1. Brain Gain: Promoting research and
innovation
Team Phoenix
Indian Institute of Technology Patna

2. The number of patent application by Indians is only 0.3% of the
global applications although we share 17.3% of world population
4.1
2.8
2.5
0.7
0.08
China Japan USA Germany India
No. of applications for patent(in lakhs)
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
49.6
16.2
41
25.6
8.9
China Japan USA Germany India
Ph.D awarded (in thousand)
Source: www.nature.com 2
• National knowledge commission survey shows that MSME(micro
medium and small enterprises) involved in majority of
innovations in India)
• Lack of proper system to cross check research papers resulting
rejection from international communities
• Then number of files handled by a patent officer is about 120
which results lagging of patent processes
• Lack of experiment oriented educational culture among students
leads to less number of research students
Innovation and research: current scenario
Problem solving strategy
Inception of easily accessible ‘Centre of excellences’ normalized
across the country

3. Promotion of research and innovation through autonomous PPP
model ‘Centre of Excellences’
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•Common platform for academician and professionals to collaborate
•Access to public on request
•Opportunity for eminent personalities to give back to society
PPP Model Centre of Excellences
•Public Private Partnership infrastructure development
• Autonomous, initially mentored by centrally funded institutions distributed normally across the country
• Separate system to speedup patent formalities
Implementation model
•Opportunity for even those who didn’t receive formal education
•Provide better infrastructure for MSME at minimum cost
•Common knowledge pool (research paper, books…)
Advantage over exiting system

4. Human Resource management
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Hiringprofessionals
Single window Procedure for NRI scientist under a ‘Council for center
of excellences’
Exchange and visiting programs
Opportunities for retired scientist and professionals
Incentives based on Qualification and experience
Industrial professionals for specific projects

5. INITIALIZATION RUNNING FUTURE EXPANSION
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Initialization
•Initial step taken by government
•Private-Public Partnership for
fund raising
• Established in main educational
hubs.
•Normally distributed over
population
Mentorship
•Mentored by IITs, IIMs, DRDO,
ISRO, AIIMS…
•Tie-up with prestigious
institutions for benefit of
professionals and students
Human Resource
•Retired scientists, professors…
•Opportunity for eminent NRI
talent pool
• Bright students as Interns

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INITIALIZATION RUNNING FUTURE EXPANSION
• Autonomous body
• Lead by experts in respective fields
• Each center specialized on specific field
• Equipped with State of the art scientific instruments
• Network of scientists for Peer review of research papers
• Network of Centre of excellences under a common council
• Government private profit division in mutually funded research
• Common online data base of all researches done in the country
• Facility accessible to public to carryout independent research on request
• Industry oriented research of private/public companies with academicians
• Authority over technology/human resource transfer from one center to another
• Patent filing system under this councils’ administrative power with more human resource
• Frequent training sessions by experts to MSME (Micro, Small and medium enterprises) on request
Plan Layout

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INITIALIZATION RUNNING FUTURE EXPANSION
Autonomous
In each innovation center to
propose crucial requirements to
higher authority
System for maintaining physical
infrastructure
Supreme
Counsel
Sub-counsel of
each center
Center of
Excellence
Patent filing
system
Patent offices in each center
with more human resource
to handle files faster
Working structure

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• Extension centers in various universities to bridge the gap between students and research
• Internship/project experience to bright students
• Incubation to viable innovations and initial cost gathering using government schemes
• Fun research center for primary and high-school students
• 10-years span innovation policy changing
• Magazines and news letters for students of every age group to increase their interest in science and
research
• Increase the diversity of research to various fields as per the local requirement
INITIALIZATION RUNNING FUTURE EXPANSION
Future Plans

9. Approximate cost estimation*
(per center)
Capital distribution ratio (Central govt :State govt :Industry) : 50:25:25
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Allotment Cost in rupees
Total non recurring cost(per center) 150 Cr
Total recurring cost per year 50 Cr
Workforce development expenditure per year 20 Cr
Initial Total cost 220 Cr
*inspired from present PPP model of IIITs

10. Main beneficiaries
• Budding scientists from student community
• Companies involved in R&D in every section
• NRI scientists and professional communities
• Scientists currently working in foreign organizations
• Retired scientists who wish to continue in their fields
• A better platform for industrial-academia collaboration
• Companies currently using patents owned by foreigners
• Better access to knowledge base of country through a new platform
• Better job/research opportunity for talented brains of India in India
• People who are having enough interest and knowledge in particular field but not much qualification to join
formal research stream
• Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) (Universal access to high class infrastructure with less
capital cost )
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11. Challenges
• Need of Special salary Package according to
professional merit
• Availability of Modern Scientific equipments in
India
• Getting confidence of industries to work with
Public sector institutions
• Reluctance of Government to invest more in
Research and development area
• Hiring professional in initialization time
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Risks
• Nepotism in hiring professionals
• Miss-use of ‘public access’ system
• Lack of confidence of students in taking
research as their career
• Private influence in policy making

12. References
• National knowledge commission : www.knowledgecommission.gov.in
• The Hindu, The Indian Express and Times of India articles
• Sinha, K. (2012, October 1) India accounts for just 3.5% of global research output. The Times of India.
• Bibliometric study of India’s scientific Publication Output during 2001-2010 Evidence for changing trends
Department of science and Technology,Govt of India
• World Intellectual property Organization (WIPO): official website
• www.nature.com
• Science and technology Innovation Policy 2013 : Department of Science and Technology,Govt of India
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