National Awards

for

R&D Efforts in Industry

2007

(Open to all industries irrespective of DSIR recognition)

Department of Scientific & Industrial Research

Ministry of Science and Technology

Government of India

New Delhi

NATIONAL AWARDS FOR R&D EFFORTS IN INDUSTRY - 2007

INTRODUCTION

In  order to give encouragement to research and  development in  industry,  DSIR instituted National in-house R&D  awards  for outstanding R&D achievements of Indian Industry in the year 1988. These  awards are in the form of shields made of sterling  silver and are presented along with citations at the inaugural session of the  Annual  National Conference on in-house  R&D  in  industry. During the past 19 years, 162 such R&D awards have been presented by DSIR.

Till  the  year 2000, the eligibility for these  awards  was restricted  to  those  industries  whose  in-house  centres  were recognized by DSIR. Since the year 2001, these awards  were thrown open  to all units of Indian industries,  registered  as corporate companies,  which  may be  public  limited  companies, private limited companies, partnership or  proprietary  concerns registered in India. Branches of foreign companies which are not registered as  company in India, are not eligible to  apply  for these awards. 

NATIONAL AWARDS - 2007

DSIR invites applications from all industries,  irrespective of  DSIR  recognition,  for  National  Awards  in  the  following sectors/ areas :

1.    Chemical and Allied Industries

For outstanding R&D achievements in natural products, inorganic chemicals, speciality chemicals, dyestuffs, pesticides,   petroleum   and   petrochemicals, polymers and plastics, fertilisers,  catalysts,  protection from   corrosion, paints  and pigments,  gases   and  other chemicals and chemical products.

2.    Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Industries

For  outstanding R&D achievements in the area of  drugs  and pharmaceuticals,  drug intermediates, drug delivery  systems  and other related areas.

3.    Bio-tech Industries

For  outstanding  R&D  achievements  in  biotechnology   and development of bio-tech based products.

4.   Electrical Industries

For  outstanding  R&D  achievements  in  power   generation, transmission and distribution;  equipment, tools, components and  materials;  cables;  electrical  instruments,   welding equipments, test equipment and others.

5.   Electronic / Opto electronic Industries

For outstanding R&D achievements in all areas of electronics / optics / opto - electronics including components and systems  with / without embedded software, appliances, industrial / power electronics, communications including  telecommunications, audio-visual equipment, electronic measuring instruments, microwave engineering,  semiconductors, laser based systems and others.

6.  Computer Software

For  outstanding  R&D achievements in the area  of  computer software    including  networking  software,  internet  applications, e-commerce and GIS software.

7.   Mechanical Engineering Industries   

For outstanding R&D achievements in all areas of engineering industry including industrial machinery, boilers,  turbines, engines, tractors and farm machinery, automobiles and  other transportation systems,  CNC machines, compressors,  valves, tyres, machine tools, robotics, tribology, industrial  engineering; and for development of capital goods  for  major industrial sectors such  as chemicals, man-made /  synthetic fibres, polymers,  processing industries, metallurgical  industries, textiles,  electronics  and  engineering  industries, bulk transportation, earth moving machineries, material  handling equipment,   mining   machineries,  power   generation and distribution, etc.

8.   Infrastructure Development

For  outstanding  R&D achievements in the areas  of  design, engineering and construction of civil engineering  projects, highways,  bridges,  public transportation  systems,  ports, airports, public health engineering, water management, flood control and hydroelectric projects.

9.   Processing Industries

For outstanding R&D achievements in ferrous and  non-ferrous metallurgy, alloys, semis, wires, welding electrodes, glass and ceramics, refractories, cement, mining and  mineral processing,  utilisation of natural resources, jute, textiles, leather and rubber processing, paper and others.

10.  Agro and Food Processing Industries

For outstanding R&D achievements in cultivation  technology, plant  tissue  culture, improved variety of  seeds,  biomass production   and conservation; animal husbandry, milk processing and dairy  products, poultry research, aqua-culture, post harvest technologies,  food  processing  and preservation industries.

11.  New Materials

For  outstanding R&D achievements leading to development  of new materials including composites and special materials for wide range of applications.

12.  Renewable Energy Systems

For outstanding R&D achievements in new and renewable energy systems,   and  harnessing  of  renewable  energy   sources, photovoltaic  systems and others.

13.  Energy Conservation

For   outstanding   R&D  achievements  leading   to   energy conservation in energy intensive sectors such as metallurgy, ceramics, refractories, cement, textiles, paper, fertilisers, petrochemicals and electrochemical  industries, power generation, transmission, distribution and utilisation.

14.  Pollution Control and Environmental Protection

For  outstanding  R&D  achievements  leading  to   pollution abatement, environmental protection, regeneration of natural resources degraded due to pollution, etc.

15.  Technology Exports

For outstanding R&D achievements leading to development and export of competitive technologies; such  efforts  may also   include   improved  designs,  and   setting   up   of demonstration plants.    

16. Technology Absorption (of imported technologies)

For  outstanding R&D achievements leading to absorption  and upgradation of imported technology; unpackaging of  imported technology,  know-how / know-why; technology  demonstration; product / process upgradation leading to quality improvement and cost reduction, etc.

17.  Successful Commercialisation of Technologies acquired from Others.

For  acquiring  and commercialising technologies /  R&D results generated  in national laboratories  and other Government agencies; Government funded  organisations, IITs, NITs, universities  and  other  S&T  organisations;   co -operative   research   associations, voluntary scientific and industrial research organizations, in-house R&D of any company other than the commercializing company and individual inventors.

ELIGIBILITY

All units of Indian industry, which are registered in  India as corporate companies, private limited companies, partnership  / proprietaryship  concerns,  who  are engaged  in  R&D  activities (irrespective  of  their  recognition  status  with  DSIR),   are eligible to apply for awards.

HOW TO APPLY

The application proforma alongwith  guidelines are available at the DSIR website: http://www.dsir.gov.in Industries  desirous of applying  for  the  award(s)  may  submit  15  sets  of  the application  as per prescribed proforma alongwith one page summary of all aspects covered in the application for consideration.  The duly filled in applications may be  submitted to  the  Scientist - G and Head (RDI), Department  of  Scientific and  Industrial  Research, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli  Road, New Delhi - 110 016.

Last date for receipt of applications in DSIR is 31st May 2007.

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

All applications received by 31st May 2007  will be  carefully evaluated   by  High  Level  Screening-cum-Technical   Evaluation Committees  drawn from National Laboratories,  R&D  Institutions, Universities   /  IITs,  Government  Departments,  Industry   and Industrial  Associations.  A  Selection  Committee-cum-Jury  will finally select the winners.  Names of the companies  selected for the awards will be announced in October 2007. The awards will  be presented at the 21st Annual National Conference on in-house  R&D in Industry to be held sometime during November 2007. Decision of the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research on the  awards is final.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

Proforma of application for National Awards for R&D  Efforts in Industry - 2007.

(Open to all industries irrespective of DSIR recognition)

General  information  &  Important  instructions  for   all applicants, irrespective of sectors.

• All units of Indian industry, which are registered in  India as  corporate  companies,  private limited companies, partnership  / proprietaryship concerns, who are engaged  in R&D activities, irrespective of their recognition with DSIR, are eligible for consideration.
• Applicant  firms  are advised to go  through  the  enclosed brochure  and  select the appropriate  application  proforma under  which they desire to apply. For Sl. Nos. 1 to 15  use Proforma  - I, for Sl. No.16 use Proforma - II and  for  Sl.No.17 use Proforma - III. Use of wrong proforma may make the application invalid.
• A company  may  compete  for  award  in  more   than   one sector/area. However, separate application  in 15 sets typed on  A-4  size paper must be submitted for each  award.  Each application should be accompanied with a one page summary of each  of  the achievements claimed in the  application  (not more than 5 achievements).
• Applications may include additional information neatly typed on  A-4   size   paper to highlight the  special  merits  in respect of the achievements under consideration not  covered otherwise in the proforma for consideration.
• Information  provided  in the application will  be  a  major factor  in deciding on the merits of the claims;  applicants are therefore required to give full details in  quantitative terms.   Application  furnishing  inadequate  /   incomplete information may not be considered by DSIR for award and  may be summarily  rejected.  In  case  it  is  found  that   the application contains any wrong information or any  important information, having a bearing on the process of selection of award  is  suppressed,  the Department  may  reconsider  its decision on the award and the award may be withdrawn. 
• The  decision  of DSIR in respect of selection  of  awardees will be final.
• Please  fill in the current proforma as given below.  Please don't use old proforma of DSIR.
• Please   read  carefully  the  information  and   guidelines appended to this proforma before filling up the  application proforma.
• Each  column of the application proforma must be filled  up. Applications not in conformity with the proforma will not be considered. If the information is not available or it is  not  applicable   to  your  technology  developed,  it  must   be  specifically   stated  so. "Dashes", terms like `Not  Applicable" etc. will not be considered as full answers.
• The language of the certificate in Part-C of the proforma is not  to  be  altered. Certificate deviating  from  the  text unless  otherwise  stated  in the relevant  section  of  the proforma, may result in rejection of the application.
• Application  to  be submitted in 15 sets on A-4 size  paper,   including  relevant colour photographs,  wherever  feasible, along with one page summary by 31st May 2007.
• Separate applications shall be submitted for awards in  more than  one  sector.  A mixed-up, inappropriately  filled  or unsigned application will not be considered.

Proforma - I	Application  Proforma  for  the award  for  outstanding  R&D achievements in specified industrial sector/area (Sl.No.1 to 15 in the brochure)
Proforma - II	Application Proforma  for  the award  for  outstanding R&D achievements for absorption  /  upgradation of imported technology(ies) (Sl.No. 16 in the brochure).
Proforma - III	Application Proforma for the award  for  outstanding  R&D  achievements  for  Successful  Commercialisation  of  Technologies acquired from others (Sl.No. 17 in the brochure).