STARS (Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences)

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About

Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences (STARS) is an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, aims for promoting translational, India-centric research in Sciences, to be implemented, monitored and managed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. With the key objective of supporting socially relevant research, the following 6 basic thrust domains have been identified: Physics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Nanosciences, Data Sciences & Mathematics and Earth Sciences.

Eligibility

Permanent faculty members from Higher Educational institutions viz., the MHRD-funded technical institutes (IISc, IITs, IISERs, NITs) and Central Universities; and Non-MHRD funded Institutions with NIRF ranking within 100 (overall category) or NAAC 3.26 and above (colleges or universities).