1. BRAIN GAIN :
Promoting Research
And Innovation

2. • According to an economic survey, despite India having better scientific
research institute , R&D and innovation capabilities are lower than other
countries.
• India is among the top ten researchers in science based on the quantity.
scientific research in India has grown by 14.3% and china by 22.8%.
• With a 1 billion+ population ,this may not sound very impressive. If we
consider on per-capita basis, India’s scientific research-rank slips to far below
than what is ranked by this research based on the total.

3. • Percentage of GDP of India is lower in comparison with other countries.
• Lack of Interface between the research departments like DRDO,CSIR etc.
and students who are keen to work in research and development fields.
• Job and financial security is of utmost importance for
general public.
• Spoon feeding habit of both teachers and mentors. No research
environment is there due to loopholes in the educational system.

4. • First of all ,Government will make a team of scientists and professors
who are specialized in their respective domains .
• Proje ts o I dia’s persisti g pro le s should e ha ded to the a d
under their guidance the interested people or students can work.
• Government will advertise their valuable mass project throughout the
nation through electronic and print media as to gather more and more
interested people who could work together ,thus providing a small
platform to develop human race in each field.
• Each team of every field will divide India into different zones and
conduct workshops and awareness programs of their field of study .

5. • Each project head will select students from the group of people who are
interested based on a selection criteria . Thus the professors will have
their own teams which will work on their projects under their guidance .
• Government will then allocate each project a certain amount of budget
based on the kind and nature of research .
• Each team will then prepare an innovative model which will be presented
to different R&D organizations .
• R&D organizations will then review each project and suggest government
for implementation and budget allocation of feasible projects .

6. • First of all, students who are related with these projects could get
internships ,junior research fellowships[JRFs] under their project heads.
They could also get recommendation letter to work in research
institutions in India and abroad.
• Students could present research papers in different conferences after
getting so much experience in their field and strengthen their position.
• Secondly ,due to awareness programs and workshops , general population
will know more about research and innovation and their advantages.
• By opting research as their career ,students can promote research work in
the larger domain of our society and can inspire other individuals to do
research work and thus creating a research environment.

7. • This program would eliminate the fear of job insecurity from the minds of
students and most importantly, their parents.
• The above measures will not only develop more skilled brains in India
rather it will let them work together for betterment and development of
our country as a whole.

8. • First of all parents would be hesitant to send their children to work on the
research projects as it can take a long time which could hamper their
wards academic performance.
• Secondly , major challenge for the government is to provide sufficient
funds to the various teams for their innovative model implementation.
• The means to mitigate these challenges –
The government should pass a bill or introduce a scheme for providing
adequate funds for research projects.
The government could also appeal to various private institutions or
companies to invest on these projects
The government should conduct workshops for parents and guide them
with the help of selected professors and counselors.

9. • Various Research Institutes in India are:-
 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
http://www.csir.res.in/home.asp
 Defense Research and Development Organization
http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=homebody.jsp
 Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India
http://www.dst.gov.in/
 Homi Bhabha National Institute
www.hbni.ac.in/?
• Other sources :-
 MHRD and IIIT-A has started an initiative ,THE SCIENCE CONCLAVE to
promote research among the blooming youth of India where they arrange a 8
day program every year having conferences by deemed scientists from the
world and Nobel laureates who share their research experience.
 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/india-still-lagging-in-
innovation-rd-spend/article4459500.ece