INSPIRE-Awards-MANAK.pdf

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1. INSPIRE AWARDS
(Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired
Research)
MANAK
(Million Minds Augmenting National
Aspiration and Knowledge)

2. INSPIRE SCHEME
TheschemewaslaunchedbytheHon’blePrimeMinisteron13th
December2008andwasimplementedin2009-10.
DepartmentofScienceandTechnology(DST),GovernmentofIndiahas
beenrunningtheINSPIREAwardschemesince2009-10.
Schemecoversstudentsintheagegroupof10-32yearsinfivedifferent
components.

3. INSPIRE
Award
(Class6-10)
(10-15 Years)
INSPIRE
Internship
(16-17 Years)
INSPIRE
Scholarship
(UG, PG)
(17-22 Years)
INSPIRE
Fellowship
(Ph.D.)
(22-27 Years)
INSPIRE
Faculty
(27-32 Years)
COMPONENTS
INSPIRE

4. INSPIREAWARDS–MANAK:Aninitiativetofosteracultureof
innovationandcreativethinkingamongstschoolstudentstoaddressthe
societalneedthroughScienceandTechnology.
Objective:Attracttalent,havethemexposedtoscienceatanearlyage
(10-15yearsorStandard6-10)andhelptowardsbuildingacriticalhuman
resourcepoolforstrengtheningandexpandingthescienceandtechnology
systemandincreasetheresearchanddevelopmentbase.
Targetingonemillionoriginaltechnologicalideas/innovationsrootedin
scienceandsocietalapplicationsthatsolvedailylifeproblems.
INSPIREAward–MANAKalignswiththeactionplanfor“Start-up
India”initiativelaunchedbytheHon’blePrimeMinisterofIndia.
INSPIRE AWARDS –MANAK

5. 60
Workflow & Support Model
School
District
State
National
Support of Rs 10,000 to each student
Product / Process development & their
linkage with other schemes of DST/NIF
National Level Exhibition & Project
Competition (NLEPC)
State Level Exhibition & Project
Competition (SLEPC)
District Level Exhibition and Project
Competition (DLEPC)
Invite
Nomination from
all schools of
country
Process
Nomination &
Transfer of
Award money
Organization of
D/S/NLEPC
Display of top 60
ideas/innovations
at FINE.
10,00,000
1,00,000
10,000
1,000

6. IMPLEMENTATION
Awareness and capacity building of District, State and School level
functionaries across the country through regional workshops, audio-
visual tools and literature.
Organisinginternalcompetitionsinschoolsandnominationsoftwoto
threebestoriginalideas,inanyIndianlanguage,byrespectivethe
Principal/HeadmasteronlinethroughE-MIAS(E-Managementof
INSPIREAwardScheme)portalonweb-link
http://www.inspireawards-dst.gov.in.
ThenewschoolsmayalsoregisterthemselvesonE-MIASportal.
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7. Shortlistingoftop100,000(onelakh)ideas,withpotentialtoaddress
societalneedsthroughScience&Technology,byNationalInnovation
Foundation(NIF).
DisbursementofINSPIREAwardofINR10,000intobankaccountsof
studentsthroughDirectBenefitTransfer(DBT)scheme.
OrganisationofDistrictLevelExhibitionandProjectCompetition
(DLEPC)bydistrict/Stateauthoritiesandshortlistingof10,000best
ideas/innovationsforStateLevelExhibitionandProjectCompetitions.
Continued…
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8. OrganisationofStateLevelExhibition&ProjectCompetition(SLEPC)
forfurthershortlistingoftop1,000ideas/innovations.Atthisstage,NIF
willprovideMentoringsupporttostudentsfordevelopmentof
prototypesatStatelevelbyNIF,incoordinationwithreputedacademic
andtechnologyinstitutionsofthecountryfordevelopmentof
prototypes.
Selectionofideas/innovationswillbebasedonnovelty,social
applicability,environmentfriendliness,userfriendlinessand
comparativeadvantageovertheexistingsimilartechnologies.
Showcasing1,000bestideas/innovationsatNationalLevelExhibition
&ProjectCompetition(NLEPC)andshortlistingoftop60
prototypes/innovationsfornationalawardsandfuturedirection.
Continued….
Considerationoftop60ideasbyNIFforproduct/processdevelopment
andConnectingthemwithotherschemesofNIF/DSTanddisplayoftop
innovationsattheannualFestivalofInnovation&Entrepreneurship
(FINE).
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9. •NIFwillcoordinatewithreputededucationalandtechnicalinstitutionsfor
holdingofworkshopsandimpartingtrainingtoassiststudentsforrefinementof
ideasanddevelopmentofprototypemodels.
•EducationalandTechnicalinstitutionswillpreferablybeinthehomestatesor
neighbouringstatesofthestudents.
Mentorship workshops before NLEPC 2019

10. INSPIRE Awardee 1:
Sulochana Kakodiya
District:Chhindwara
State: Madhya Pradesh
Fully Automatic Toilet
Cleaning Machine
INSPIRE Awardee 2:
Sayen Akhtar Shaik
District:South Andaman
UT: Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
Plastic (safety) cap opener of
LPG cylinder
INSPIRE Awardee 3:
Marripelli Abhishek
District: Rajanna
State: Telangana
Paddy Filling Machine
Top 3 Awardees of 7
th
NLEPC -2019

11. 7
th
NLEPC-2019

12. 7
th
NLEPC-2019
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13. 7
th
NLEPC-2019
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14. 10
FESTIVAL OF INNOVATION AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2019

15. 10
FESTIVAL OF INNOVATION AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2019
INSPIRE Pavilion

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FESTIVAL OF INNOVATION AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2019
INSPIRE Pavilion

17. OBJECTIVE Promote research and innovation amongst young students
TARGET GROUP Students of class 6 to 10; Age: 10 -15 years
SCHOOL All schoolsof the country are eligible irrespective of Central/
State Board affiliation
NOMINATIONS 10 lakh (2-3 nominations from each school every year)
NO. OF AWARDS IN A
YEAR
1 Lakh
AWARD MONEY 1)Rs.10,000/-
2)Mentoringandfundsupportforprototypedevelopmentto
1000studentsshortlistedafterSLEPCforparticipationin
NLEPC
THEME Schoolsshouldencouragetostudentstoidentifylocal
problemsandcomeupwithsolutionstothemasprojects.
SomeoftheseprojectsmaybealignedtoNationalFlagship
programssuchasSwachhBharat,DigitalIndia,Swasth
Bharat,MakeinIndia,etc.mentionedintheE-MIASportal.
FREQUENTALY ASKED QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE SCHEME

18. SELECTION
PROCEDURE
National Innovation Foundation (NIF) will shortlist top
1,00,000 ideas
CRITERION FOR
SELECTION
Novelty / Creativity / Originality/ Diffusion Potential/
Addressing Social Needs/Environmentfriendliness etc
i)10% -DLEPC
ii)10% -SLEPC
iii) Top 60 from NLEPC
JURY 1)District & State level-Jury constituted by DNOs/SNOs
2)National level-Jury constituted by DST
3)NIF will be part of jury at District / State / National level.
MENTORING Mentoring support by reputed technology institutions to top
1,000 ideas/innovations in coordination with NIF
FESTIVAL OF
INNOVATION AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Top 60 from NLEPC will participate in Festival of Innovation
andEntrepreneurship.
FREQUENTALY ASKED QUESTION
ABOUT THE SCHEME

19. Sl. No. Activity Timelines
1. Letter to all State Education Secretaries/SNOs for sending
fresh nominations / proposals
By 27
th
March
2. Receipt of nominations along with Idea / Concept detailsBy 31
st
July
3. Shortlisting of nominations by NIF/DST By 15
th
August
4. Sanction of Rs.10,000/-INSPIRE Award amount to
students and funds to DLEPC and SLEPC for holding
exhibitions
By 15
th
September
5. Mentorship workshopand sanction of fund for prototype
development and preparation of prototype modelsto State
Level Awardee.
By 1
st
November
6. Holding of NLEPC 1
st
week of
December
7. Participation at the Annual Festival of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship.
Month of March
TIMELINES

20. 1000PrototypeModels/ProjectswillparticipateattheAnnualNationalLevel
ExhibitionandProjectCompetition(NLEPC)tobeorganisedbyDST.
Jurywouldshortlisttop60Models/ProjectsforNationalAwardsandfuture
ideation.
Top60Models/ProjectswillbeselectedforNationalAwardsandtopthree(3)will
begivenNationalAwards(Gold/Silver/Bronzemedals).
Thetop60NationalwinnerswillalsoparticipateinFestivalofInnovation&
Entrepreneurship.
TheprojectshavingpotentialofProduct/Processdevelopmentwillbefurther
supportedforcommercialisation.
Theprojectshavingpossibilityoffilingthepatentswillbesupportedbythe
NIF/TIFAC.
EveryyearselectedstudentswillalsobesenttoJapanunderSakuraExchange
ProgrambyDST.
NATIONAL COMPETITION (NLEPC)

21. Relatedto Bank
1)AccountName,Account
numberandIFSCCode
2)BankAccountisnon-
operative
TheseshouldbecrosscheckedwithBankpassbookand
filledcorrectly.Bankaccountofthestudentshouldbe
operational.Ifstudenthasnobankaccount,aZero
balanceorJointaccountwithparentmaybeopenedand
thenonlydetailsincludedinthenominationform.
Incaseofanymismatch/error,fundswillNOTget
transferred.
UtilisationCertificate(UC)/StatementofExpenditure(SE)
UC/SEs TheUCs/SEsshouldbesenttoDSTimmediatelyafter
theDLEPC/SLEPCtoenablequickreleaseoffundsfor
thenexttime.UCsshouldbeinGFR2017format.
BalanceAvailablewithStateAuthority
Balance Anybalancealongwithaccruedinterestshouldbe
returnedtotheGovernmentthroughbharatkosh.gov.in
andreceiptsenttoDSTalongwithUC/SE.Balance
cannotbeusedforanyotherpurposewhatsoever.
Things to note

22. Exhibitions
ExhibitionsNotallstudentswhohavereceivedRs10,000/-INSPIREAwardparticipatein
DistrictExhibitions.SimilarlymanyshortlistedstudentsatDistrictlevel,donot
participateatStatelevelandNationallevel.
SubmissionofNominations
Fillingthe
nomination
formcorrectly
helpsinproper
evaluation
online-
Rememberall
projectsare
firstscreened
online
Inthetitleoftheproject,asuitabletitledescribingtheprojectshouldbegiven
(forexample“AdevicetoclimbArecanuttrees”,“Anassistivewalkingaidfor
theelderly”,etc.)andNOTabroadthemelikeAgriculture,SwatchaBharat,
SwasthaBharat,DigitalIndia,etc.Inthesummaryoftheproject,thefollowing
pointsneedtobeincluded–whatistheprojectabout,whatproblemit
addresses,andwhattheadvantageis.Pleaseseetheexamplebelow
TitleoftheProject:Travellingbagwithfoldingseats
ProjectSummary:Manyatimestravellershavetostandwhilewaitingforabus
ortrainatthebus/trainstationasthenumberofseatsavailablearefew.The
studenthasdevelopedatravellingbagwhereafoldingseathasbeen
incorporated.Thiscanbeunfoldedandusedforsittingwhilewaitingforthe
bus/traintherebyeliminatingthediscomfortwhilestandingforlongtime.Itwill
beespeciallyusefulforladiesandelderly.
Otherdocuments,ifavailable,maybeuploaded.
Things to note

23. THANK
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