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.
Eligibility Criteria
Companies registered in India having:
- more than 50% Indian shareholding; or
- less than 50% Indian shareholding along with manufacturing facilities in India.
For more information, visit https://www.csir.res.in/proforma-csir-nmitli-projects