Lok Sabha Question No. 1235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Research Ecosystem
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1235 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## Research Ecosystem

## 1235. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)	 whether	 the	 Government	 has	 any	 mechanism	 to	 improve	 the	 research	 ecosystem	 of India's	higher	educational	institutions;
- (b)	if	so,	the	details	thereof;
- (c)	whether	the	Government	is	aware	that	vibrant	young	researchers	are	leaving	India	due to	unemployment	or	very	low	remuneration	and	depleting	work	environment;
- (d)	if	so,	the	details	thereof;
- (e)	 whether	 the	 Government	 has	 any	 plan	 to	 attract	 more	 such	 people	 to	 work	 in	 the country;	and
- (f)	if	so,	the	details	thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) to	(f):	The	Government	has	launched	various	schemes	to	improve	the	research	ecosystem of	India's	higher	educational	institutions	and	to	attract	and	retain	young	researchers,	which are	as	follows:
- (i) Prime	Minister's	Research	Fellowship:		To	attract	the	bright	and	meritorious students	 into	 research	 within	 the	 country,	 attractive	 fellowship	 is	 given. Selected	students	are	given	fellowship	for	5	years	-	Rs.70,000/-	per	month	for the	first	two	years,	Rs.	75,000/-	per	month	in	the	third	year	and	Rs.80,000 per	month	in	4th	and	5th	year	with	an	annual	research	grant	of	Rs.	2	lakh.
- (ii) Setting	 up	 of	 Research	 Parks:	 The	 Government	 has	 approved	 setting	 up	 of Research	 Parks	 at	 IIT	 Kharagpur,	 IIT	 Bombay,	 IIT	 Delhi,	 IIT	 Guwahati,	 IIT Kanpur,	IIT	Hyderabad,	IIT	Gandhinagar	and	IISc	Banglore.
- (iii) Impacting	 research	 Innovation	 and	 Technology	 (IMPRINT):	 It	 provides solutions to the most	 relevant engineering challenges and	 translating knowledge	 into	 viable	 technology	 (products	 or	 processes)	 in	 ten	 selected

technology	domains. (iv) Uchhatar	Avishkar	Yojana	(UAY):	It	aims	to	promote	innovation	of	a	higher order	that	directly	impacts	the	needs	of	the	Industry	and	thereby	improves the	competitive	edge	of	Indian	manufacturing. (v) Smart	India	Hackathons	are	being	organized	on	yearly	basis	since	2017	to find	out	digital	solutions	to	various	problems	faced	by	the	people	and	gives hands	on	working	and	research	opportunity	for	engineering	students. (vi) Institution's	Innovation	Council	(IIC)	established	in	960	Higher	Educational Institutions (HEIs) for promoting innovation ecosystem within their campuses. (vii) A	Trainee	Teacher	Scheme	had	been	initiated	in	NITs	with	the	objective	to attract,	motivate	and	sponsor	best	graduate	engineers	for	part	time	M.Tech and	Ph.D.	programmes.

- (viii) Colleges	 with	 Potential	 for	 Excellence	 (CPE),	 University	 with	 Potential	 for Excellence(UPE), Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Areas(CPEPA),	Special	Assistance	Programme	(SAP),	Major	Research	Project (MRP),	BSR	Fellowships,	Dr.	D.S.	Kothari	Post	Doctoral	Fellowship	Scheme, MID	 Career	 Award	 to	 Faculty	 members,	 UGC	 -	 BSR	 Faculty	 Fellowship (research	 after	 retirement),	 Start	 -	 up	 Grant	 (Research	 grant	 for	 newly recruited teachers), Research Scientist, Research Award, Emeritus Fellowship,	 Dr.	 S.	 Radhakrishnan	 Post-Doctoral	 Fellowship	 in	 Humanities, Post-Doctoral	 Fellowship	 for	 SC/ST,	 Post-	 Doctoral	 Fellowship	 for	 Women, Junior	Research	Fellowship	(for	Ph.D.).

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