Current Science

Monika Agarwal ¹

Affiliations
1 Science and Engineering Research Board (A statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology), Block-II, Technology Bhawan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110 016, India, IN

Abstract

The under representation of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is always a matter of concern worldwide. The sustainability of women scientists in STEM and further getting recognition, awards, rewards and leadership position has been a challenge. However, some of the women scientists have received fellowships like J.C. Bose Fellowship and secured leadership positions. This article analyses discipline-wise and institute-wise distributions of J.C. Bose women Fellows. Further, it describes notable achievements of some of the women J.C. Bose Fellows and their significant contributions in the respective research areas

Keywords

Gender Disparity, Government Research Grants, Initiatives, National Fellowships, Women Scientists.

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Perminder Jit Kaur ¹, Monika Agarwal ², Akhilesh Gupta ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Science and Technology, Centre for Policy Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, IN
2 Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi 110 016, IN
3 Department of Science and Technology, and Science and Engineering Research Board, New Delhi 110 016, IN

Abstract

State-level institutes have an important role in strengthening the national STI ecosystem. SERB-SURE scheme was launched in 2022 to support research at state-level institutes to strengthen the national STI ecosystem. The scheme also promotes researchers with no ongoing/completed project proposals under SERB and thus is a platform to appraise the upcoming talent pool of the country. The details of proposals submitted and recommended have been gathered from the PRISM website and SERB online portal. The present article quantitatively analyses the trend of project proposal submission and approval based on parameters such as gender, state, institute type and subject area between the financial year 2022–23. Based on these early indicators, some recommendations for promoting research at state-level institutes are provided here.

Keywords

Government Programme, Research in India, Schemes, Science, SERB, SURE, Technology.

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