India’s ranking in terms of quality of scientific research institutions

for Ministry of Science & Technology | Date - 27-02-2008


 RAJYA SABHA

The Government has taken various steps to rejuvenate and promote scientific research in the country. Some of these measures include:

-          Induction of new and attractive fellowships for young and performing scientists;

-          Creation of new Scientific Departments/Organisations;

-          Setting up of centres of excellence/advanced studies/incubation centres in the universities, academic institutions and laboratories;

-          Creation of core groups of professionals with necessary modern facilities required for pursuing research in new and frontier areas of science;

-          Increase in the outlay for science and technology sector in successive Five Year Plans;

-          Provision of sharing the external earnings with the scientists or innovator and its periodic revision in terms of IPR, Contract Research & Consultancy;

-          S&T based training for entrepreneurial development;

-          Contact programmes to attract and motivate brilliant young scientists to take up R&D as a career;

-          Early Faculty Induction Programme, which aims at attracting bright and young under-graduate students in Engineering and Technology/Pharmacy/ Architecture, etc. to take up research as their career;

-          Fast Track Scheme for young scientists;

-          Financial assistance given to scientists/young researchers to participate in international conferences and training programmes abroad;

-          Fellowships providing better opportunities for young scientists to visit international laboratories and S&T institutions;

-          Invitation to distinguished men and women of Indian origin settled abroad for short term technical assignments to assist in frontier and emerging areas of S&T.

According to the “Global Competitiveness Report” brought out by the World Economic Forum, India’s rank varied from 14th to 22nd during the last 5 years in terms of quality of scientific research institutions. The recent report of 2007-08 ranked India at 22nd position. The ranking of quality of scientific research institutions is based on the cross-country annual surveys conducted by the World Economic Forum.

 

This information was given by Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Kapil Sibal, in the Rajya Sabha today.

 

PRA/SKK


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