Industrial R&D Promotion Programme (IRDPP)

Programme Type: Research and Development

Focus Area: Engineering Science, Environment Science, Natural and Applied sciences, Agricultural, Medical and Social sciences

Target Audience: Corporate industry, Organization and Research Institutes, IIT's, IISc, Regional Engineering College (RECs)

Funding Agency: Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Govt. of India

Eligibility: The applicant should be a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or 2013. The company shall be eligible for consideration only after the completion of three financial years after formation. The applicant should have regular source of income at least during the last two years. The companies seeking recognition to their in-house R&D units should be engaged in manufacture or production or in rendering technical services. The R&D unit(s) should not be located in residential areas but should be operating in premises authorized by the relevant Central/State Government. Independent infrastructure for research activities and adequate technically qualified manpower should be available. At the time of application, the R&D unit(s) should be functional and should have well defined, time-bound R&D programmes leading to development of innovative products and/or technology(ies).

Purpose: Innovations, Research

Application Method: Online