A. COLLABORATIVE R&D PROJECTS

PROFORMA FOR SUBMITTING COLLABORATIVE PROJECT PROPOSALS:

1. ABSTRACT OF THE PROPOSAL(not exceeding three A-4 pages)

1. Title of the Project2. Objectives3. Project duration with milestones of phases.4. Significance and impact/value of the project.5. Cooperating partners.6. Details of partnership : (a) S&T (b) Financial 7. Total financial outlay.8. Brief C.V. of Project Investigators & Co-Investigators (both institutional and

industry) 9. Annual Report of industrial collaborator for the last financial year.10. Declaration of the collaborating organisations confirming their support and

participation in the programme as above.

II. PROJECT DETAILS :

(a) Detailed objectives and approach of the project (including its preamble, review of current scenario, methodology, importance and impact value, significance and references).

(b) Scientific and technological background of collaborating parties in relationship to developments nationally and internationally along with intellectual property scenario.

(c) Methodology and plan of work including time schedules, and monitoring mechanisms. The respective roles of the collaborating parties in carrying out the proposed project should be clearly identified and indicated.

(d) Details of available resources including personnel and equipment of collaborating parties (indicate separately).

(e) Brief particulars of the applicant firm/company giving details of major areas of R&D, S&T facilities available, current and last two years R&D budget, staff position and recent R&D achievements.

III. FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS :

Recurring and Capital with phasing in time (indicate in the following format separately for INDUSTRY & INSTITUTION).

RECURRING(Rupees in lakhs)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Head 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year Total------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1. Salaries & Wages2. Consumables & Materials3. Internal Travel4. Information & Documentation5. Patent Filing6. Overheads (Services)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(A) Sub-Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CAPITAL

(Rupees in lakhs)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Head 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year Total------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Equipment (New)2. Equipment Usage (Existing)3. Software etc.4. Others

(Please specify)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(B) Sub-Total------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GRAND TOTAL (A+B)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Please specify the Equipment details along with justification for equipment costing above Rs. 5.0 lakh. Specify clearly if similar equipment is available in the institution.

Declaration

We, the undersigned are the collaborators of the project entitled "………………………….…………………………………………………………………". We the undersigned would do our utmost to support and to ensure effective participation of scientists from respective institutes towards the goal oriented, time bound, progress of the said project.

Signatories (INDUSTRY) Signatories (INSTITUTIONS) Name, Designation, Signature & Seal Name, Designation, Signature & Seal

1. Principal Investigator 1. Principal Investigator

2. Co-Principal Investigator 2. Co-Principal Investigator

3. Chairman/Managing Director 3. Head of the Institution

DECLARATION/CERTIFICATION BY HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION(TO BE GIVEN IN THE OFFICIAL LETTERHEAD)

It is certified that

a) The collaborative research project entitled……………………………………. ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. with industry partner M/s……………………………………………………………….. proposed in the Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme 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 financial support.

c) The emolument for the manpower proposed are those admissible to persons of corresponding status employed in the institute/university or as per the ministry of science and technology guidelines.

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 wherever such provision is committed.

e) If the project involves the utilization of genetically engineered organism, it is agreed that we will ensure than 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/experiment/exchange of specimen etc. 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 Agreement made in this regard among the collaborators of the said project.

h) We agree to accept the terms and conditions of the programme and execute legal agreement as required before commissioning the project.

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) through out the duration of the project.

j) The institute assumes to undertake the financial and other management responsibilities of the project.

Seal (Signature of the Head of Institution)

B. FACILITY

PROFORMA FOR SUBMITTING NATIONAL FACILITY PROJECT PROPOSALS :

I. ABSTRACT OF THE PROPOSAL (not exceeding three A-4 pages)

1. Title of the Project2. Objectives3. Project duration with milestones of phases.4. Significance and impact/value of the project. 5. Total financial outlay.6. Brief C.V. of Project Investigators & Co-Investigators II. PROJECT DETAILS :

Detailed objectives and approach of the project (including its preamble, review of current scenario, methodology, importance and impact value, significance and references).

Whether similar facility is available elsewhere? What is the uniqueness of the proposed facility ?

Methodology and plan of work including time schedules, and monitoring mechanisms.

Details of available resources including personnel and equipment of the institution. Who are the users of this facility ?

III. FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS :

Recurring and Non-Recurring budget for the facility

RECURRING(Rupees in lakhs)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Head 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year Total------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Salaries & Wages2. Consumables & Materials3. Internal Travel4. Information & Documentation5. Patent Filing6. Overheads (Services)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(A) Sub-Total -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NON-RECURRING

(Rupees in lakhs)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Head 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year Total------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Equipment (New)2. Equipment Usage (Existing)3. Software etc.4. Others

(Please specify)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(B) Sub-Total------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GRAND TOTAL (A+B)------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please specify the Equipment details along with justification for equipment costing above Rs. 5.0 lakh. Specify clearly if similar equipment is available in the institution.

Declaration

We, the undersigned are the Investigators of the project entitled "………………………….…………………………………………………………………". We the undersigned would do our utmost to support and to ensure effective participation of scientists from respective institutes towards the goal oriented, time bound progress of the said project. Signatories (INSTITUTIONS)Name, Designation, Signature & Seal

1. Principal Investigator

2. Co-Principal Investigator

3. Head of the Institution

DECLARATION/CERTIFICATION BY HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION(TO BE GIVEN IN THE OFFICIAL LETTERHEAD)

It is certified that

a) The facility research project entitled……………………………………. ..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. submitted to Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Research Programme 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 financial support.

c) The emolument for the manpower proposed are those admissible to persons of corresponding status employed in the institute/university or as per the ministry of science and technology guidelines.

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 wherever such provision is committed.

e) If the project involves the utilization of genetically engineered organism, it is agreed that we will ensure than 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/experiment/exchange of specimen etc. 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) 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) through out the duration of the project.

h) The institute assumes to undertake the financial and other management responsibilities of the project.

Seal (Signature of the Head of Institution)

C. GRANTS-IN-AID TO INDIAN PHARMA INDUSTRY

PROFORMA FOR SUBMITTING R&D PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR GRANTS-IN-AID TO INDIAN PHARMA INDUSTRY (INCLUDING NEW AND SMALL) FOR CLINICAL TRIALS FOR DEVELOPING DRUGS FOR NEGLECTED DISEASES UNDER DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS RESEARCH PROGRAMME (DPRP) OF DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (DST)

The format includes the following:

1. Title of the project2. Objectives3. Project duration with milestones of phases4. Significance and impact/value of the project5. Details on the methodology 6. Details of the Patent Expiry Date / developed in-house or imported technology.7. Information on registration status with Clinical Trial Registry of ICMR8. Status on the regulatory clearances such as DCGI for Phase-I, II & III, Institutional

Ethics Committees, collaborating hospitals / centres etc. 9. Copies of the Research Publications about the particular drug.10. Copy of the clinical study protocol developed11. Industry’s investment for the particular drug development as well as for the clinical

trial for the activities other than what is expected from DST.12. Total financial outlay (excluding expenditure towards capital equipment, land &

building and existing manpower which have to be met by the industry from its own resources)

13. Undertaking by Chairman / Managing Director / Head of the Organization stating that the proposal was not submitted to any other agency in Central Government / State Government and International Organizations is required. If the support is received or expected, the details thereof need to be provided. All the other regulatory procedures will be strictly adhered and other terms & conditions will be followed as per the agreement to be executed before the start of the project.

14. Brief C.V. of Project Investigators & Co-investigators15. Company’s Latest Annual Report / Memorandum of Articles of Association16. Number of copies of the proposal to be submitted : 5 copies (including soft copy as

word in CD)17. Other details on whom to submit is provided in the website

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