Proforma-FIST-2022

Dear Sir/Madam,

Please find attached proforma for DST's Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST) Program-2022-application.

Proposals are invited online for consideration of support under the Scheme “Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure (FIST)” of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India. The Scheme is intended to provide basic infrastructure and enabling facilities for promoting R&D activities in new and emerging areas and attracting fresh talents in universities & other educational institutions.

 

The Scheme will provide optimal infrastructure facilities for post-graduate and higher research, such as, renovation of existing laboratory space (no fresh constructions) and cold room, modernization of laboratories involved in PG and higher research, acquisition of essential equipment, up-gradation of existing facilities, networking & computational facilities including software & databases, scientific & technical books (no journals), maintenance & refurbishing of existing and new facilities etc.

 

The duration of support for each FIST Project will be for a period of 5 years.

 

For University / Degree awarding Academic Institutions, the support will be considered for the 'Department / School / Center' as a unit. All Science [under Life Sciences only traditional/ basic biological areas and excluding proposals that are pertaining to areas under modern biology (including Biotechnology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Disease Biology etc.)] and Engineering Departments/ Centres having strong PG research programs which have existed for at least 5 years or more in universities and other higher educational institutions recognized or regulated by UGC/ AICTE and/or MHRD/ State Education Department.

 

For College, the support to 'College as a whole' shall be considered for the post-graduate S&T departments only and not for other Departments i.e., Humanities, Management, Commerce etc.

 

Currently, there are four types of support corresponding to four different levels. These are as follows:

 

(1)          Level ‘A’ (Academic-PGC): Proposals from active PG Colleges (Govt./ Govt. aided/ Private) (having eligibility as specified for Level-A) shall be considered for a maximum support of up to Rs. 1.50 crores for establishing research facilities for the S & T for 5 years duration.

(2)          Level ‘B’ (Basic R&D Depts.): Proposals from relatively small but active post-graduate S&T Department from different Universities (having eligibility as specified for Level-B) and degree awarding academic Institutions requiring moderate funding for improving quality of research. The support would be up to Rs 3.0 crores for 5 years duration for augmentation of research facilities to a Department/ School/ Centre.

(3)          Level ‘C’ (Contemporary R&D Depts.): Proposals from well-established S&T Department from State/ Central Universities and degree awarding academic Institutions (having eligibility as specified for Level-C) with high repute requiring substantial funding (upper limit - Rs.5.0 crores for 5 years duration) for acquiring state-of-the-art equipment & setting up laboratories for conducting internationally competitive research.

(4)          Level ‘D’ (Distinguished R&D Depts.): Proposals from well established, internationally competitive S&T Department from State/ Central Universities and degree awarding academic Institutions (having eligibility as specified for Level-D). The upper limit of funding support would be Rs 10.0 crores for 5 years duration) for acquiring only state-of-the-art very sophisticated equipment/ facilities.

 

 

Level – A:

 

i)             Funding for PG Colleges (only for S&T related Departments) up to ?1.50 Crore for 5 years duration,

ii)            College should have either NIRF ranking / NBA/ NAAC/ or accreditation by any other national agency,

iii)           For Self-financed Private/ Govt. aided Colleges, support shall be considered on a shared basis - DST share@75% and College/ Institute Management share @25 % of total project cost and/ or actual expenditure within the total project cost (whichever is less).

 

Level – B:

 

i)             At this level funding is up to ?3.0 Crores for 5 Years duration for moderate/ basic research activities,

ii)            Departments in: a) State Universities; b) Departments applying for 1st time from Central Universities and Academic Institutions [including new IITs/ AIIMSs (established since 2014) and currently functioning in a temporary campus],

iii)           For Departments from Self-financed Private University/ Institute, support shall be considered on a shared basis - DST share@75% and University/ Institute Management share @25 % of total project cost and/ or actual expenditure within the total project cost (whichever is less).

 

 

Level – C:

 

i)             At this level funding is up to Rs 5.0 Crores for 5 Years duration,

ii)            Departments in: a) State Universities; b) Central Universities / All Academic Institutions / IITs, IISc, IISERs & AIIMSs,

iii)    Support to Departments of the University/ Institute (both Govt. and Non-Govt.) shall be considered on a shared basis - DST share@75% and Grantee University/ Institute share @25 % of total project cost and/ or actual expenditure within the total project cost (whichever is less).

 

Level – D:

 

i)             Departments in State & Central Universities /All Academic Institutions (including IITs, IISc, IISERs & AIIMSs) that are well established & internationally competitive Department/Centre in research activities,

ii)            Funding is up to ?10.0 Crores for 5 Years duration,

iii)           Support to Departments of the University/ Institute (both Govt. and Non-Govt.) shall be considered on a shared basis - DST share@75% and Grantee University/ Institute share @25 % of total project cost and/ or actual expenditure within the total project cost (whichever is less).

 

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Ranen

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Ranen Das_____________________________________________________________________

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