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CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award (CDJTA) for Technological Innovation

June 30, 2021

Designation/Position- Diamond Jubilee Technology Award

CSIR, India invites application for Diamond Jubilee Technology Award from eligible and interested candidates

About- The award is to encourage scientists, engineers and technologists to develop innovative technologies and products that are amongst the best in the world and enhance India’s image. Technologies leading to commercially successful products, processes and services, which give India a sustainable competitive advantage, are considered for the award. Besides the technological innovation must simultaneously help broaden interactions among academic, R&D and financial institutions and industry and commercial sectors, and provide newer vehicles for commercialization.

Research/Job Area- Technology

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Eligibility/Qualification–

An Indian team, a company or an organization. In case of teams, Indian citizenship is a pre-requisite. For a company / organization, more than 50 percent of its shares or assets should be owned by the citizens of India / Indian entities.
The technological innovation must have originated in India or if it has been developed elsewhere, it must have a significant and highly innovative Indian component.

The technological innovation should

Create a new market or significantly develop an existing market, with demonstrated competitive advantage and large cross section of users / consumer response;
Compete successfully internationally on the basis of novelty, price, quality, functionality and reliability;
Help raise capital or enhance the value / brand equity or image of the company / organization;
Promote employment in the country; and
Contribute benefits to the community generally and help raise the standards of quality of life of the community.

Job/Position Description-

The Award is intended for scientific discovery or technological innovations, which have reached the market place. It is given annually to a technology that is developed in the country by Indian innovators and meets the highest global standards.

The Award– The award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakh, a citation and a plaque.

Selection Procedure

A two-tier selection procedure is in place. The initial screening to shortlist the qualifying applicants is done by a committee of seven eminent experts representing diverse disciplines. The short listed applicants are considered thereafter by a high-level expert committee chaired by an eminent technologist / Chairman of the CSIR Advisory Board with membership comprising of:

Industrial associations such as CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM;
Directors of CSIR Laboratories;
Financial Institutions / VCF;
Past CDJTA Awardee; and
Eminent Experts.

All the members are nominated by DG, CSIR.

How to Apply-

All information received will be considered in confidence and accessible only to the Awards Secretariat and Members of the CSIR Technology Award Selection Committee.

Please answer each of the following in maximum of 200 words.
Please enclose collateral material such as the organization’s / company’s annual reports (for the past 3 years), scientific, technological, trade and media coverage on the technology innovation.
The application should pertain to the scientific discovery or technological innovations, which have reached the marketplace in the year 2020.
- Title of the Technology.
- Name, address, contact details, legal status, and ownership pattern of the organization/company.
- Scientific and Technical description of the technological innovation.
- Extraordinary features of technological innovation.
- Quantifiable and tangible benefits resulting from technological innovation (give metrics for quantification).
- Features of competitive technological innovations whether in practice or not.
- Characteristics of technological innovation that make it stand out from its competitors (compare the features).
- Impact of the technological innovation including the method of determination on: (i) India’s competitiveness (ii) Society (iii) Employment and (iv) Environment.
- Significant scientific & technical challenges were overcome in the development and transfer of technological innovation.
- Technological and financial risks taken or investments made to develop the technological innovation from the concept to commercialization.
- Alliances and partnerships that facilitated technological innovation and their contributions.
- Commercial status including the estimated present market share and future potential of the technological innovation and the basis how this was determined.
- Details of Intellectual Property Rights secured and applied for (indicate patent numbers & enclose abstracts).
- Scientific publications emanating from technological innovation (enclose reprints).
- Any other significant aspect not highlighted above.