Nominations are invited for the Inspire Awards-Manak by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. Nominate by August 31!

About the Department of Science and Technology

The DST was established in May 1971 to promote new areas of science and technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting Scientific and Technological activities in the country.

About the Inspire Awards-Manak

‘Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research’ (INSPIRE) scheme is one of the flagship programmes of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India.

The INSPIRE Awards-MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge), being executed by DST with the National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF), an autonomous body of DST, aims to motivate students in the age group of 10-15 years and studying in classes 6 to 10.

The objective of the scheme is to target one million original ideas/innovations rooted in science and societal applications to foster a culture of creativity and innovative thinking among school children.

Under this scheme, schools can nominate 5 best original ideas/innovations of students through this website till August 31, 2023.

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Operationalisation of the Scheme

  • Awareness and capacity building of District, State and School level functionaries across the country through regional workshops, audio-visual tools and literature.
  • Organising internal idea competitions in schools and nominations of two to three best original ideas, in any Indian language, by the respective Principal/Headmaster online through the E-MIAS (E-Management of INSPIRE Awards MANAK Scheme) portal. The schools should register themselves on the E-MIAS portal. Shortlisting of top 1,00,000 (one lakh) ideas, with the potential to address societal needs through Science & Technology by NIF.
  • Disbursement of INSPIRE Award of INR 10,000 into the bank accounts of short-listed students through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme.
  • The organisation of District Level Exhibition and Project Competition (DLEPC) by District/State authorities and shortlisting of 10,000 best ideas/innovations for State Level Exhibition and Project Competitions (SLEPC).
  • The organisation of the State Level Exhibition & Project Competition (SLEPC) for further shortlisting of the top 1,000 ideas/innovations for the National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC). At this stage, NIF will provide mentoring support to students for the development of prototypes, in coordination with reputed academic and technology institutions of the country.
  • Selection of ideas/innovations will be based on novelty, social applicability, environment friendliness, user friendliness and comparative advantage over the existing similar technologies.
  • Showcasing 1,000 best ideas/innovations at the National Level Exhibition & Project Competition (NLEPC) and shortlisting of top 60 innovations for national awards and future direction.
  • Consideration of the top 60 ideas/innovations by NIF for product/process development and their linkage with other schemes of NIF/DST and their display at the Annual Festival of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (FINE).

Important Links

How to Nominate?

To nominate anybody for this award, you can log in to the National Authority portal, State Authority portal, District Authority portal, or School Authority portal.

Click here to read the official notification of the Inspire Awards-Manak by the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India.

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