Assistance to Professional Bodies & Seminars/Symposia

The S& T Professional Bodies and Academies of Science and Engineering play an important role in creating cohesiveness amongst the scientific community by arranging regular Annual Technical Meetings and Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, etc. and publishing scientific journals, annuals, bulletins etc.The Department extends partial support on a selective basis, for organizing seminar / symposia/ training programmes / workshops / conferences at national as well as international level. The support is provided to Research Institutes/ Universities/Medical and Engineering Colleges and other Academic Institutes/ Professional Bodies who organize such events for the scientific community to keep them abreast of the latest developments in their specific areas. The support is generally given for encouraging participation of young scientists and research workers in such events and publication of proceedings / abstracts for wider dissemination. Approximately 275 seminars/ symposia, including international events are supported each year.More than a dozen of scientific journals published by professional bodies are provided financial assistance. Some of the important ones are: Current Science, Sugar Tech, Phytomorphology, The Botanica, Tropical Ecology, Journal of Plant Physiology, The Mathematics Teacher, Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, Journal of Indian Chemical Society, Physics Teacher, Journal of Indian Botanical Society, Journal of Aerobiology and Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
 
Format for Financial Assistance for Professional Bodies
 
 
Contact
For more information please contact :
Dr B P Singh
Scientist F
Department of Science & Technology
Technology Bhawan,New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi-110 016.
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