State University Research Excellence (SERB-SURE)
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What is discussed under State University Research Excellence (SERB-SURE) ?
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Why in News ?
State University Research Excellence (SERB-SURE) is a new innovative scheme of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB).
Key Facts
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- State University Research Excellence (SERB-SURE) is a new innovative scheme of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
Photo by Element5 Digital - It can foster collaboration for high-end research at state and private universities and colleges.
- Scheme will help bring the university system, which was so far mostly limited to teaching, into mainstream research and enable the young faculty there to participate in cutting-edge research.
- It also support data-driven social science research, would be a great stimulus to the latent potential that lies in our universities.
- Faculties of state universities (45% in rural areas), would get opportunities for research, as a part of this scheme.
- State universities will have level competition to secure research funding, and present significant opportunities for strengthening of research ecosystem in state universities to upgrade their research capabilities to national and international levels.
- The growth of existing research capabilities at these institutions is imperative to ensure horizontal diffusion of research excellence reaching all research students hoping to contribute to national R&D ecosystem, to propagate scientific temper and promoting enhancement of quality through SERB support.
- They would also provide opportunities to strengthen research ecosystem across state universities, in order to upgrade research capabilities to national and international levels.
- State University Research Excellence (SERB-SURE) is a new innovative scheme of the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
Scientific social responsibility
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- SERB has adopted Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) Policy to imbibe a culture of social commitment among SERB Grantees.
- The policy intends to effectively utilize the scientific infrastructure and expertise of SERB grantees to benefit other S&T stakeholders, especially the less-endowed researchers and society.
- SSR activities need to be chosen after approval and depending on the activities chosen additional budget would be provided under a separate head to carry out the chosen activities.
- SERB Grantees need to undertake the proposed SSR activities during their project period.
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB):
- SERB is a statutory body, working under Department of Science and Technology.
- It was set up in 2009, through SERB ACT, 2008.
- It is chaired by Secretary to Government of India in Department of Science and Technology.
- It was set up to promote basic research in science and engineering as well as to give financial assistance to scientists, academic institutions, industrial concerns and R&D laboratories.
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