Department of Science and Technology (India)
DST Headquarter, Technology Bhavan, New Delhi
President of India, on National Science Day 2020, New Delhi
Indian government agency
The Department of Science and Technology (DST ) is a department within the Ministry of Science and Technology in India . It was established in May 1971 to promote new areas of science and technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting scientific and technological activities in the country. It gives funds to various approved scientific projects in India. It also supports various researchers in India to attend conferences abroad and to go for experimental works.
Open access
Department of Science and Technology (India) supports open access to scientific knowledge, originated from the public-funded research in India. In December 2014, the DST and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India had jointly adopted their Open Access Policy.[ 2]
Scientific Programmes
DST Scientific Programmes
Sr. No.
Group
Scientific Programmes
1
Scientific & Engineering Research
Mega Facilities for Basic Research
Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) programme
R&D Infrastructure (FIST, SAIFs, PURSE, SATHI)
Science and Technology of Yoga and Meditation (SATYAM)
Programme for Science Students
Swarnajayanti Fellowships
National Science & Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS)
Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) [ 3]
Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSRI)
VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research) Faculty Scheme
2
Technology Development
Technical Research Centres Programme
Technology Development and Transfer
National Good Laboratory Practice Compliance Monitoring Authority (NGCMA)
Natural Resources Data Management System (NRDMS)
Climate Change Programme
Joint programme on Electric Mobility and Technology Foresighting
Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (ICPS) Division
Patent Facilitation Programme (PFP)
3
International S&T Cooperation
Bilateral Cooperation with developed and developing countries
Multilateral & Regional Cooperation
Thematic Cooperation
4
S&T for Socio Economic Programme
5
Technology Missions Division
6
Women Scientists Programs
Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI)
Women Scientists Scheme
Autonomous S&T Institutions
The autonomous science and technology institutions organized under the department include:[ 5]
Agharkar Research Institute , Pune[ 6]
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences , Nanital[ 7]
Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences , Lucknow[ 8]
Bose Institute , Kolkata[ 9]
Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences , Bangalore
Indian Institute of Geomagnetism , Mumbai
International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad
Institute of Nano Science and Technology ,[ 10] SAS Nagar
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science , Kolkata[ 11]
Indian Institute of Astrophysics , Bengaluru
National Innovation Foundation [ 12]
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research , Bengaluru
Raman Research Institute , Bengaluru
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology [ 13]
S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences , Kolkata
Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati[ 14]
Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)
North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR)
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology , Dehradun
Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi
Attached Institutions
National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation, Kolkata
Survey of India , Dehradun
References
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