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KERALA
AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
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| Department of Biotechnology |
Ministry of Science &
Technology
Govt. of India
The Department
of Biotechnology broadly provides the following categories of support to
1. Research and Development projects, creation of
infrastructural facilities, Centres of
Excellence in the identified areas and Demonstration Projects (Proforma - I).
2. Biotechnology-based programmes
for SC/ST population (Proforma - II).
3. Biotechnology-based programmes for Women and Rural
Deve-lopment (Proforma - II).
4. Bioinformatics (Proforma - IV).
5. Human Resource Development
in Biotechnology (Proforma -V)
6. Financial assistance for holding seminar/symposium/conference/workshop
on thrust areas of Biotechnology (Proforma -VI)
7. Travel support (Proforma -VII)
The present booklet gives
the proforma used for various categories of programmes supported by the DBT.
These proforma are also available on DBT's websites www.dbtindia.org and www.nic.in/dbt.
Twenty copies of the project document in the prescribed
proforma may be sent to:
Scientist Incharge
Project Registry Cell
Department of Biotechnology
Block 2, 7th Floor
C.G.O. Complex, Lodi Road
New Delhi - 110 003
PROFORMA - I : For submission of Research and Development
Projects, Creation of Infrastructural Facilities, Centres of Excellence in
the identified areas and Demonstration Projects..
PROFORMA - II : For submission of projects under
Biotechnology-based programmes for SC/ST population.
PROFORMA - III :For submission of projects under
Biotechnology-based programmes for Women and Rural Development.
PROFORMA - IV :For submission
of Proposals for setting up of Bioinformatics Centre.
PROFORMA - V : For Submission of Projects under Human
Resource Development Programme (M.Sc./M.Tech. Biotechnology)
PROFORMA - VI : Application/Proforma for financial
assistance for holding National/International Seminar/Symposium/Conference/Workshop
on thrust areas of BIOTECHNOLOGY
PROFORMA - VII : For Submission
of Application form for Travel Support
ANNEXURES & APPENDICES
Annexure - I : Status of
the Institute submitting the Project Proposal.
Annexure - II : Illustrative
list of subject areas for consideration of the project proposals.
Annexure - III : Guidelines
on emoluments for research personnel participating in R & D
projects/programmes
of the Central Government Departments/Agencies.
Annexure - IV : Terms and
Conditions of the Grant
Appendices
A - Register to be maintained
by Grantee Institution in respect of Assets acquired
wholly
or substantially out of Govt. grants.
B - Utilisation Certificate
C - Statement of Expenditure
Annexure -V : Instructions
for Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Rights.
Annexure - VI : Patent Facilitation
Form
Annexure - VII : Information
required for commercialising indigenously developed Biotechnologies.
PROFORMA - I
PROFORMA FOR SUBMISSION OF RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS, CREATION OF INFRASTRUCTURAL
FACILITIES,
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE IN THE IDENTIFIED
AREAS
AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS
(To be filled by the applicant)
PART I : GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Name of the Institute/University/Organisation
submitting the Project Proposal : .....................
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2. State : .................................
3. Status of the Institute :
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(Please
see Annexure-I)
4. Name and designation of the Executive Authority
of the Institute/University forwarding the application :
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5. Project Title:
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6. Category of the Project (Please tick) :R&D
Demonstration
Establishment of Infrastructural facility/
Centre
of Excellence
7. Specific Area (Please see Annexure - II) :
8. Duration : .....................................
Years .................................. Months
9. Total Cost (Rs.) .............................................
10. Is the project Single
Institutional or Multiple-Institutional (S/M) ? :
11. If the project is multi-institutional,
please furnish the following :
Name of Project Coordinator :
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Affiliation :
Address :
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12. Project Summary (Not
to exceed one page. Please use separate sheet)
PART II : PARTICULARS OF INVESTIGATORS
13. Name :
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Date of Birth : .........................................................Sex
(M/F) :
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Indicate whether Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator
:
.................
Designation :
..
Department :
..
Institute/University :
Address :
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PIN : .................................
Telephone : ......................Telex
: .......................Fax :.....................e-mail :
No. of Projects being handled at present
:
.
14. Name :
.
Date of Birth : .................................................................Sex
(M/F):
..
Indicate whether Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator
:
Designation :
..
Department :
...
Institute/University:
.
Address :
.
PIN : .................Telephone : ...............Telex
:
.Fax :..............e-mail :.........
...
No. of Projects being handled at present
:
.
15. Name :
.
Date of Birth : ........................................................Sex
(M/F) :
..
Indicate whether Principal Investigator/Co-Investigator
:
..
Designation:
Deparent :
Institute/University :
Address :
.
PIN : ..........................
Telephone : .................Telex : ...................Fax
:.....................e-mail :
.
No. of Projects being handled at present
:
.
PART III : TECHNICAL DETAILS OF
PROJECT
(Under the following heads on separate
sheets)
16. Introduction
16.1 Origin of the proposal
16.2 Definition of the problem
16.3 Objectives
17. Review of Current Status of research and development in the subject
17.1 International Status
17.2 National Status
17.3 Importance of the proposed project in the
context of current status
17.4 Anticipated Products & Processes of Practical/Technological
utility/Socio- economic
relevance expected to be evolved by pursuing the project.
17.5 Expertise
available with the proposed investigating group/institution in the subject
of the project.
17.6
List of 5 experts in India
in the proposed subject area
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Sr. No. |
Name |
Designation |
Address |
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18. Work Plan
18.1 Methodology
18.2 Proprietary/patented items, if any, expected
to be used for this project.
18.3 Organisation of work elements
18.4 Suggested
plan of action for utilisation of research outcome expected from the
project.
18.5
Time schedule of activities
giving milestones
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Sr.No. |
Name of Milestone |
Expected Start (Month/Year) |
Expected Completion (Month/Year) |
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18.6
Project implementing Agency/Agencies
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Name of Agency |
Address of Agency |
Proposed Research Aspects |
Proposed Amount |
Cost Sharing % |
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PART IV : BUDGET PARTICULARS
19. Budget
(In Rupees)
A.
Non-Recurring (e.g. equipments, accessories, etc.)
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Item |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
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Sub-Total (A) |
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B.
Recurring
B.1 Manpower (See guidelines at Annexure-III)
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S.No |
Position No. |
Consolidated Emolument |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
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Sub-Total
(B.1) =
B.2 Consumables
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S.No. |
Item |
Quantity |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
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Sub-Total
(B.2) =
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Other
items |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
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B.3
Travel |
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B.4
Contingency |
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B.5
Overhead Charges (If applicable) |
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Sub-Total (B = B.1 + B.2 + B.3 + B.4 + B.5) |
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Grand Total (A + B) |
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Note :
Please give justification
for each head and sub-head separately mentioned in the above table.
Financial Year : April -
March
In case of multi-institutional
project, the budget estimate to be given separately for each institution.
PART V : EXISTING FACILITIES
20. Available equipment and accessories to be utilized for the project :
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S. No. |
Name of equipment/ accessories |
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Model |
Funding Agency |
Year of Procurement |
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PART VI : DECLARATION/CERTIFICATION
It is certified that
(a)
the research work proposed
in the scheme/project does not in any way duplicate the work already done
or being carried out elsewhere on the subject.
(b)
the same project has not
been submitted to any other agency/agencies for inancial support.
(c)
the emoluments for the manpower
proposed are those admissible to persons of corresponding status employed
in the institute/university or as per the Ministry of Science & Technology
guidelines (Annexure-III).
(d)
necessary provision for
the scheme/project will be made in the Institute/University/State budget in
anticipation of the sanction of the scheme/project.
(e)
if the project involves
the utilisation of genetically engineered organism, it is agreed that we will
ensure that an application will be submitted through our Institutional Biosafety
Committee and we will declare that while conducting experiments, the Biosafety
Guidelines of the Department of Biotechnology would be followed in toto.
(f)
if the project involves
field trials/experiments/exchange of specimens, etc. we will ensure that ethical
clearances would be taken from concerned ethical Committees/Competent authorities
and the same would be conveyed to the Department of Biotechnology before implementing
the project.
(g)
it is agreed that any research
outcome or intellectual property right(s) on the invention(s) arising out
of the project shall be taken in accordance with the instructions issued with
the approval of the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, as contained
in Annexure-V.
(h)
we agree to accept the terms
and conditions as enclosed in Annexure-IV. The same is signed and enclosed.
(i)
the institute/university
agrees that the equipment, other basic facilities and such other administrative
facilities as per terms and conditions of the grant will be extended to investigator(s)
throughout the duration of the project.
(j)
the Institute assumes to
undertake the financial and other management responsibilities of the project.
Signature of Project Coordinator Signature of Executive Authority of