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, established by an Act of the

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in 2009 ( SERB ACT,2008). The Board is chaired by the Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Science and Technology and shall have other senior government officials and eminent scientists as members. The Board was set up for promoting basic research in science and engineering and to provide financial assistance to scientists, academic institutions, R&D laboratories, industrial concerns and other agencies for such research.

Schemes and programmes

The Board has schemes for funding extramural research, for providing grants for start-up research and for using the scientific expertise of retired scientists. The Board also has programmes for intensifying research in high priority areas, for supporting international travel of scientists, for giving assistance to professional bodies for conducting seminars and symposia, and for awarding fellowships. 1. POWER- Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research. It is a scheme to mitigate gender disparity in science and engineering research funding in various S&T programs in Indian academic institutions and R&D laboratories.

List of members of the Board

The following persons are (January 2014) the members of the Board. # Secretary to the Government of India in the ''Department of Science and Technology'', Chairperson # Member Secretary, Planning Commission/ CEO, NITI Ayog (Member, ex-officio) # Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Biotechnology (Member, ex-officio) # Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (Member, ex-officio) # Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Earth Sciences (Member, ex-officio) # Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Expenditure (Member, ex-officio) # Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Health Research (Member, ex-officio) # Prof Chandra Shakher,

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# Prof Pallab Banerji,

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# Prof Seyed E Hasnain, Vice Chancellor,

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, New Delhi # Dr G Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Advisor, Raksha Mantri, New Delhi # Prof Rana Pratap Singh,

# Prof Yogesh Singh, Vice Chancellor,

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, Delhi # Prof Abhay Karandikar, Director,

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# Dr Shashi Bala Singh, Director, NIPER Hyderabad # Dr T V Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Manipal Global Education Services, Bangalore

References

External links

Website of SERB

Website of Electronic Project Proposal Management System
{{Authority control Science and technology in India Ministry of Science and Technology (India)