(UNDER MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES PROGRAMME OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH COUNCIL (SERC), DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI - 110 016)

INTRODUCTION

Since all the activities under this programme are part and partial of the SERC, they must cater to its objectives which, broadly, are the following:

(i) To promote research in newly emerging and frontier areas of science and engineering including multidisciplinary fields.
(ii) To selectively promote the general research capability in relevant areas of science and engineering taking into account capability of the host institutions.
(iii) To encourage young scientists to take up challenging R&D activities.
(iv). To give special encouragement to active scientists from relatively small and less endowed University Departments and Institutions.

With the above objectives in mind, training programmes for different levels and topics with suitable duration may be conducted. In case of Mathematical Sciences which covers Mathematics, Statistics and Theoretical Computer Science, already training programmes have been conducted for undergraduate students (to expose them to advanced topics through renowned resource persons), training workshops in specified topics covered under thrust areas, and research level group discussions in highly specialized areas. However, in view of the experience with the past activities, it became necessary to prepare guidelines for different activities and formats for the application forms to avoid subsequent correspondence and consideration of unsuitable proposals. It may be noted at the outset that, foreign travel is not provided under this programme.

2. Thrust areas: In order to concentrate activities in some of the emerging and frontier areas, an extensive exercise was carried out to identify ten areas in which R&D and other developmental activities including training require special attention. The ten identified thrust areas, for Mathematical Sciences, are as follows:

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2. Training programmes and related developmental activities may be categorized as follows:

(1) Exposure to advanced topics (not covered under normal syllabi of the courses at that level) to the Undergraduate Students:
(2) Training Workshops in specific thrust area topics (meant for research scholars and young faculty members)
(3) Workshops for application of tools and techniques of mathematical sciences in other disciplines
(4) Research level group discussions on specific topics involving experts and young researchers in a particular area.
3. Basic requirements in respect of different components of a proposal for the training activities under Mathematical Sciences Programme:

The manpower development is an essential component of any dynamic system. It is more so applicable for the mathematical sciences in view of their vast expanses and fast growth. As the manpower development activities under this programme are primarily directed to strengthen the research capability in frontline and emerging areas, following points must be kept in mind while seeking support:

(i) The topic chosen for training (a) must be from the emerging/frontline areas, and (b) must be focused one. Each component activity must be clearly defined. Loose ended proposals and those related to classical topics will not be considered under this programme.

(ii) The coordinator of the programme must be an active researcher in the area.

(iii) Resource persons must be carefully chosen by virtue of their established record of research in the respective area. In case of training of undergraduate students, their communication skills must also be given due consideration.

(iv) Trainees must be chosen from those having or expected to have keen interest in the topic. For this purpose, the applicants for training be asked to fill up a questionnaire to be devised in consultation with DST. The answers to these questions must be given due consideration along with their past record including academic performance (in case of young entrants). Thus only their past academic performance shall not be sole criteria for selection.

(v) Level of chosen trainees must be as uniform as possible. It is not practical to impart intensive training programme to a mixture of trainees with vast variation in their IQ as well as past exposure. Resource persons must be apprised well in advance about the level of trainees so that they should prepare training material accordingly.

3. Duration: As the activities under this programme have specific end objectives, the duration depends on the requirement of the course content. However, in general, these should be of two to four weeks duration.

4. Choice of the Venue: As the objective is two fold: (i) to enhance research manpower strength in the topic, and (ii) to equip the participants with the latest tools/techniques to enable them to leap to state-of-the-art position, therefore the venue be either an advanced institute (providing an opportunity to get best exposure) or a place with physical proximity to most of the involved persons including the trainees.

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5. Documents required with the application:

(a) A Certificate from the Head of the Institute incorporating the following:

(i) The Institute undertakes to financial and other management responsibilities and shall act as enumerated in the conditions of the grant which includes timely submission of audited Statement of Expenditure/Utilisation Certificate, refund of unspent balance, required reports/proceedings, etc.

(ii) In the unforeseen developments in some or all programme components including the non-availability of the proposed coordinator/co-coordinator, alternate arrangement shall be made for conduct of the proposed activity smoothly and as per schedule in all respects.

(iii) Availability of required facilities, clearly spelling out the nature (in gratis or hire) and the cost wherever applicable. The facilities required may be: resource persons, lecture rooms/halls, lodging and boarding facilities, conveyance and communication facilities, office assistance including Xeroxing, typing, etc., library/computing/ laboratory facilities, etc.

(b) A Certificate from the Co-ordinator and Co-Coordinator incorporating the following:

(i) The proposal has not been submitted anywhere else for the support. In case where partial support has been sought, a true statement has been made about the support sought from other organizations.

(ii) Undertaking to abide by the conditions of the grant and submission of all reports/returns including submission of SE/UC and refund of balance as per conditions of the grant.

(c ) Certified copies of the following documents are required to be submitted by a Registered Body, in addition to the other requirements:

(i) Registration Certificate; (ii) Memorandum of Association; (iii) Bye-laws; (iv) Audited Statement of Accounts of preceding three years; (v) Latest Annual report; (vi) Present Executive Committee constitution, and (vii) Name and address of the official authorized to receive and manage the grant.

(d) Resource persons must be strictly the experts having proven experience in the area of proposed activity. The Coordinator will provide following information::

(i) List of topics and corresponding resource persons

(ii) Past achievements of the resource persons in the topics assigned to them;

(iii) Concurrence of the resource persons to be available for the proposed activity as per the defined schedule, and that they understand that that the lecture notes prepared for the activity shall be the property of DST;

(iv) Undertaking from the resource persons to the effect that
- they will submit the lecture notes about three weeks in advance, and
- the lecture notes shall specifically be prepared for the proposed activity and shall not be copied from already available published or unpublished literature.

(e) List of topics along with detailed course content proposed to be covered for each topic

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES OFFICE)
APPLICATION FORM

FOR SEEKING GRANT FOR TRAINING AND OTHER RELATED ACITVITIES IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

(Please read the instructions carefully before filling up the form. Incomplete applications will not be entertained. Ten copies of the application, complete in all respects, shall be submitted at least six months in advance)

(For Office use in DST)

FILE NO. …… DATE OF RECEIPT ……………

A. INFORMATION RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF ACTIVITY

A.1. Subject & title of the proposed activity:

A.1.1 Broad subject

A.1.2 Topic

A.1.3 Title

A.2. Brief description of the following items in respect of the activity highlighting its importance in national context (attach separate sheets wherever necessary) :

A.2.1 Objectives:

A.2.2 Review of the state-of-art of the topic:

A.2.3 Genesis of the proposed activity (i.e. wherefrom the idea of holding the activity emerged)

A.2.4 Expected consequential benefits of the proposed activity:

A.2.5 Work plan:

A.3. Topics (alongwith the detailed course content)

A.4. Is this activity organized annually? If yes, please give a brief statement on the follow-up of the recommendations of the activity held in the past 3 years.

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B. INFORMATION RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT/EXECUTION

B.1. Name & Address (along with telephone, FAX, e-mail/Mobile) of the Coordinator:

B. 2. Name & Address (along with telephone, FAX, e-mail/Mobile) of the Co-Coordinator

B. 3. Name & Address of the Institution/Department/Division where training is proposed to be conducted:

(In case of involvement of more than one organization, reasons for the same and role of each organization be clearly stated, names and addresses of each along with necessary certificates from their Heads of Organisations are to be submitted)

B. 4. Status of Organizing Institute : University/ Govt. College/ Govt. Organization/ College run by Registered Society/ Registered Society/Professional Body/ Private Industry/ Others.

B,5. Duration of the activity along with the dates:

B.6. List of resource persons along with topics to be covered by them

B. 7. Geographical Coverage(strike-out those not applicable): National /International/ Regional

B. 8. Details of participants :
(local participants shall not be more than 30% of the total participants in case of training programmes and also at least 70% shall be below the age of 35 years). (List of participants shall be finalized in consultation with DST)

B.8.1 No. of foreign Young Scientists :

B.8.2 No. of foreigh Scientists :

B.8.3 No. of Indian Young Scientists :

B.8.4 No. of Indian Scientists :

B.8.5 No. of Indian Participants :

(for whom TA/DA being offered)

B. 9. In case of International Facutly/Participants, kindly give following additional particulars in respect of the following as per enclosed guidelines :

B. 9.1 Resources for International Travel and local hospitality:

B. 9. 2 Status of clearance from

(i) Administrative ministry of the organizing institution: Yes/No/Applied for/Not Applicable

(ii) Ministry of External Affairs : Yes/No/Applied for/Not Applicable

(iii) Ministry of Home Affairs: Yes/No/Applied for/Not Applicable

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C. FINANCIAL DETAILS

C. 1. Broad details of estimated expenditure :

C. 2. Details of income from other sources:

C. 3. Financial Assistance required from DST for this Activity:

Account Head

Amount (in Rupees)

C. 4. Details of previous grant received from DST in past :

(Attach copies of relevant documents)

C.4.1 DST reference No.

C.4.2 Type of activity

C.4.3 Accounts reconciled : YES / NO

C.4.4 Date of furnishing Utilization Certificate

C.4.2 Type of activity

C.4.3 Accounts reconciled : YES / NO

C.4.4 Date of furnishing Utilization Certificate

C. 5. Estimates of cost of proceedings, if planned to be brought out :
C. 5.1 No. of pages :

C. 5.2 No. of copies :

C. 5.3 Will the contents of the proceedings be referred and edited ?
C. 5.4 Will the proceedings be priced? If so, then proposed cost of each volume and expected income: Rs.

C. 5.5 Cost of Printing : Rs.

C. 5.6 Copy of acceptance by publishing agency (if any) to be attached.

C. 5.7 Approximate duration (in months) required for publication

C. 6. Name and designation of the Official empowered to receive the grant:

Signature of the applicant Signature of Head of Institution/
Secretary or President of the Society.

SERC SCHOOLS

[Under Mathematical Sciences Programme (SERC) of DST]
The Mathematical Sciences Programme is one of the programmes of the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC), an apex body through which the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India promotes R&D programmes in newly emerging and challenging areas of science and engineering. SERC is composed of eminent scientists, technologists drawn from various universities/national laboratories and Industry. SERC is assisted by 24 Programme Advisory Committees (PACs) in various disciplines of Science & Engineering. One such PAC is concerned with Mathematical Sciences which covers Mathematics, Statistics,. Operations Research and Theoretical Computer Science.
An extensive exercise was carried out to identify ten emerging and frontier areas in which higher emphasis be given for R&D and training. The ten identified thrust areas, for Mathematical Sciences, are as follows:

In order to build strong research manpower base for strengthening research activities in the emerging and frontier areas of science and engineering including multidisciplinary fields by imparting intensive training in a specific topic to a group of young scientists through best resource persons available, preferably, within the country, organization of SERC Schools as a national level activity was initiated in the year1988. In each broad subject area, upto five SERC schools may be organized, each on a specific topic within that broad subject area. However, initially even one school may be proposed and subsequently, on the basis of the success of the same, further schools may be organized.

Information related to these schools is given in the following paragraphs.

1. Objectives:

(i) To create awareness about exciting developments taking place in the chosen topic;

(ii) To speed up learning process at the advanced level by intensive courses at the school;

(iii) To encourage young scientists take up research in the identified thrust areas;

(iv) To organise the process of bringing out inexpensive publications based on the lecture courses given at the schools.

(v) To organise inter-school activities in the form of brain-strorming sessions, seminar and workshops;

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(vi) To arrange visit of specially talented students spotted during the schools to a place of their choice and to work with the scientists of their choice upto a maximum of 6 man-month per year, in each subject area;

(vii) To establish linkage with similarly motivated national and international centres and institutions running similar school programmes for cooperation, collaboration and collateral financial and infrastructural support for holding of schools as well as for inter-school activities and publication of course materials.

2. Planning Mechanism/Guidelines:

(i) Each school must be planned meticulously and announced at least 12 months in advance. There must be continuity in planning the topics to be taken up in successive schools. For each topic at each school the best available resource persons in the country at that time should be sought. Resource persons from foreign countries can be considered in exceptional and unavoidable situations.

(ii) The topics covered at the school should be at the level accessible to Ph.D. students who have completed one or two years work after the M.Sc. The temptation to cover material that ought to have been assimilated at the M.Sc. level must be avoided.

(iii) Each school should be of three to four weeks duration depending on the requirement of the topic and background of the target group.

(iv) Upto 40 young scientists, between the age-group 22-35 years at research scholar/Ph.D. level, will be carefully selected on an all-India basis to form a coherent group.

(v) The emphasis at these schools should be more on advanced courses of lectures each of sufficient length by a single lecturer to establish her/him to go into the subject deeply and in a coherent way, and less on individual seminars by a large number of speakers and participants. (Activity of the latter kind could be taken up at brain storming sessions, workshops and seminars of shorter duration as an inter-school activity).

(vi) A course of lectures (also practical sessions wherever applicable) should be carefully designed to cover essential course to enable trained persons to take up research work in that area. Notes should be prepared carefully to make them self explanatory, comprehensive going deep in the subject in a coherent manner. These should include as many relevant references as possible and should be distributed to the participants in advance so that they study them before attending the corresponding lectures. The resource persons will be specifically informed that these lecture notes will be prepared for the concerned school only and will neither be a copy of published material nor will be published elsewhere to avoid problems relating to copyright. The resource persons will prepare lecture notes in a standard format in camera-ready form for publications of the proceedings of the schools.

(vii) The lectures on a particular topic must maintain continuity and one topic should be covered by one resource person only.

(vii) Schedule should be designed in such a way that each resource person takes at least three lectures and each out-of-the-station resource person covers his/her assignment in a single stretch.

(viii) The planning of academic aspects of the schools should emphasize continuity from one school to the next and should be treated as independent of choice of location of each school

(viii) The lecture notes will be edited and published as proceedings, preferably with the help of reputed publishers of technical books, at reasonably low cost so that their advantage is taken by others working in the area.

(ix) A comprehensive publication programme would also be evolved. Monographs of highly selective lectures notes in addition to proceedings can also be considered for publication.

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(x) Based on their performance, a few outstanding participants (upto a maximum of six students) may be considered for a one-month Visit to a good institution of their choice and to work with the scientists of their choice within the country after the completion of the school.

(xi) Special brain storming sessions/seminars and workshops should also be organised with selected students and resource persons to enable the research students and the resource persons to have continuous contact with one another.

3. Organisational set-up

The organisational set-up for conducting the schools would have the following components:

(i) Planning/Steering Committee:
Composition: For each school, a planning/steering committee consisting of Director and Co-Director of the proposed school, two experts in that topic and DST representative would be constituted. Additional experts (at most two more) may be co-opted if felt necessary.

Responsibilities of the Planning/ Steering committee:
(a) It will be constituted by DST soon after the approval for school is accorded and will meet as soon as possible to work out every detail about the school, course material, resource persons, programme of component activities, performance assessment procedure, a few prizes for best performing students, feedback mechanism from students regarding school management and resource persons, budget, etc. It will have overall responsibility for conducting the school and evaluation of the overall success of the school, etc. Planning Committee may constitute sub-committees for specific purposes as it considers the necessary.

(b) It will suggest

• the names of the editor and publisher of the proceedings, and
• short duration seminars/workshops of less than a week’s duration, consisting of at most, 50 participants to be held in between the schools and seek proposals in respect of the same for consideration of PAC.

(c) Dissemination of information about the various schemes of DST to the participating young scientists by the DST representative.

(ii) Role of PAC

(a) Deliberate to identify possible topics in thrust areas and scientists who may be approached for submitting the proposals for SERC schools in proactive mode.

(b) Consider the proposals and all related aspects of proposed schools for recommendation.

(c) Make efforts for organisation of SERC schools in all the identified trust areas uniformly.

(d) Periodic review the effectiveness and performance of schools and suggest improvement.

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(iii) Role of DST
Keeping in view the importance of SERC schools and to avoid delays, SERC delegated power to the Chairman, SERC for according financial sanction to schools on the basis of PAC recommendation in its 47th meeting held on 29th Feb –1st Mar, 1988 with SERC being informed of all such sanction at the earliest opportunity.

In addition to normal activities for promoting the programme, the following are the activities related to SERC schools:

(a) Constitution of Planning /Steering Committee of approved schools.

(b) Action related to the publication of the newspaper advertisement through DAVP

(c) DST will also provide funds

for holding of school programme to the concerned Institute which will include funds for running the schools, travel and other expenses for the selected young scientists, grants for additional equipment/books, TA/DA, honoraria for resource persons and other facilities considered essential for the schools, meetings of Planning/Steering Committee, bringing out directory of young scientists participating in schools;

• to allow a few selected participants from each school to spend short periods at institutions of their choice to work with individuals of their choice by mutual consent upto a total of six-month per year;

• for publication of proceedings through the organizing institute or otherwise and dissemination of the same;

• for holding of specialised seminars/symposia, brain-storming sessions as inter-school and part-school activities on selective basis following recommendation of Planning/Steering Committee and PAC.

(d) Active role in publication and dissemination of the proceedings.

(iv) Role of Organising Institute:

After the proposal is formally approved by DST,

(a) Organisaion of the meetings of Planning/Steering Committee.

(b) Work-out detailed programme along with the timeframe for all the component activities.

(c) Give wide publicity through circulars regarding the school inviting applications from interested persons.

(d) Provide draft advertisement for publication in the newspapers to DST for further action.

(e) Constitution of a Selection Committee which will have a DST representative for selection of the participants.

(f) All arrangements related to school including intimation to all the applicants, arrangements for boarding/lodging of participants, meetings of Planning/Steering Committee, related correspondence, preparation and distribution of set of lecture notes, etc.

(g) Provide access of library and other necessary facility to participants.

(h) Take all related actions including organisation of the meetings of the Planning/Steering Committee.

(i) Constitute a Local Organizing Committee for coordinating the school related activities and manage functional components, etc.

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(j) Preparation of final report about the school which will include information about all the components of programme including the feedback of the participants.

(v) Assessment of impact/outcome (to be done by Organising Institute, Planning/ Steering Committee and PAC)

(a) Visible benefit to the students in the form of better understanding of the science.

{b) Emerging of newer younger talents receiving training through this programme.

(c) Generation of research projects from the scientists participating in this training programme

(d) Availability of inexpensive high quality technical publications in the identified areas of courses in the form of publications of proceedings and monographs. This will make DST-SERC efforts more visible and widely known.

4. Budgetary Provisions:
DST will provide funds for the following items:

(i) TA/DA to Resource Persons as per Govt. of India norms (will be as per their entitlement and limited to economy class air-fare by shortest route plus taxi fare for the travel enroute to the venue of the school)

(ii) TA limited to sleeper class train fare (bus fare between the places not connected by train or where timimngs are inconvenient) plus local scooter fare enroute to reach the venue of the school in respect of the participants.

(iii) Honorarium:

• Director of the School Rs.5,000/-

• Co-Director of the School Rs.4,000/-

• Resource persons @ Rs.250/- per lecture and @Rs.20/- per page for preparation of lecture notes not exceeding twenty A4 size pages including diagrams and graphs with text typed at single space

• Supervisors of problem sessions @ Rs.150/- per hour

• Support personnel as per the host Institute’s norms

(iv) Lodging/Boarding charges for participants

(v) Local Transport

(vi) Stationery/postage/printing of brochure/bags/writing pads/pen etc
(vii) Preparation of sets of lecture notes for distribution among participants

(viii) Prizes (books) to top three participants costing around Rs.3000/-, Rs.2000/- and Rs. 1000/- respectively.

(ix) Contingencies including secretarial charges

(x) Publicity charges

(xi) Miscelleneous

(xiii) Publication of Proceedings
Proposed Director/ Co-Director of the School will ensure that the projections made have been properly scrutinized and utmost modesty has been observed.

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5. Documents/Enclosures required with the proposal

(i) Bio-data of the Director/Co-Director of the School
(ii) Certificate from the Director/Co-Director of the School in the following format:
School Title:
(a) We agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the SERC research grant.
(b) We did not submit similar proposal elsewhere for financial support.
(c) We have scrutinized the requirements and the funds are sought are essential.

Names and signatures of School Director and Co-Director
(iii) Endorsement from the Head of Institution in the following format:

(To be given on letter head)
Title of the SERC School :
(a) Certified that the Institute welcomes participation of __________________________ as the School Director and____________________________ as the School Co-Director for the conducting the SERC School.

(b) Certified that necessary basic facilities will be extended for conduct of the School.

(c) Institute assumes to undertake the financial and other management responsibilities of the School.

Date: Name and Signature of Head of Institution
Place:

(iv) Documents required from Registered Bodies
(a) Registration certificate of society
(b) Memorandum of association
(c) Bye-laws
(d) Audited statement of accounts of the society for previous three years
(e) Latest annual report
(f) Latest volume of journal
(g) Present Executive Committee constitution
(h) Copies of statement of expenditure and utilisation certificate in connection with previous grants received from DST for organising seminars/training/publication of journals.

(i) Application signed by President/Secretary of the society/association/professional body
(j) Name and address of the official authorized to receive and manage the grant.

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6. Format of the Application Form
(Please read the instructions carefully before filling up the form. Incomplete applications will not be entertained. Ten hard copies of the application, complete in all respects, shall be submitted at least one year in advance)
(For Office use in DST)
FILE NO. ………………….. DATE OF RECEIPT …………………….

A. INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ACADEMIC ELEMENTS

A.1. Subject & title of the proposed SERC School:

A.1.1 Broad subject

A.1.2 Topic

A.1.3 Title

A.2. Brief description of the following items in respect of the SERC School highlighting its importance in national context (attach separate sheets wherever necessary) :

A.2.1 Objectives:

A.2.2 Review of the state-of-art of the topic:

A.2.3 Genesis of the proposed SERC School (i.e. wherefrom the idea of holding the activity emerged)

A.2.4 Expected consequential benefits of the proposed activity:

A.3. Topics (alongwith the detailed course content)

A.4. Specific qualification requirements of participants, if necessary

B. INFORMATION RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT

B. 1. Name, Designation & Address (along with telephone, FAX, e-mail/Mobile) of the Coordinator:

B. 2. Name, Designation & Address (along with telephone, FAX, e-mail/Mobile) of the Co-Coordinator

B. 3. Name & Address of the Institution/Department/Division where training is proposed to be conducted:

(In case of involvement of more than one organization, reasons for the same and role of each organization be clearly stated, names and addresses of each along with necessary certificates from their Heads of Organisations are to be submitted)

B. 4. Status of Organizing Institute : University/ Govt. College/ Govt. Organization/ College run by Registered Society/ Registered Society/Professional Body/ Private Industry/ Others.

B. 5. Duration of the activity along with the dates:

B.6. In case of International Faculty, kindly give following additional particulars in respect of the following as per enclosed guidelines :

B. 6.1 Justification of their participation

B. 6.2 Resources for their International Travel and local hospitality:

B. 6.3 Status of clearance from

(i) Administrative ministry of the organizing institution : Yes/No/Applied for/Not Applicable

(ii) Ministry of External Affairs : Yes/No/Applied for/Not Applicable

(iii) Ministry of Home Affairs : Yes/No/Applied for/Not Applicable

B.7. Proposed constitution of the Planning Committee
B.8. Proposed constitution of Screening-cum-Selection Committee

B.9. Provide following information in respect of the grants received by the Director & Co-Director of the School and
Organising Institute from DST:

B.9.1: Copies of the documents supporting the accounts having been settled ? If accounts have not been settled,
reasons thereof.

B.9.2: Is this activity organized annually? If yes, please give a brief statement on the follow-up of the
recommendations of the activity held in the past 3 years.

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C. INFORMATION RELATED TO THE EXECUTION

C.1. Proposed list of resource persons along with topics to be covered by them

C.2. Proposed performance evaluation mechanism

C.3. Tentative schedule of following activities:

C.3.1. Despatch of Publicity Circulars to concerned organizations (please enclose the draft circular)

C.3.2. Newspapers advertisement (please enclose the draft advertisement)

C.3.3. Selection of participants and dispatch of intimation to them

C.3.4. Date by which selected candidates are to intimate their acceptance

C.3.5. Intimation to alternate candidates in place of defaulters

C.3.6. Date by which alternate candidates are to intimate their acceptance

C.3.7. Closing date of admission

C.3.8. Dates on which candidates have to report

C.3.9. Detailed daily programme from first day to last day

C.3.10. Planning/Steering Committee meetings

C.4. Arrangement for lodging of participants

C.5. Availability of the facilities needed for smooth conduct of course (library, computing facility, etc.)

D. BUDGETARY DETAILS

D 1. Broad details of estimated expenditure :

D. 2. Details of income from other sources:

D. 3. Financial Assistance required from DST for this Activity:

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D. 4. Details of previous grant received from DST in past three years:
(Attach copies of relevant documents)
D.4.1 DST reference No.

D.4.2 Type of activity

D.4.3 Accounts reconciled : YES / NO (If answer is no, give explanation.)

D.4.4 Date of furnishing Utilization Certificate

D. 5. Estimates of cost of proceedings, if planned to be brought out :

D. 5.1 No. of pages :

D. 5.2 No. of copies :

D. 5.3 Will the contents of the proceedings be referred and edited ?

D. 5.4 Will the proceedings be priced? If so, then proposed cost of each volume and expected income: Rs.

D. 5.5 Cost of Printing : Rs.

D. 5.6 Copy of acceptance by publishing agency (if any) to be attached.

D. 5.7 Approximate duration (in months) required for publication.

D. 6. Name and designation of the Official empowered to receive the grant:

Signature (with date) of the Proposed Director of the SERC School

Signature (with date) of the Proposed Co-Director of the SERC School

Signature of Head of Institution/ Secretary or President of the Society.

(with date & Official Seal)