Article Title: Research scholars upset over DST delay in release of stipends
24-05-2025
Summits and Organisations Current Affairs Analysis
Context
• For several weeks, research scholars spanning a range of Central and State universities and scientific disciplines across India, have been pleading with the Department of Science and Technology (DST) for their research stipends.
INSPIRE Fellowship Program
• "Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)" is an programme sponsored and managed by the Department of Science & Technology for attraction of talent to Science.
• Vision - Build the critical human resource pool to strengthen the science and technology system and expand R&D base of the country.
• Goal - Attract Young Talent to opt research as a career.A striking feature of INSPIRE Scheme is that it does not conduct any competitive exam(s) for identification of talent at any level. It relies on the efficacy of the existing educational structure for identification of talent.
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