MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Fund for Improvement of infrastructure in universities and higher educational
institutions (FIST).
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, is launching a new scheme called FIST (Fund
for Improvement of infrastructure in universities and higher educational institutions) during the Five Year
Plan. Scheme is intended to provide basic infrastructure and enabling facilities for promoting R&D activities
in new and emerging areas and attracting fresh talent in universities and other educational institutions.
Nature of Support: The scheme will provide optimal infrastructure facilities such as, adequate laboratory
space, cold rooms, modernisation of laboratories acquisition of essential equipment and up-gradation of
existing facilities and ready access to information systems and computational facilities, data bases, scientific
journals, etc.
Duration : The duration of support for each department will be for a period not exceeding 5 years
Eligibility :All Science and Engineering departments in universities and other higher educational institutions
are eligible
Type of support:
a) Level: Proposals from relatively small but active Departments requiring moderate funding for improving
quality of teaching and research through modernisation of laboratories and for augmenting library and
networking & computational facilities.
b) Level: Proposals from well established departments requiring substantial funding for acquiring state-ofthe-art equipment and setting up laboratories conforming to GLP norms for conducting internationally
competitive research including networking and computational facilities.
Selection : The selection will be through a peer review mechanism and visit to the laboratories, if necessary.
An Advisory Board of Experts will assist the Department in making the final selection.
Applications are invited from eligible departments in the universities and other higher educational
institutions in the prescribed format given below. The departments may be required to submit additional
information and/or presentation.
Application complete in all respects should reach the following address on or before April, 2000.
Dr. R.C. Srivastava
Scientist 'G'
Science and Engineering
Research Council (SERC) Division
Department of Science and
Technology, Technology Bhawan
New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110 016.
(Telefax : 011 - 6963695;
e-mail : rchandra@[Link]
A floppy diskette (3.5inch) with proper labeling should also be attached
The envelope should mention on top PROPOSAL UNDER FIST
PRESCRIBED FORMAT
Application for [please tick (one) Level I [ ]
Level II [ ]
1.a) Name of the University/Institution
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b) Name of the Department year of Establishment
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c) Address for correspondence including telephone, telegram, FAX, e-mail
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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2. Number of Faculty members :
i) Professors
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ii) Readers
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iii) Lecturers
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3. Distinction earned by faculty members like National and International Awards, Professional Societies
________________________________________________________________________
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4. Student strength
(a) PG level - [Link]. - Regular students [Link].
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(b) Ph.D in each sub-discipline
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5. Indicate the development grant received from UGC/AICTE during the Seventh and Eighth Plan
Building
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Equipment
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6. What is the annual grant available to the department from your university /institution during the last two
years
For Research
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For teaching
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7. Has the department received any major infrastructural Research grant during the last five years from
agencies including UGC/AICTE. If yes, details
Name of Agency/Scheme
with year and amount
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Building
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Equipment
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Books Journals
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Supplies and materials
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Computing Networking
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Facilities
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Is the Department recognized under DRS(Departmental Research Support), DSA (Departmental Special
Assistance), (CAS) Centre for Advanced Study and COSIST Schemes of UGC for receiving support. Please
(tick) one
DRS
DSA
CAS
COSIST
9. Details of research grant received from different agencies during the last five years
Name of the project
________________________________________________________________________
Title of the project
________________________________________________________________________
Amount
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Funding
________________________________________________________________________
Investigator and duration sanctioned Agency
________________________________________________________________________
10. Indicate the research activities of the faculty members as per the following
proforma
Name and designation of Faculty
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Major areas of Research
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Number of [Link].
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Produced (in last 5 yr)
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[Link] of research publications, including patents, coming out of your department during the last five years
in the refereed journals.
________________________________________________________________________
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[Link] a list of equipments which are available and functional in the department costing Rs. 5 lakhs and
above.
Name of Equipment
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Year of Purchase
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Status
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[Link] facilities List the journals received in your department/ university library in the concerned discipline.
________________________________________________________________________
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[Link] of computing and networking facilities available in your department and institution.
________________________________________________________________________
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[Link] of facilities in central instrumentation centres such as RSIC, USIC
etc.,
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if any.
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[Link] of Research profile/plans of the Deptt. for the next 5 years.
________________________________________________________________________
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[Link] of funds requested for 5 years along with phasing for each year
Cost in Rs.(FE component in US$)
[Link]./Items Name
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Equipment
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Infrastructure Facilities
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Networking, computational facilities etc
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D. Maintenance of Equipment
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19. Justification for each item given at serial No.17 Information submitted as above is true and correct.
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Signature of the
Head of the
Department
Signature of the
Head of the
Institution
