Handout for Financial Assistance to Research

7/31/2019 Handout for Financial Assistance to Research

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7/22/2008 Dept. of ETCE, JU, Kolkata 1

Financial Assistance to

Research Work

IETYMS CHENNAI

Workshop on research methodologiesat Hotel Chennai Deluxe

Speaker : Dr. Subir Kumar Sarkar

Professor,

Department of Electronics & Telecommunication Engg.Jadavpur University

Kolkata-32


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Subir Kumar Sarkar received the B. Tech and M. Tech. Degree from the Institute of

Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta in 1981 and 1983, respectivelyand PhD (Tech) degree in Microelectronics from University of Calcutta. He served Oil

and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) as an Executive Engineer for about 10 years(1982 to 1992) before coming to teaching profession. In ONGC he was involved in the

repair , maintenance, planning, import substitution for sophisticated electronicequipments including computers used for control & monitoring of oil exploration andsatellite based wireless communication for communication between on shore --offshore & between remote work sites ---base office communication and software

development for oil field related work . He joined as a faculty member in the Dept. ofElectronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Bengal Engineering and ScienceUniversity, Shibpur in April 1992 (from 1992 to 1999). In 1999 he joined in JadavpurUniversity in the same dept. where he is presently a Professor. He has developed

several short courses for the needs of the Engineers.


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He has published three Engineering text books and more than 250technical research papers in archival journals and peer reviewed

conferences. He was a coauthor of a young Scientist awarded paper. Ten

scholars have been awarded PhD (Engg) degree under his guidance. Hewas on the Technical/ organizing/advisory committee of several major

international/ national conferences/ symposiums and was the organizingSecretary of International conferences on communications, devices andintelligent systems (CODIS2004) . As Principal Investigator he has

successfully completed four R&D projects and three more are running.

He has visited several countries like USA, France, UK, Switzerland andJapan for Technical reasons like training, presenting papers or visiting

sophisticated laboratories. In 2005 he was invited as a post doctoral

Research scholar in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering ,Virginia Commonwealth University to work on quantum computing,

spintronics, quantum dot memory and electronic transport inNanostructures and published two journal papers from the work. His

most recent research focus is in the areas of simulations of nanodevice

models ,transport phenomenon, single electron & spintronics devicesand their applications in VLSI circuits , ad hoc wireless networks,

wireless mobile communication and watermarking . He is a life Fellowof the Institution of Engineers, life member of Indian Association for the

cultivation of Science.


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Listof MajorFundingAgencies

1. All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE)

2. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

(CSIR)

3. Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)

4. Defence Research & Development

Organisation (DRDO)

5. Department of Space (DOS)

6. Department of Science & Technology (DST)

7. University Grants Commission (UGC)


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3 Years

appro

x

NM1. R & D programmes of

interest and relevance

to DAE

BRNS2

3 Years

appro

x.

Rs. 5-10 lakhs,

Rs. 20 lakhs

Rs. 20.00

lakhs

Rs. 10.00

lakhs

1. Research Promotion

Scheme (RPS)

2. Modernization and

Removal of

Obsolescence

(MODROBS)3. Thrust Area

Programme in

Technical Education

(TAPTEC)

4. Research &

Development (R & D)

AICTE1

Probable

time

AmountType of projectName of the

Funding

Agency

No

Funding Agencies for R & D Project in India


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3 Years

appro

x

NM1. R&D projects under the

Science and Engineering

Research Council (SERC)2. R&D projects under the

Intensification of Research in

High Priority Areas (IRHPA)

3. R&D projects under the

Mission on Nano Science and

Technology (Nano Mission)4. Instrumentation projects under

Instrumentation Development

Programme (IDP)

DST3

ProbabletimeAmountType of projectName ofthe

Funding

Agency

Sl.No


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3 Yearsapprox

Rs.50.00lakhs

INNOVATIVEPROGRAMMES

UGC7

3 Years

approx

N MISRO Research grantsISRO6

3 Years

approx

NMCSIR RESEARCH

GRANTS

CSIR5

2 Years

approx

1 Year

approx

NM1.DRDO's Extramural

Research Scheme

2.Short-duration Studies

DRDO4

Probable

time

AmountType of projectName of

theFunding

Agency

Sl.N

o


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Funding Agencies in Abroad

Third World Academy of Sciences ( TWAS)

Executive Director,

Third World Academy of Sciences ( TWAS), c/o the Abdus Salam

International Centre for Theoretical Physics

( ICTP), P.O. Box 586 Via Beirut 6 34100 Trieste Italy.e-mail: [email protected]. web: www.org.

Fax:+39 040 224559 Tel: +39040 2240387

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International Foundation for ScienceDirector, International Foundation for Science, Grev Turegatan 19,S.114 38, STOCKHOLM,

SWEDEN

WEB: www.ifs.se

e-mail: . [email protected]:

Fax:

Tel: 46 545 81800

1

Name of the Funding AgencySl.No


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USDAProgramme Officer,

US Embassy,

Chankyapuri,

New Delhi.e-mail:[email protected]

web: www.usda.vsnl.net.in

Fax: 27785333 Tel: 011-27785333-336

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.The Executive Director,

Third World Academy of Sciences, c/o TheAbdus Salam

International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Strada

Costiera 11- 340 14 Trieste Italy

e-mail: : [email protected].

web:http://www.org/activities.html

Fax: + 39 040 224559 Tel: + 39040 2240387

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British Council

The Facilitator, British Council 17,

Kasturba Marg

New Delhi 110001.

e-mail: [email protected]: www.bc.res.in

Fax : 27689744

Tel : 011-24689744

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Funding agencies for Travel Grant to attend conferences

-do-passed M.Sc/ BE /

MBBS or

equivalent degree

and is a

research scholar.

His/her age should benot normally be

above 40 years

International

Foreign Travel Grant

CSIR2

Refer

their

site

for

details

teacher, employed in

University/Institutio

n/College

recognized by the

AICTE.

International

Conference/

Seminar/

Symposium/

Workshop inEngineering and

Technology

AICTE1

RemarkEligibilityNational/InternationalName of

the

fundingagency

S. N.


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-do-Permanent

Teachers

in

Colleges

Travel Grant Scheme for

College Teachers

International

Collaboration

Exchange Programme(assistance to the

extent of 50 % of their

travel expense )

UGC4

-do-Age: Upto35 years

Better Opportunities for

Young Scientists in

Chosen Areas of

Science & Technology

(BOYSCAST)programme

International

DST3

RemarkEligibilityNational/InternationalName of

the

fundingagency

Sl.

N.

o


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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

In India, not much fundin is allotted for carr in outfundamental research in educational institutions,

especially graduate level institutions. There are very

few funding agencies in India such as UGC, CSIR, DST

and AICTE. Since our government has drasticallyreduced grants for carrying out research activities,

these funding agencies cannot allocate sufficient funds

to educational institutions. Further, in some of thesefunding agencies, the authorities restrict funds to a fewselect areas only. As everyone is aware, many

educational institutions government, government-

aided and self financing have introduced

postgraduate and research programmers. However,these institutions suffer lack of adequate laboratory

facilities required for advanced research activities.


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Despite the knowledge, drive, potential and motivation, theIndian youth miserably fail in research activities, because of

inadequate funding. It is very saddening to note that ourcountry is losing young, energetic and research-orientedstudents, since they migrate to foreign countries where theuniversities are supported by well equipped researchlaboratories.

There is no meaning in blaming these students who are

going abroad for higher studies (brain drain) withoutproviding even the basic needs to support their higherstudies in India. Our government has to take keen interestin providing adequate funds to carry out research activitiesin the field of science, since the development of any nationis based on fundamental research activities in the field of

science. We sincerely expect our government to learn fromwell-developed countries about how much priority it shouldgive to fundamental research activities in science.


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In fact, the country is losing a competitive edge in the world because of improper

utilization of scientific resources and the strength of young scientists. We wish tocite a few examples to suggest to our funding agencies how to manage andallocate the funds they obtain from the government for proper utilization. For

example, AICTE, New Delhi, a major agency providing grants to engineering andpolytechnic institutions in the country in order to promote science and

technology could provide less

than Rs 10 lakhs only (for both recurring and nonrecurring) for R&D and TAPTEC(thrust area projects) programmers. As well known to everybody, anyR&D/TAPTEC programmer will require costly, high-tech equipments, mostlyimported from abroad.

It is not correct in blaming the principal investigators and coordinators for

not submitting their project details on time. For multifarious reasons, theproject work gets delayed. First, the coordinators are not sure whether they

would receive their grants from the funding agencies in time or not. Secondly,funding agencies do not sanction adequate funds as required by thecoordinators for their projects.


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Further, they do not grant money in one full payment but in three orfour installments. Under these circumstances, no coordinator canmanage the available funds for his/her scheme and utilize the same inbuying instruments, chemicals, etc. on time. When money less thanthe required amount is sanctioned, scientists find it very difficult toprocure their sophisticated equipments. Hence they are forced to go in

for lower and substandard versions or other low cost equipments fromlocal manufacturers. These instruments often fail to provide accurateresults and frequently undergo repairs. Also, local service personnelare not available to rectify these instruments on time and finance doesnot allow one to repair the equipments with trained personnel fromprofessional organizations. This trend seriously affects the quality ofresearch that is being done. The authors very much expect the fundingagencies to understand the difficulties involved in carrying outresearch activities.

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