Lok Sabha Question No. 1748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Students in CSIR Institutes
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1748 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016)

## STUDENTS IN CSIR INSTITUTES

## 1748. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of students enrolled for research in various scientific institutes of CSIR for the year 2015-16;
- whether there has been a decline in the number of enrolment of research
- (b) scholars; and
- (c) if the details thereof along with the reasons therefor, institute-wise during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY)

- (a) A total of 220 students joined the fellowship awarded by Extramural Research (EMR) of HRDG (CSIR) in CSIR laboratories under the National
- s&t Human Resource Development Programme of CSIR during 2015-16.
- (b) Yes Madam\_
- (c) During 2014, the Department of Science & Technology (DST) vide its OM No. SR/S9/Z-09/2012 dated 21st October 2014 enhanced the rate of stipend of research scholars which were implemented by No additional budgetary allocation was provided to take care of the increase of fellowship amount: The number of fellowships under the fellowship Senior Research Fellowship (SRF)-Direct and (ii) Research Associateship (RA) were curtailed from 749 in 2013-14 to 445 in 2014-15 and 291 in 2015-16. The number of fellowships awarded through CSIRUGC National Eligibility Test (NET) by CSIR were 2532 in 2013-14, 2251 in 2014-15 and 2369 2015-16, respectivelyCSIR awarded research fellows (JRFISRFIRA) are free to join any institution (universitylR&D institution) including CSIR laboratories. Presently out of 6852 fellows supported by CSIR; a total of 1586 are working in CSIR laboratories (Annexure-I): Institute-wise number of research scholars joined in CSIR laboratories under the National s&t Human Resource Development Programme of HRDG (CSIR) during last three years is enclosed as Annexure-II.

Annexure-I Institute-wise number of research scholars working in CSIR laboratories (as per Fellow Management System)

under the National S&T Human Resource Development Programme of HRDG (CSIR)

| S_ No.   | CSIR Laboratory                                                                     | Number of research scholars_working   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|          | ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES RESEARCH INSTITUTE BHOPAL                          | 12                                    |
| 2        | CENTRAL BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE ROORKEE                                         | 5                                     |
| 3        |                                                                                     |                                       |
| 4        | CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE_KARAIKUDL                                |                                       |
| 5        | CENTRAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERINGRESEARCH NNSTITUTE_PILANI                            |                                       |
| 6        | CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH NNSTITUTE_MYSORE                                |                                       |
|          | CENTRAL GLASS & CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KOLKATA                                 |                                       |
| 8        |                                                                                     |                                       |
| 9        | DHANBAD                                                                             |                                       |
| 10.      |                                                                                     | 15                                    |
|          | CENTRAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE_DURGAPUR                          | 9                                     |
| 12.      | CENTRAL ROADRESEARCH INSTITUTE NEW DELHI                                            |                                       |
| 13.      | CENTRAL SALT & MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH NNSTITUTE_BHAVNAGAR                        | 49                                    |
| 14.      | CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ORGANISATION_CHANDIGARH                              | 15                                    |
| 15.      | CENTRE FOR CELLULAR ANDMOLECULAR BIOLOGY HYDERABAD                                  |                                       |
| 16.      | COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & NNDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (COMPLEX)CHENNAI                        | 1                                     |
| 17.      | COUNCIL QF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, NEW DELHI                            |                                       |
| 18       | HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GROUP NEW DELHI                                          |                                       |
| 19.      | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, KOLKATA                                       | 86                                    |
| 20.      | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMCAL TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD                                    | 383                                   |
| 21       | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, JAMMU                                     | 8                                     |
| 22_      | INDIAN INSTITUTE QF PETROLEUM_DEHRADUN                                              |                                       |
| 23       | INDUSTRIAL TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE_ LUCKNOW                                   | 38                                    |
| 24.      | INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS & NNTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY,DELHI                                   | 65                                    |
| 25.      |                                                                                     | 28                                    |
| 26.      | INSTITUTE OF MCROBIAL TECHNOLOGY CHANDIGARH                                         | 87                                    |
| 27       | INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, BHUBANESWAR                         | 9                                     |
| 28       | NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH NNSTITUTE, LUCKNOW                                      | 23                                    |
| 29       | NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY, PUNE                                                  | 173                                   |
| 30_      | NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NAGPUR                       | 15                                    |
| 31       | NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE HYDERABAD                                   | 27                                    |
|          | NATIONAL NNSTITUTE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY_ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM | 87                                    |
| 33.      | NATIONAL NNSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, GOA                                             | 57                                    |
| 34_      | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND                                     | 4                                     |
| 35.      | NATIONAL INSTT OF SCIENCE,TECH & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES(NISTADS) NEW DELHI             | 5                                     |
| 36       | NATIONAL METALLURGICAL LABORATORY,JAMSHEDPUR                                        |                                       |
| 37.      | NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY NEW DELHI                                              |                                       |
| 38       | NORTH EAST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JORHAT                               |                                       |
| 39       | STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE, CHENNAI                                     |                                       |
|          | TOTAL                                                                               | 1586                                  |

## Annexure-

| SNO   | CSIR LABORATORY NAME                                                         | 2013 -14   | 2014 -15   | 2015 -16   |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|
| 1     | ADVANCED MATERIALS AND PROCESSES RESEARCH INSTITUTE,BHOPAL, MP 462026        |            | 5          |            |
| 2     | CENTRAL BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE, ROORKEE_UTTARANCHAL, 247667             |            |            |            |
| 3_    | CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH TNSTITUTE, LUCKNOW, UP,, 226001                        | 23         | 18         |            |
| 4     | CENTRAL ELECTROCHEMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KARAIKUDL TAML NADU 630006       |            |            |            |
| 5     | CENTRAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE PILANI, RAJASTHAN, 333031 |            | 9          | 12         |
| 6     | CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MYSORE,_KARNATAKA 570020      | 10         |            |            |
|       | CENTRAL GLASS & CERAMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KOLKATA                          | 5          |            |            |
| 8_    | CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL & AROMATIC PLANTS_ LUCKNOW, 226015            |            |            |            |
| 9     | CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MINNING AND FUEL RESEARCH, DHANBAD,_JHARKHAND 828108    |            |            |            |
| 10    | CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 600020              |            |            |            |
| 11_   | CENTRAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE,DURGAPUR WB,, 713209       | 5          |            |            |
| 12.   | CENTRAL ROAD RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NEW 110020                                  |            |            |            |
| 13.   | CENTRAL SALT & MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE,BHAVNAGARGUJARAT, 364002  | 14         |            |            |
| 14_   | CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS ORGANISATION CHANDIGARH_160030                | 8          |            |            |
| 15.   | CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, HYDERABAD,_TELANGANA 500007       | 12         | 12         |            |
| 16.   | CSIR MADRAS COMPLE_X,CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 600113                             |            |            |            |
| 17.   | COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH, NEW DELHL NEW DELHL 110001    |            |            |            |
| 18.   | CSIR-URDIP,PUNE MAHARASHTRA 411038                                           | 0          | 0          |            |
| 19    | 4-PI FORMERLY C-MMACS,BANGALORE, 560037                                      | 0          |            |            |
| 20_   | HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT GROUP, NEW DELHL DELHI, 110012                    |            | 2          |            |
| 21_   | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, KOLKATA, WB. 700032                    | 38         | 28         | 24         |
| 22.   | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY  HYDERABAD, TELANGANA 500007         | 57         | 36         | 36         |
| 22    | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, JAMMU, J& K 18000 1                | 2          |            |            |
| 23    | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM, DEHRADUN_UTTARANCHAL, 248005                  |            | 5          |            |
| 24    | INDUSTRIAL TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LUCKNOW, UR, 226001                | 3          |            |            |
| 25.   | INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS & INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY                                  | 17         | 14         |            |
| 26.   | INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, PALAMPUR, 176061              | 5          | 2          |            |
| 27.   | INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY__CHANDIGARH 160036                         | 10         | 4          | 12         |
| 28.   | INSTITUTE OF MINERALS AND MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY, BHUBANESWAR, ORISSA, 751013  | 5          | 2          |            |

Institute-wise number %f research scholars joined in CSIR laboratories (aS per Fellow Management System) under the National S&T Human Resource Development Programme of HRDG (CSIR)

| 29.   | NATIONAL AEROSPACE LABORATORIES, BANGALORE,_KARNATAKA, 560017                                     |     |     |     |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| 30.   | NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, LUCKNOW 226001                                             | 17  |     | 5   |
| 31.   | NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY PUNE,_MAHARASHTRA 414008                                             | 49  | 41  | 31  |
| 32    | NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTENAGPUR,MAHARASHTRA, 440020                   |     |     |     |
| 33.   | NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, 500007                             |     |     |     |
|       | NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM_KERALA 695019 | 15  | 8   | 12  |
| 35.   | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION RESOURCES,DELHL 410012                |     |     |     |
| 36.   | NATIONAL INSTT OF SCIENCE,TECH & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES(NISTADS) DELHL 110012                        |     |     |     |
| 37.   | NATIONAL METALLURGICAL LABORATORY, JAMSHEDPUR_JHARKHAND_831007                                    |     |     |     |
| 38.   | NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY, NEW DELHLDELHL 110012                                               |     | 26  | 16  |
| 39.   | NORTH EAST INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,                                                   | 3   |     |     |
| 40.   | STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE, CHENNAL TAMIL NADU,_600113                                | 3   |     |     |
| 41_   | NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY GOA                                                            |     |     |     |
|       | Total                                                                                             | 369 | 276 | 220 |