Science & Technology in India
Department of Science and Technology
Government of India
Science Structure In India
STATE
GOVERNMENT
S&T
DEPARTMENTS /
COUNCILS
S&T IN
NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANISATIONS
CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT
S&T
DEPARTMENTS/
COUNCILS
UNIVERSITIES
INDEPENDENT
R&D INSTITUTES /
AUTONOMOUS
ORGANISATIONS
IN-HOUSE
R&D IN
PRIVATE
INDUSTRIES
DST
DBT
CSIR
DAE
DSIR
CENTRAL
S&T
DEPARTMENTS
DOS
MHRD
ICAR
DHR
DRDO
MNRE
MOEF
OTHERS
DIETY
MOES
DST: Objectives and Functions
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Formulation of Science, Technology & Innovation Policy
and other enabling Policies for the R&D Sector
Strengthening Basic Research and Expanding R&D base Human Capacity
Strengthening Basic Research and Expanding R&D base Institutional Capacity
Implementing Technology Development Programs
Societal Interventions through S&T
International S&T Co-operation/ Partnerships and
Alliances
Brief Highlights of Indian Science
 Public investments into Indian science sector have
maintained a near 20-25% growth annually since 2005
 Relative position of India with respect to scientific
publications and patents have improved considerably since
2005 (from 13th to 9th and 16th to 12th)
 Average annual growth of publication has been 14% with
3.5% of world share; Engg Sciences has highest growth
 Several new institutions have been established for
expanding the R&D base
 FTEs in R&D is estimated to have increased from 154,000 to
170,000
 Private sector investments into R&D increased from 0.24%
to 0.33% of GDP
India’s performance at Scientific
news is that citation frequency has
Publication front Good
doubled during the last few years
Slope change is ~ 5 times
4.0%
90000
3.5%
80000
3.0%
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2.5%
60000
50000
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2.0%
INDIA
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1.5%
30000
1.0%
20000
5% target and 6th major
global power by 2017
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INDIA
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10000
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Scopus data base
2008
2005
2002
1999
1996
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1990
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1984
1981
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From Thomson Reuters Data base
30
crore
Performance growth of university
sector in h-indices over 1996-2006
to 1998-2008
15 crore
9 crore
6 crore
University
share of
publications
has
increased
from 15% in
2003 to
31% in
2010
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SDPC
Profile of Average Citations per Paper
(2004-09)
UoH, PU, UoD,
UoPune, GDNU,
UoM, JNU
19 institutions (including 7 universities)
above the national citation average of
3.47 per paper
Out of top 50 institutions in publication
sector, 23 are universities
Indian Performance in Nano Science
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2002
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Years
Water filter
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No. of Publications
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Indian growth rate is at
9.1 per year
India has emerged as
the sixth major country
in nano science outputs
Focus on Nanotech
applications and
enterprises
Automotive filter
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4500
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Number of female Project Investigators
Improving gender parity in extramural R&D
projects supported by central S&T agencies
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12 August 2012
DST Highlights
Establishment of Science &
Engineering Research Board (SERB)
Technology Development Board (TBD)
Statutory Body for
innovation support system
21st August 2012
DST Highlights
National Board of Accreditation of Testing
and calibration of Laboratories (NABL)
The number of laboratories accredited has grown from ~670 to 1700
National Entrepreneurship Board (NEB)
Supports establishment of Science and Technology
Entrepreneurship Parks and Technology Business Incubation Parks.
Total of 64 parks have been supported. Incubated
more than 2600 start-up companies and led to more than 26000
employments.
Plans are made to scale up this initiative
21st August 2012
DST Highlights
INSPIRE
has gained wide enrollment
from the science community
21st August 2012
DST Highlights
INSPIRE IMPLEMENTATION STATUS
INSPIRE AWARD
65K INSPIRE AWARDS released
CLASS
VI - X
Age 10-15
INSPIRE INTERNSHIP
The
programme
has made a
difference to
the science
sector
already
CLASS XI
~500 CAMPS HELD. 30 NLs joined
1,20,000 INTERNS GAINED
Age 16-18
3500 RESOURCE PERSONS ENROLLED
INSPIRE SCHOLAR
SHIPS
~15000 AWARDED
INSPIRE FELLOWS
~1600 AWARDED
Age 17-22, BSc/ MSc levels
Age 22-27, PhD level
74 awarded, 101 selected
Assured Career Opportunity in Research
21st August 2012
DST Highlights
Age 27-32
Policy for Science and Science Policy
for Development
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Synergizing Science, Technology and Innovation
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Extent to which STI enterprise integrates vertically and
creates social and economic goods through innovation
with impact on the national development processes
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There is discovery element in science. There is also
solution dimension to modern science. Balancing and
interconnecting discovery and solution dimensions of
science need new mechanisms and pathways
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Enrolling Indian society and Indian industry as major
stakeholders in the process
Priorities of STI Policy 2013
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Nourishing the root of science by promoting
excellence
• Focus on science education & teaching and attraction of
talents to science
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Combining Excellence with Relevance
• Grand challenge programs with matching deployment of
resources
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Performance-Reward Relationship
• Performance Related Incentive System (PRIS) for basic
research
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Delivery systems for STI outputs to stake holders
• Partnerships with socio-economic ministries and State
Governments for enhancing the stake holder value of STI
enterprise
Priorities of STI Policy 2013
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Attracting Private Sector investments into R&D
• R&D for public and social goods objectives through PPP model
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Partnership among stake holders to scale R&D
successes
• Closing gaps in translational research leading to application of
R&D findings
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Gaining Global Competitiveness through collaboration
• Strategic partnerships and alliances with other nations for value
addition to national programs and addressing global issues
• Participation in global consortia for mega science projects
POLICY GOAL
Serving India by connecting performance with
excellence and relevance
Accelerate the pace of discovery and delivery of
science-led solutions for serving the national goal
of faster, sustainable and inclusive growth
A strong and viable Science, Research and
Innovation System for High Technology-led path
for India (SRISHTI) is a policy goal.
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International Partnerships & Alliances
Mandate: Identify, facilitate and promote India’s international
cooperation in frontier and emerging areas of STI under bilateral and
multilateral programs
 Guiding Principles:
Technology Synergy
 Parity based international relationship based on co-funding
and reciprocity
Technology Diplomacy
 Investing into promoting international relationship with
developing countries
Technology Acquisition
 Need based investments for technology acquisition,
development and transfer
Private Public Partnership
 Promoting industrial R&D & technology development for
innovation and techno-entrepreneurship
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International Cooperation
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Leverage ‘international collaborative advantage’ for national
programs and addressing global challenges
Bilateral agreements with more than 83 countries with active
cooperation with 41 countries
Cooperation significantly strengthened with Australia, EU, France,
Germany, UK and USA with co-investments exceeding US$180 m
during last five years
Average Impact factor of publications through cooperation is 5.4
compared to 3.7 from national publications
Cooperation with African countries launched through new India
Africa S&T Initiative
Bi-national S&T Bodies with France, Germany, Russia and USA
Global Innovation Technology Alliance (GITA) as a platform to
engage in industrial R&D, technology development and innovation
Industrial R&D cooperation with Canada, France, Germany, Israel,
Russia, USA
India’s International S & T Engagements
Asia
• Israel
• Japan
• Korea South
• Myanmar
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka
• Thailand
• Vietnam
North America
• Canada
• Mexico
• USA
South America
• Argentina
• Brazil
• Chile
• Mexico
Africa
• India Africa Initiative
• Botswana
• Mauritius
• South Africa
• Tunisia
Oceania
• Australia
• New Zealand
Multilateral / Regional
ASEAN
BRICS
EU
IBSA
IOR
NAM
TWAS
SAARC
Europe
• Austria
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Czech Republic
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hungary
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Portugal
• Romania
• Russia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Ukraine
• UK
Modalities of International Cooperation
Contact Building through
 Joint Workshops/ Seminars/Symposia and Exhibitions
 Visitation, Fellowships & Internships
 Exchange of S&T Information and Systems
 Exploratory visits
 Lectures by Eminent Scientists
 Fielding young researchers scholars to international meets with Peers
Provide Support for
 Joint R&D Projects of mutual interest
 Project mode mobility based exchange
 Training and Advanced Schools
 Access to Advanced Facilities
 Participation in international Mega-science projects
Facilitate and Promote
 Creation of Joint R&D Centres
 Virtual Centres of Excellence
 Multi - institutional R&D projects
 Catalyzing creation of Joint Ventures
Modalities of International Cooperation
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Promote Commercial R&D and Innovation
Academia – Industry R&D Projects
Public Private Partnership for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Facilitate Technology Development & Transfer
Hold annual Technology Summit with a partner country
Establishment of Bilateral S&T Bodies
Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research
Indo-US Science & Technology Forum
Indo-German Science & Technology Centre
Indo-Russian Scientific & Technological Centre
Capacity Building in R&D: 2012-17
Building critical research mass in selected areas
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Computer & mathematical sciences, earth & environmental sciences,
glaciology, clinical medicine, cognitive sciences, etc.
Expanding Human capacity base in R&D
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Overseas doctoral & post doctoral fellowships & Re-entry schemes
for expats & foreign researchers
Strengthening University Research
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Special schemes like FIST, PURSE, CURIE etc.
Competitive grants for decadal institutional R&D programs in areas
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Climate change, new energy and sustainability science
National Action Plan for Climate Change Research
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Sustaining Himalayan Eco System
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Strategic Knowledge on Climate Change
Participation in Global Mega-science R&D Projects
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Off shore investment (CERN, FAIR, DESY, TMT)
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In-country Experiments (INDIGO, INO)
Capacity Building in R&D: 2012-17
Stepping up Nano Mission
 With focus on industrial R&D and applications
Establishment of National Centers for Advanced Research
 Water technologies, advanced manufacturing, robotics, sensors &
integrated systems, geospatial technologies, super computing
Investments into solution science through PPP model
 In solar energy, water, health, security technologies etc.
Developing Technology Platforms through PPP model
 Membrane technologies for sensors, computational materials
engineering, next generation wireless systems, distributed off grid
power systems, etc.
National and Bi-national R&D centers
 Clean energy, automotive research, biomedical devices & therapeutic
technology etc.
Thank you