Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is the premier Industrial R&D Organization in India. Innovation Award for school children to create awareness, interest and motivation for Intellectual Property has been created to support scientific temperament and to generate innovative spirit among school children.
CIASC (CSIR Innovation Award for School Children) is an annual national competition to harness the creative and innovative spirit of school children.
CSIR invites students to send their original creative technological and design ideas in the form of proposal for the competition.
CSIR invites students to send their original creative technological and design ideas in the form of proposal for the competition.
CRITERIA FOR APPLICANT AND APPLICATION
Any Indian school going student up to Class XII and below 18 years of age as on 1st January 2021 would be eligible to apply in English or Hindi through the Principal/Head of the School (for authentication purposes). Proposals can be submitted by a student or a group of students. However, a single award will be given to group of students.
The proposals would be categorized in groups such as Biotechnology/biology, Chemical, Electronics & Engineering/device and design. However design based applications are encouraged.
Proposal already awarded by any central/state government, ministry/ department/ organization/ need not to be sent for this scheme.
No. of Prizes and Cash award prizes There are in all 15 prizes. Besides a certificate, the cash awards are:
- First Prize (1 Nos.) Rs. 1,00,000/-
- Second Prize (2 Nos.) Rs. 50,000/- each
- Third Prize (3 Nos.) Rs. 30,000/- each
- Fourth Prize (4 Nos.) Rs. 20,000/- each
- Fifth Prize (5.) Rs. 10,000/- each
WHOM TO SEND
Applications should be submitted by hard copy through Registered Post/Courier to: Head, CSIR-Innovation Protection Unit , NISCAIR Building, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110 067 with the envelope marked on top left hand corner 'CIASC2021.
Proposal must reach IPU, CSIR before 30 th April, 2021.
Applications received on or before 30th April, 2021 will be considered for the Award.
