Off grid access to Electricity

Mission Innovation – INDIA

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FoA): Off Grid Access to Electricity

(Code :MI-India/IC#2/DST/2017)

Note: The proposal under the above programme is at 2ND STAGE OF SUBMISSION.The Lead Principal Investigator whose Notification of Intent(NoI) form has been Screened-In are only eligible to submit the proposal . DST has alreadyintimated the reference number. Kindly quote the reference number.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION

1. / Log on onlinedst.gov.in to access the home page of the “DST e-PMS Portal”.
2. / To save your time and avoid data loss please download the appropriate proposal format as suitable for your schemes, fill all the information required as per the format as a Word and PDF file (max. size 2 Mb) and then keep it ready for upload during submission of mandatory documents.
3. / Click on “Submit proposals” link which would take you to a page seeking multiple information starting with – General information, Principal investigator etc. Fill all the mandatory information sought against each menu.
4. / After filling all above particulars there is provision for preview your detail before final submission of application form on clicking on “Preview” button. Preview page will display all facts/particulars that you have mentioned on entry time if you are sure with filled details then click on “Submit” button to finally push data into server.
5. / Candidates are advised to carefully fill and verify the details filled in the online application themselves as no change will be possible/ entertained after clicking the FINAL SUBMIT BUTTON.
PLEASE NOTE
1 / IT IS MANDATORY TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSALSTHROUGHONLINEMODE. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL ONLY ON OFFLINE THROUGH HARD COPY WITHOUT ONLINE SUBMISSION OF THE PROPOSAL WOULD BE SUMMARILY REJECTED AND WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR FURTHER PROCESSING .
2 / CANDIDATESAREREQUIREDTOSUBMIT ONLY TWO HARD COPY AS PRINT OUT OF THEIR ONLINE SUBMITTED APPLICATION TO THE DST WITH THE SIGNATURES AND RUBBER STAMPS OF THE CONCERNED PERSONS/ OFFICIALS.
3 / INCOMPLETE OR WRONGLY FILLED UP APPLICATION FORMAT OR APPLICATION WITH LACK OF ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS WILL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED. ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT TO ANY MATTER OF CLAIM OR DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THIS ADVERTISEMENT AND / OR APPLICATION CAN BE LODGED ONLY IN DELHI COURTS/ TRIBUNALS/ FORUMS AND DELHI COURTS / TRIBUNAL/ FORUMS ONLY SHALL HAVE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO TRY ANY CASE / DISPUTE.
4 / PROPOSAL SUBMITTED THROUGH E-MAIL WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL OTHER THAN THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT SHALL SUMMARILY BE REJECTED WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROCESSING AS PER PROGRAM NORMS.

FORMAT FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL

FOR SUPPORT UNDER

Mission Innovation Challenge

IC#2 Off grid access to Electricity

CONTENTS

S.No / ITEMS / Page No(s)
I / Proposal Brief
II / Core Proposal
III / Budget
IV / Bio-Datas of Lead PI and Co-PI
V / Certificate from the Investigator
VI / Endorsement from The Head of Institution participating from India and MI country organization

I.Proposal Brief(To be limited to singleA-4 page)

DST Reference No (Mandatory):

I / Project Title
II / Project cost (Amount in lakhs) / DST: / Collaborator(if any):
III / Duration (in months)
INDIA
IV / Lead PI Name
Date of Birth
V / Lead Organisation address
VI / Lead Organisation Status / Govt. organisation/ Statutory body/ Registered society (NGO)/ Registered Society (autonomous body)/Trust/Govt. autonomous/ Govt. aided institute/ Private sector company/others (choose the appropriate options )
MI Country partner
VII / PI Name
Designation
VIII / Organization address
IX / Organization status
X / Role of MI Partner
X / Objectives / (Precise and quantified)
XI / Methodology / ( mention the Novelty /unique step /R&D approach only)
XII / Project location
XI / Deliverables

Budget details:

A. / Project Manpower
( Post &Nos) / DST:
(JRF/SRF/RA/TA) / Collaborator:
B. / List of Equipment’s
required / DST: / Collaborator:
C. / Details of Fabricated Plant /prototype ,if any / DST: / Collaborator:
D / Natureof Contribution from Collaborators(if any) / In Cash & Kind (Please elaborate)

Fund requirements from DST

S. No / Item Head / 1st Year / 2nd Year / Total (Rs.)
A / Non-recurring (Capital Items)
1 / Permanent Equipments
2. / Plant cost /Fabricated systems/ demonstration models
A’ / Sub total (capital items)
B / Recurring Items (General)
1. / Manpower
2. / Consumables
3. / Contingencies
4. / Travel
5. / Other Cost ( Outsource work etc),if any
6. / Overhead
B’ / Sub total (General)
C / Total cost of the project (A’+B’)

Total requirement of funds from DST =

Collaborator contribution, if any=

Total project cost =

II. CORE PROPOSAL

  1. Project Title
  1. A. INDIA

(i) Lead Principal Investigator

Name:

Designation:

Complete Address(with city pin code):

TelephoneMobileNo.:

E-mail:

(ii). Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PIs)

Name:

Designation:

Complete address(with city pin code):

TelephoneMobile No.:

E-mail:

(You can add the details of additional co-investigators as per the requirement of project (iii),(iv)….

B. MI COUNTRY

(i) Investigator Name:

Designation:

Complete Address(with city pin code):

TelephoneMobileNo.:

E-mail:

(You can add the details of additional co-investigators as per the requirement of project (ii),(iii)….

3. Target Beneficiaries/Project location :

4. Objectives of the Proposal

(precise and quantified, use bullet form)

5. Critical Review of R&D in the subject

(include references & IPR survey)

5.1 National Status Review

5.2 International Status Review

5.3 Review of expertise available with proposed investigating group/institution in the subject of the project

5.4 Identification of gaps

6. Outline of the Project

(Define the problems and give technical details and uniqueness in approach)

(Role / Contribution of MI partner)

7. Deliverables of the project(brief description)

8. Methodology

(Please highlight how success in the project execution will be ensured`)

9. Work Plan (mention project activities and Highlight Milestones)

Sl no. / Activity/
Milestone / 1st year / 2nd year
1-
3M / 4-
6M / 7-9M
1
2

10.Any other information relevant to the Project proposal/execution of the project

(Group strength,site details, economic analysis, company details etc.)

11.List of facilities extended by the parent institution(S) for the project implementation

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Solar Energy Research Initiative (SERI)

III. BUDGET ESTIMATES

Break-up of Total Budget

a) DST Support (All Amount in Lakh )

S. No / Item Head / 1st Year / 2nd Year / Total (Rs.)
A / Non-recurring (Capital Items)
1 / Permanent Equipments
2. / Plant cost /Fabricated systems/ demonstration models
A’ / Sub total (capital items)
B / Recurring Items (General)
1. / Manpower
2. / Consumables
3. / Contingencies
4. / Travel
a. / Domestic
b / International
5. / Other Cost ( Outsource work etc),if any
6. / Overhead
B’ / Sub total (General)
C / Total cost of the project (A’+B’)

Submit fund- break up requirement ( as per above format ) for each partner separately , in case the project is implemented by more than one organization ( Fund for orgnisation (A), (B)…….)

b) Nature of Contribution from Collaborators, if any : Cash/ Kind (Please elaborate)

Total project cost = a +b = ( Rs. in lakh)

Details of Itemized Budget

(Ensure to mention the detailed justification)

A. Non-recurring (Capital Items)

A1. Equipment*

Budgetfor Permanent Equipment (To be borne by DST)

Description of Equipment / Unit Landed Price (CIF+Custom Duty/ Taxes + others charges etc ) ( Rs.in lakh) / Nos.
of
Equipment / Total Rupees
( Rs.in lakh) / Quotation at Annexure- / page no* indicating total cost of equipment in Indian rupees
Annexure - / pg -
Annexure - / pg-
Annexure - / pg-
Gross total =

*Sheet indicating the total landed cost in Indian rupees(mention currency conversion rate considered) including freight , taxes, spares, special installation , etc

Justification in relation to project (for each item mentioned above)

a. Name of the equipment: Detailed justification

A2. Fabrication system: Tailor made models/ experimental set up (if any)

i)Budget for Fabrication system/Tailor made items

Description of fabricated system / Unit Landed Price (CIF+Custom Duty+ others ) / Nos.
of
Equipment / Total Rupees
(Rs. in lakh) / Enclosed Quotation at Annexure- / page no* indicating total cost of equipment in Indian rupees
Annexure - / pg -
Annexure - / pg-
Annexure - / pg-
Gross total

ii) Justification in relation to project for each item mentioned above and details of derived cost

a. Name of the equipment: (Detailed justification)

B. Recurring Items (General)

B1. Manpower

Designation* / Educational Qualification / Experience
in years, if applicable / Justification

*Refer Latest guidelines at DST website :

(Guidelines for Research fellow,Scientist and Assistant)

Manpower Budget

JRF /SRF/ RA Details (applicable for the given category)

a. Fellowship amount per month: Rs. _____( Ist year) , Rs._____(2nd year ) , Rs______( 3rd year)

b.Research fellows allowances per month ie(HRA etc.),if applicable: Rs. _____( Ist year)

, Rs._____(2nd year), Rs_____( 3rd year)

Designation / Total Emoluments (in Rupees) / No. of persons / Total
Amount
(Rs.)
1st Year/
(12
Months) / 2ndYear/ (12 M) / Total (1st +2nd)
years
Gross amount required for manpower budget head =

B2. Consumables

Budget for Consumable Materials (To be borne by DST)

Items / Amount
( Rs. in lakh) / Justification
List General items
List Expensive items
,if any / ( Fill up the details in part-II)
Gross total =Rs lakh

Part –II Justification for expensive consumable,if applicable )

Name of the item / Unit price / Qty needed / Amount / Enclosed Quotation at annexure

B3. Contingencies

Budget for Contingencies (To be borne by DST)

Items
(unforeseen expenses, patents,report preparations etc) / Amount
(Rs. in lakh) / Justification
Total

B4. Travel

Budget for Domestic Travel (To be borne by DST)

Items
(to attend) / Total Amount / Detailed Justification (In case of extensive field visits needed in project indicating breakup of cost w.r.t. to journeys, mode and class of transport needed)
Review meetings
Total

International Travel

(To be borne by DST)

Items
(to attend) / Nos. of visit / Total Amount / Detailed Justification of cost elements of each visit
India To MI country
MI country to India
Total

B5. Other Costs,if applicable

Budget for Other Costs (To be borne by DST)

Item / Total
(Rs. in lakh) / Detailed Justification ( derived cost calculation and relevant Quotation at Annexure- / page no* )
Outsource work
Other items,if any
Gross total = / Rs.

Partner Contribution

Details of Contribution from Collaborators, if any : Cash/ Kind

Kindly attach following documents in online project proposal submission

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Solar Energy Research Initiative (SERI)

VI. Proforma for Bio-Data of Principal Investigator (PI) /Co-

Principal Investigator (Co PI)

1. Principal Investigator

Name, Designation, Department
Institute/University Name and Address
Date of Birth
Likely Date of retirement
Gender (M/F)
Category (Gen/SC/ST/OBC)
Telephone(O),Telephone (R) and Fax
Mobile
Email

2. Qualifications

S. No. / Degree / Institution / Year / Division/Class

3.Employment Experience

S. No. / Position & Organisation / Nature of Job / Period

4.List of Publications (For last 5 years only)

(Only journal publications with impact factor)

5.Patents filed/Granted with details

6.Books Published /Chapters contributed (Last 5 years)

7.Sponsored Research Projects

Sl no. / Title / Sponsoring Agency and Officer Concerned / Period / Amount / Achievement

8.Consultancy Projects

Sl no. / Title / Sponsoring Agency and Officer Concerned / Period / Amount / Achievement

9.Sponsored Research/Consultancy Projects submitted for approval

Sl no. / Title / Sponsoring Agency and Officer Concerned / Period / Amount

(Signature )

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Off Grid Access to Electricity

V.CERTIFICATE FROM THE INVESTIGATOR(S)

Project Title:

  1. I/We will abide by the terms and conditions of Department of Science and Technology,Govt of India.
  2. I/We have not submitted this or a similar Project proposal elsewhere for financial support.
  3. I/We have explored and ensured that the equipment and the basic facilities described in the Research Proposal, will actually be available as and when required for the purpose of the Project. I/We shall not request financial support under this project, for procurement of these items.
  4. I/We undertake that spare or idle capacity of the permanent equipment procured under the Project will be made available to other legitimate users from parent and other organizations.
  5. I/We have enclosed the following :

a / Endorsement from the Head of the Institution
(on letter head)
b / Endorsement from MI Institution
c / Complete Project Proposal with all enclosures (2 hard copies)

Name and signature of the Investigators

Date

Place

VI. ENDORSEMENT FROM THE HEAD OF THE ORGANISATION

(To be typed on the letter-head of the organization)

Project Title

  1. Certified that the organization welcomes the participation of Dr/Mr/Mrs ………………..as the PI and Dr/Mr/Mrs………………as the Co-PI* for the project and that in the unforeseen and legitimate event of discontinuation by the PI, the Co-PI will assume full responsibility for completion of the project. Information to this effect, endorsed by me, will be promptly sent to the DST.
  2. Certified that the equipment, other basic facilities and other administrative facilities as per the terms and conditions of the award of the Project, will be extended to the investigator(s) throughout the duration of the project
  3. The Organization shall ensure that financial and purchase procedures are followed as per the prevailing norms of the organization, within the allocated budget.
  4. The Organisation shall provide timely the Statement of Expenditure and the Utilisation Certificate of the grant as required by the DST in the prescribed format.

5. The grant for the proposal, if approved , the funds may be transferred to following account

  1. Organisation name as per bank records:
  2. Bank Account No.( all digits)

ii.IFSC Code.

  1. MICR Code.
  2. Bank name :

v. Bank Branch Address:

(Head of the Institute)

Seal/Stamp

Date

Place

*Co-PI from the lead institute is mandatory requirement for consideration of proposal. Proposal without co-PI will not be considered )

VII. Endorsement from MI organization

(On the official letter head)

I have gone through the Project proposal entitled………….. submitted by ……………(Name ofLead PI)of…………….(Name of the Institute) for DST support and noted the obligations and responsibilities indicated in the name of

……………(Name ofPI from MI country )of…………….(Name of the Institute in MI country ) ______which are as below :

I hereby affirm that my institute is committed to participate in the Project to the full extent as indicated above.

(Head of the Organisation)

Seal/Stamp

Date

Place

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

POLICY ON CONFLICT OF INTEREST

FOR APPLICANT

Issues of Conflicts of Interest and ethics in scientific research and research management have assumed greater prominence, given the larger share of Government funding in the country's R & D scenario. The following policy pertaining to general aspects of Conflicts of Interest and code of ethics, are objective measures that is intended to protect the integrity of the decision making processes and minimize biasness. The policy aims to sustain transparency, increase accountability in funding mechanisms and provide assurance to the general public that processes followed in award of grants are fair and non-discriminatory. The Policy aims to avoid all forms of bias by following a system that is fair, transparent and free from all influence/ unprejudiced dealings, prior to, during and subsequent to the currency of the programme to be entered into with a view to enable public to abstain from bribing or any corrupt practice in order to secure the award by providing assurance to them that their competitors will also refrain from bribing and other corrupt practice and the decision makers will commit to prevent corruption, in any form, by their officials by following transparent procedures. This will also ensure a global acceptance of the decision making process adopted by DST.

Definition of Conflict of Interest:

Conflict of Interest means "any interest which could significantly prejudice an individual's objectivity in the decision making process, thereby creating an unfair competitive advantage for the individual or to the organization which he/she represents". The Conflict of Interest also encompasses situations where an individual, in contravention to the accepted norms and ethics, could exploit his/her obligatory duties for personal benefits.

  1. Coverage of the Policy:

a)The provisions of the policy shall be followed by persons applying for and receiving funding from DST, Reviewers of the proposal and Members of Expert Committees and Programme Advisory Committees. The provisions of the policy will also be applicable on all individuals including Officers of DST connected directly or indirectly or through intermediaries and Committees involved in evaluation of proposals and subsequent decision making process.

b)This policy aims to minimize aspects that may constitute actual Conflict of Interests, apparent Conflict of Interests and potential Conflict of Interests in the funding mechanisms that are presently being operated by DST. The policy also aims to cover, although not limited to, Conflict of interests that are Financial (gains from the outcomes of the proposal or award), Personal (association of relative / Family members) and Institutional (Colleagues, Collaborators, Employer, persons associated in a professional career of an individual such as Ph.D. supervisor etc.)

  1. Specifications as to what constitutes Conflict of Interest.

Any of the following specifications (non-exhaustive list) imply Conflict of Interest if,

(i)Due to any reason by which the Reviewer/Committee Member cannot deliver fair and objective assessment of the proposal.

(ii)The applicant is a directly relative# or family member (including but not limited to spouse, child, sibling, parent) or personal friend of the individual involved in the decision making process or alternatively, if any relative of an Officer directly involved in any decision making process / has influenced interest/ stake in the applicant’s form etc.

(iii)The applicant for the grant/award is an employee or employer of an individual involved in the process as a Reviewer or Committee Member; or if the applicant to the grant/award has had an employer-employee relationship in the past three years with that individual.

(iv)The applicant to the grant/award belongs to the same Department as that of the Reviewer/Committee Member.

(v)The Reviewer/Committee Member is a Head of an Organization from where the applicant is employed.

(vi)The Reviewer /Committee Member is or was, associated in the professional career of the applicant (such as Ph.D. supervisor, Mentor, present Collaborator etc.)

(vii)The Reviewer/Committee Member is involved in the preparation of the research proposal submitted by the applicant.

(viii)The applicant has joint research publications with the Reviewer/Committee Member in the last three years.

(ix)The applicant/Reviewer/Committee Member, in contravention to the accepted norms and ethics followed in scientific research has a direct/indirect financial interest in the outcomes of the proposal.

(x)The Reviewer/Committee Member stands to gain personally should the submitted proposal be accepted or rejected.

# The Term “Relative” for this purpose would be referred in section 6 of Companies Act, 1956.

  1. Regulation:

The DST shall strive to avoid conflict of interest in its funding mechanisms to the maximum extent possible. Self-regulatory mode is however recommended for stake holders involved in scientific research and research management, on issues pertaining to Conflict of Interest and scientific ethics. Any disclosure pertaining to the same must be made voluntarily by the applicant/Reviewer/Committee Member.