Science and Engineering Research Board is a statutory body under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, established by an Act of the Parliament of India in 2009 ( SERB ACT,2008). The Board is chaired by the Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Science and Technology. The Board was set up for promoting basic research in science and engineering and to provide financial assistance to scientists, academic institutions, R&D laboratories, industrial concerns and other agencies for such research.
Schemes and programmes
The Board has schemes for funding extramural research, for providing grants for start-up research and for using the scientific expertise of retired scientists. The board has programmes for intensifying research in high priority areas, for supporting international travel of scientists, for giving assistance to professional bodies for conducting seminars and symposia, and for awarding fellowships. Promoting opportunities for women in exploratory research.
It is a scheme to mitigate gender disparity in science and engineering research funding in various S&T programs in Indian academic institutions and R&D laboratories.
List of members of the Board
(January 2014) the members of the Board.
Chandra Shakher, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Pallab Banerji, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Seyed E Hasnain, Vice Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
G. Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Advisor, Raksha Mantri, New Delhi
Rana Pratap Singh, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Yogesh Singh, Vice Chancellor, Delhi Technological University, Delhi
Abhay Karandikar, Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Shashi Bala Singh, Director, NIPER Hyderabad
T V Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services, Bangalore
Research
In an RTI reply about any study by SERB on hazards from mobile towers, it said that no independent research has been done by it till date but a joint research with DOT was done in 2013.
References
External links
Website of SERB
Website of Electronic Project Proposal Management System
Science and technology in India
Ministry of Science and Technology (India) Research administration