India: Call for Industry Originated R&D Concept Proposals

Deadline: 31-May-22

CSIR’s New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (CSIR-NMITLI) Project is now open for applications!

CSIR-NMITLI envisages symbiotic promotion and fostering of R&D / Academic Institution and Industry Partnership in a Team-India spirit to enable Indian industries attain global leadership position in selected areas.

The programme is backed by national determination. It turns sound technological ideas into a reality through systematic development and operationalization of innovative projects for realizing desired objectives.

The R&D conceptual project proposals are invited from industries in the prescribed format. The proposal should clearly bring out in brief (not exceeding 5 pages) among others: specific objectives, concept novelty and technology leadership perspective including positioning from the angle of IPR, envisaged R&D and product placement in marketplace, expertise available with the industry and the networking sought with R&D institutions (in public domain) to achieve the objectives set in the proposal.

Areas

The conceptual ideas for developing innovative, import substitution and/or indigenized technologies (Atmanirbhar Bharat) and know how are being sought in areas of:

Affordable healthcare
Sustainable Agriculture
Safe Environment
Smart Engineering Technologies
Information Technology
Innovative Energy Solutions
Indigenous Materials and Chemicals for Drugs and Industry

CSIR Support

Expert guidance of internationally recognized peers in the country in developing and implementing the project;
Attractive financial assistance in proving the concepts and developing the identified technologies through a novel mechanism; and
Locating and forging partnership with the best R&D competencies in the country.