomous  institute  for  basic research under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). The Institute is engaged in research classified in the five major areas viz. (a) Biophysical Science Including  Chemistry  (b)  Condensed  Matter  Physics  including  Surface  Physics  and  Nano Science,  (c)  Experimental  Nuclear  and  Particle  Physics,  (d)  Plasma  Physics;  and  (e) Theoretical and Mathematical Physics.

Some highlights of the work  done/achievements  during  the following  years  are  appended below:-

## Year 2014-15

- Altogether 446 research publications have been credited during the period with about 30 theses  awarded  for  Ph.D  degree.  About  70  publications  in  high  impact  journals  with impact factor more than 6 in Journals like Physical Review Letters, Reviews in Modern Physics,  Journal  of  High  Energy  Physics,  Journal  of  Cosmology  &  Astroparticles Physics, kCell eath & Disease and RNA biology to name a few.
- International Collaboration with CERN in ALLICE and CMS experiments and with SNO Lab  in  PICASSO  experiment  for  Dark  Matter  Search.  Outreach  programs  conducted from the Centre for Advanced Research & Education (CARE) both in and outside SINP, going  to  remote  places  of  Sundarban  to  district  school  in  Hoogly  and  Birbhum,  have been successful with overwhelming response from students of high school on science and related area of contemporary interest.

During  the  year  4  faculty  members  of  SINP  have  received  the  awards/fellowships  and distinctions.

## Year 2015-16

- Altogether 415 research publications have been credited during the period and about 55 theses awarded for PhD degree. About 90 publications in high impact (IF>6.0) journals like Physics  Letters  B,  journal  of  High  Energy  physics,  Astrophysical  Journal  & Carcinogenesis.
- The successful operation of the Indian Beam Line at Photon Factory (KEK) at Tsukuba has been recognized as a flagship cooperative activity by the honourable Prime Minister of India.

During the year 2 faculty members of the SINP have received the awards/fellowships and distinctions of International Importance.

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## Year 2016-17

- Altogether 438 research publications have been credited during the period and about 56 theses awarded for PhD degree. And 62 scientific articles published in high impact(I.F.> 6) journals like Nature, Science, ACS Catalysis, Nucleic Acids Research, Proceedings of the  National  Academy  of  Sciences  of  the  United  States  of  America,  Chemistry  of Materials, Physical Review Letters, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Chemsuschem, Cancer Letters, Acta Biomaterialia, Chemical Engineering Journal and Journal of High Energy Physics, etc.
- ALICE and CMS experiments at CERN, PICASSO experiment at SNOLab
- Experiments at Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg through the IndoGerman Collaboration in synchrotron research.
- Successful  operation  of  the  Indian  Beam  Line  at  Photon  Factory  (KEK)  at  Tsukuba, Japan  has  been  recognized  as  a  flagship  cooperative  activity  by  the  honorable  Prime Minister of India.
- The institute has organised several outreach programs through the CARE unit (Centre for Advanced Research & Education) both inside and outside SINP and received overwhelming response from the participants.

During the year 1 faculty member received a prestigious fellowship.

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## Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai

The Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is a Deemed to be University under Section-3 of the UGC act 1956 as notified by the Ministry of Human Resources Development in 2005.  HBNI has been set up to provide higher education in science, to promote development of science and technology with the help of Research & Development Centres and Grant-in-Aid Institutions under DAE.  HBNI is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act 1870 and has its own Memorandum of Association and Rules.

The HBNI offers a range of academic programmes. Various programmes offered are Ph.D., M.Tech. in engineering sciences and M.Phil. in physical sciences, chemical sciences and life sciences, M.Sc. (Engg), Integrated M.Sc. of five-year duration at National Institute for  Science  Education  and  Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar, Super Specialty Courses at Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai, Post Graduate Courses at TMC, DRM (Diploma in Radiation Medicine) at BARC, M.Sc. (Nursing) at TMC, M.Sc. (Clinical Research) at TMC, Dip.R.P.  (Diploma  in  Radiological  Physics)  at  BARC,  DMRIT  (Diploma  in  Medical  Radio Isotope  Techniques)  at  BARC,  DFIT  (Diploma  in  Fusion  Imaging  Technology)  at  TMC. Around 1590 students are currently pursuing Ph.D. in various disciplines.

HBNI has the following as its constituents Institutions (CIs).

- (i) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai
- (ii) Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam
- (iii) Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore
- (iv) Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC), Kolkata
- (v) Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP), Kolkata
- (vi) Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar
- (vii) Institute of Physics (IOP), Bhubaneswar
- (viii) Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI), Allahabad
- (ix) Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), Chennai, and
- (x) Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai.

## Year 2014-15

- Two new courses namely Diploma in Fusion Imaging Technology (DFIT) and M.Sc. in Clinical Research were started during the year 2014-15 by TMC.
- In  this  academic  year,  762  students  were  admitted  to  various  programmes  being conducted under HBNI by various CIs and 566 Degrees/Diplomas were awarded.

## Year 2015-16

- During  2015-16,  888  students  were  admitted  in  different  programs.  HBNI  has  also awarded 200 Ph.D., 165 M.Tech., 6 M.Sc. (Engg), 79 M.Sc., 70 post graduate medical degrees MD, DM and MCh, 5 M.Sc.(Nursing) and 40 PG diplomas in radiation protection (DipRP), medical radioisotope technology (DMRIT), radiation medicine (DRM) and fusion imaging  technology  (DFIT).  Around  1590  students  are  currently  pursuing  Ph.D.  in various disciplines.

- The Government of India launched National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for educational  institutions  from  the  year  2015-16  for  various  disciplines,  viz.  Engineering (Teaching & Research), Engineering (Teaching), Management, Pharmacy, Architecture and  Colleges  (UGC).  HBNI  participated in the ranking  framework  and  provided information as per desired format. India Rankings 2016 were released on April 4, 2016 by then MHRD minister. HBNI was ranked 17 th out of the 233 universities participated in this category.

## Year 2016-17

- A Strategic Studies program has also been identified to ensure availability of adequate qualified  human  resources  to  address  issues  pertaining  to  nuclear  law,  economics  of nuclear power, nuclear security, nuclear proliferation, intellectual property rights etc.
- During  2016-17,  914  students  were  admitted  in  different  programs,  out  of  which  353 students re for Ph.D. Program.  HBNI has awarded 218 Ph.D., 106 M.Tech., 10 M.Sc. (Engg),  73  M.Sc.,  107  post  graduate  medical  degrees,  6  M.Sc.(Nursing)  and  42PG diplomas  in  radiation  protection  (DipRP),  medical  radioisotope  technology  (DMRIT), radiation medicine (DRM) and fusion imaging technology (DFIT).
- The following major development has taken place during this year:-
- (a)  Memorandum  of  Association  (MoA)  of  the  HBNI  are  amended  in  compliance  with UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) regulations 2016;
- (b)  HBNI has received 21 st Rank in University category and 35 th rank in overall category (among a total 3319 participants);
- (c)  HBNI  has  signed  eleven  Memorandum  of  Understandings  (MoU)  with  reputed Universities / Institutes at National and International level for Academic collaborations; and
- (d)  In  order  to  have  better  employment  opportunities  to  the  students  pursuing  PhD programmes under 'Board of Strategic Studies' and also to enhance its mandate, the 'Board of Strategic Studies' has been renamed to 'Board of Study for Applied System Analysis'.

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## Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES)

The  Atomic  Energy  Education  Society  (AEES),  Mumbai  an  autonomous  institution under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), is established to provide education to the children of the employees of the Department of Atomic Energy and its constituent units.  At present, AEES administers 30 Schools/Junior colleges at 16 centres located all over the country and provides education to over 27,000 students.

## Year 2014-15

- AEES has launched several long-term key projects such as Application of Science and Technology  for  Educational  Reforms  (ASTER)  for  the  development  of  the  complete personality of its students through modern and technical education infrastructure.
- AEES has established the Satellite Interactive Terminals at all centers under which a hub and video recording studio have been set up at Anushaktinagar in Mumbai.
- During  the  year  2014-15,  AEES  has  undertaken  the  following  academic  activities  for further improvement / development of the students of the AEES:-
- a) AEES Junior Science and Mathematics Olympiad (in collaboration with HBCSE).
- b) All  India  Inter  AECS/AEJC  Science,  Social  Science,  Mathematics  &  Teaching Aids Exhibition - 2014.
- c) Inter AECS Hindi Vigyan Prashna Manch.
- d)  Talent Nurture Programme [The Societal Enrichment & Education  Programme (SEEP)]
- e) Non-scholastic Activities - Sports, N.C.C. and Art.
- f) Application of Science and Technology in Educational Reforms (ASTER) Programme.
- More  than  156  students  of  AEES  have  secured  admission  in  reputed  professional colleges of Engineering (including IITs and NITs) and Medicine.
- In the All India Secondary School Examination [AISSE] (CBSE) held in March 2015, the pass percentage was 98.17.  In the Higher Secondary Examination, the pass percentage was 93.51.
- AEES institutes a healthy competition amongst all AEC schools to bring out the best of every  child  as  well  as  teacher  and  administrator  to  achieve  brilliance  in  over  all development.  The following trophies are awarded to AEC Schools and Junior College for remarkable achievements in different areas:-
- (i) Dr.  Homi  Bhabha Rolling Trophy for the best overall performance for Schools and Junior College.
- (ii)  Dr.  Vikram  Sarabhai  Rolling  Trophy  for  the  best  academic  performance  among Schools and Junior Colleges.
- (iii) Dr. Raja Ramanna Trophy for the best Co-scholastic Activities among Schools and Junior Colleges.
- (iv) Dr.  Homi  Sethna  Trophy  for  the  Sports  achievements  among  Schools  and  Junior colleges.

## Year 2015-16

- The Constitution of India gives the right to free and compulsory education to all children in  the  age  group  of  six  to  fourteen  years,  as  a  Fundamental  Right.  The  same  was implemented in AEES, in the year 2015-16 and 433 students from various centres were inducted in AEES under RTE.
- In  the  All  India  Secondary  School  Examination  held  in  March  2016,  the  average  pass percentage  was  98.49.  In  the  Higher  Secondary  Examination,  the  average  pass percentage was 92.29%. More than 200 students of AEES have secured admission to reputed professional colleges for Engineering, Medicine, etc.
- It is important that the children of the country understand the necessity of cleanliness. All AEC schools and Junior colleges took part in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan this  year also  with  great  enthusiasm  and  the  message  was  conveyed  to  the  students  about keeping the surroundings clean and tidy for a healthy atmosphere.
- Shri Madan Rao, Principal, AECS-1, Tarapur and Smt. Usha Chaturvedi, Headmistress, AECS-5, Mumbai were bestowed upon with the National Award for Teachers for the year 2015, conferred by Ministry of Human Resource Development

## Year 2016-17

- The All India Junior Science and Mathematics Olympiad as well as the AEES Science, Mathematics, social Science and Teaching Aides Exhibitions are organized every year to motivate and nurture the students as well as teachers.  Selected exhibits are sent to the Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environmental Exhibition conducted by NCERT.
- AEES believes in the all round development of the children.  Keeping this in mind, AEES in  collaboration  with  the  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  Sports  and  cultural  Sports  and Cultural Council organizes Summer Sports coaching Camp for school children in various sports.
- AEES institutes a healthy competition amongst all AEC schools to bring out the best of every  child  as  well  as  teacher  and  administrator  to  achieve  brilliance  in  overall development.
- Shri B.S.K. Raju, Principal of AECS-3, Rawatbhata and Shri S.R. Mohanta, Head Master of  AECS-2,  Tarapur  were  bestowed  upon  with  the  prestigious  National  Award  for Teachers for the year 2016, conferred by Ministry of Human Resource Development.

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