Accelerate Vigyan

Accelerate Vigyan strives to provide a big push to high-end scientific research & prepare scientific manpower which can venture into research careers & knowledge-based economy. Recognizing that all research has at its base as the development of quality, well-trained researchers; AV will initiate & strengthen mechanisms of identifying research potential, mentoring, training & hands-on workshops, on a broad-based national scale. The aim is to expand the research base in the country, with 3 broad goals - consolidation/aggregation of all scientific training programs, initiating High-end Orientation Workshops & creating opportunities for Research Internships. This scheme is primarily focused on young potential researchers to offer them the opportunity to spend quality time in the pre-identified premier institution, labs /organizations & empower them through best practices & environment so that they acquire the requisite skills & vision for undertaking future research assignments requiring high standards. This will be achieved through two modes of learning, that is high-end workshops & research internships. The aim is to reach out to those students from the universities/institutes / recognised colleges, who do not have access & exposure to such facilities & environment. The SERB, through some of its existing programmes, facilitates various forums for scientists & technologists by providing complete or partial grant-in-aid to scientific organizations & professional bodies to organize seminar/symposia, technical workshops, winter/summer schools etc, while the organizers of such events solicit funds from other funding bodies too. However, such efforts of all these ministries/departments & beneficiaries of such programs, often remain unnoticed for the want of a common database. Thus, another component of the AV aims towards branding & aggregation of all the scientific workshops & training programs conducted in the country under a common roof & brand of "Accelerate Vigyan".