Call for Project Proposals from Electronics Systems Development & Application Division

R&D in Electronics Group, DeitY The Electronics Systems Development & Application Division under R&D in Electronics

Group is promoting technology development and applications in Industrial Electronics for various industrial and economic/service sectors covering Power Electronics, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Automation Systems for process industries, Agri-Electronics, Electronics Personal Safety Devices/Systems, etc. The Division undertakes R&D proposals for financial support with the objectives of enhancement of country’s research, design & application capabilities in emerging technologies, creation of cutting edge technology and products by supporting R&D cycle, from the proof of concept to technology transfer, demonstration by application of emerging technologies and assist industry including MSME sector by making available cost-effective and state-of-art technologies.

To undertake the research & development work as per objectives, Electronics Systems

Development & Application Division has identified following thrust areas:-

i. Industrial Electronics: Energy Sector (conventional/ non-conventional, Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Conversion, Consumption etc.) Power Electronics, Smart Grid Components, Energy storage.

ii. Mobility: Electronics system for mobility/ Intelligent Transportation Systems etc.

iii. Supply Chain Systems, Life Cycle Analysis systems, Home & building electronics, Water Systems, Electronics in human endeavour, Agriculture & Food, Textiles (futuristic) etc.

iv. Process Industries: Image processing solutions and advanced automation solutions/System, technology for shallow sea and air, Drones/ Space Electronics.

v. Personal Safety Devices & system including Emergency Response System and their deployment.

vi. Intelligent sensors, interface/ embedded electronics, image analytics/ industrial image processing/ industrial automation systems, social interactions, urban designs, knowledge analytics, wide band gap devices.

The project proposals on the above thrust areas can be submitted for financial support by

Scientists/Engineers/Technologists/Management Specialists/Academic Institutions/Registered Scientific Societies/R&D institutions/Labs/Autonomous R&D organizations having adequate infrastructure/facilities to carry out cutting edge R&D as per the thrust areas mentioned above. The proposals may be single or multi-institutional with clearly defined milestones/timelines and roles & responsibilities of individual institution, nodal agency in case of multi-institutional proposal. Tie-up with users/industry partner is highly desirable with financial/in kind contribution in the project development/ implementation.

After initial scrutiny, feasibility towards the thrust areas/outcome of the proposal at division

level, an Expert Group would do technical & financial evaluation and recommend the proposal suitably for financial support.

Project proposals in the standard application format (with terms & conditions signed by Head of Institute) available at DeitY website (http://deity.gov.in/content/schemes-and-policies) may be sent by the Chief Investigator duly forwarded by the Head of the Institution to Shri R. C. Meharde, Sr. Director and Head, Electronics Systems Development & Application Division, Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Electronics Niketan, 6 CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi – 110 003. A soft copy of R&D proposal is also to be submitted through e-mail to rmeharde@deity.gov.in.

For any further clarification, please contact Shri R. C. Meharde, Sr. Director & HOD at Tel. 24301244. Proposals can be submitted from 1st March, 2015 to 31st May, 2015.