This PPT is about Project management of Inspire programme of government of India. It will just give a rough idea about how projects are undertaken and managed.

1. Project Management
Inspire Programme
Pinak Deshpande

2. Project Charter
• Project Title: INSPIRE PROGRAMME
• Project Leader: Dr. Ashwani Kumar
• Project Sponsor: Government of India
• Project Launched: 31-12-2008
• Project End Date: Still Continuing
• Team Members: Government of India, Department of Science and
Technology, Students, Professionals, Faculty, Nobel laureates and
Researchers.

3. Project Charter
• Project Scope:
• The Scope Of Inspire Programme is to attract talents and motivate
them for studying science from an early age.
• Pursue their career in Research.
• Long term foresight.
• Project Budget:
• Total outlay of Rs. 1959.9 cr in 11th plan period (2009-12).
• Total outlay of Rs. 2200 cr for 12th plan period (1012-17).

4. Stakeholders
• Government of India- Project sponsor
• Department of Science and Technology- Project Leader
• Users of the project
• Educational Institutions- Support Team
• Other Stakeholders

5. Execution of the Program
Inspire
Scheme
SEATS
Programme
Inspire
Awards
Inspire
Internship
SHE
Programme
Scholarship
AORC
programme
Fellowship
Inspire
Faculty

6. Execution of the Program
• Scheme for Early Attraction of Talent for Science (SEATS)
Preparing talented youth to be science aware and Citizen with
ambitions to be able to compete globally through professional
accomplishments.
• Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE)
Attracting gifted youth into higher enterprise education in science
intensive programmes, by providing guidance, mentoring and
scholarships to be budding researchers.

7. Execution of the Program
• Assured Opportunity in Research Career (AORC) Fellowships and
Faculty Awards
The Program envisages that about 20% the current annual enrolment
in total public funded research positions would be serviced by the
INSPIRE Scholars in future at 1000 positions per year.
Desires higher enrolment of industry in R&D with creation of higher
value employment for scientists leading to larger R&D base.

8. Advantages and Disadvantages
• Advantages:
1. More than 12000 members are there for mentoring.
2. The science Summer/Winter camps are organised in all States and
Union Territories
3. Selected candidate in faculty program is allowed to go abroad for 18
Months in one or multiple slots for training or further development.
4. Operation of the programme is completely Online

9. Advantages and Disadvantages
• Disadvantages
1. Scheme in practical has not been able to reflect upon its objective of
speeding up jobs in the research sector
2. Concerns in fund disbursal and complaints of harassment for so is
being noticed
3. Universities still hold to be considerable amount of seats in their own
rights and corruption is seen to be present.

10. Statistics
 Inspire scholarship programme
value annually for total Rs.
80,000. (60,000 Rs. for
Scholarship and Rs. 20,000 for
mentorship).
 The Top 1% students perusing
science at UG, PG in either
collages or universities.
 Observe the Year wise
Distribution of Inspire Scholars
is Increasing.

11. Statistics
• INSPIRE Journey: Target Vs Achievement (2009-2015)
Sr.no Components
Desired Targets
Per Year
Enrolment of Students Total
Expenditure
(2009-15) Rs. in
crores2009-14 2014-15 2009-15
1 INSPIRE Awards 2,00,000 1041150 204536 1245686 771.28
2 INSPIRE Internship
No. of Students 50,000 211032 42290 253322
No. of Camps 944 235 1179 992.39
3 INSPIRE Scholarship 10,000 46853 27348 # ~ 47000 +
4 INSPRE Fellowship 1000 3480 1000 4480
5
INSPIRE Faculty
Award 1000 (max) 473 206 679
26000 1551167 1763.67

12. INSPIRE Journey: Target Vs Achievement (2009-2015)
 The data we are observing is of the year 2009 to 2015, and as per
reports 15.5 lakh students have actively enrolled to the programme.
For the year 2014-15 no. of students enrolled was 2.75 lakhs.
 The expenditure of the government for this programme for 2009 to
2015 is up to 1763.7 crores.
 Inspire has been able to achieve all its desired target for each
component.

13. THANK YOU