NOTIFICATION

The Competent Authority based on the recommendations of the ISC in its meeting held on 13.04.2023 has approved the following procedure for Seed Grants:

1. Maximum duration of Seed Grant will be 2 years.

2. The seed grant shall not be used for Travel / Manpower / Contingency / Furniture; it should be utilized for Equipment / Computers / Software / Consumables / Field work.

   Also seed grant will be granted only once to the newly joined faculty at Assistant Professor level.

3. Following is the structure of evaluation committee for Seed Grant proposals wherein the new faculty will make a brief presentation:

          a. Dean (SRIC & IR) or his/ her nominee: Chair

          b. Associate Dean (SRIC)

          c. Concerned School Chairperson

          d. Two experts: one based on recommendation of the school chair and other based on the proposer.

4. The seed grant proposal is to be submitted by a newly joined faculty within a period of 6 months of joining, as per the format circulated by SRIC office and the budget should not exceed Rs. 15 Lakhs.

This notification supersedes the earlier notification no. IITM/DSRIC/02/2017/12-01, dated: 01.12.2017.