The objects of the Foundation shall be,—
(a) to inculcate, facilitate and promote a research culture in the State with a state-of- the-art infrastructure;
(b) mentoring of educational institutions by eminent research scholars, by hiring, with the approval of the Government, talented young research students, Ph.D students, postdocs and faculty, and by funding, strengthening, and growing already existing high-quality programmes at such institutions;
(c) to promote high quality knowledge creation in the State and link academia, Government, industry and society;
(d) to fund competitive, peer-reviewed grant proposals of all types including seed grant, mid-career and multi-disciplinary proposals, submitted by individuals or groups of individuals from institutions across all disciplines (including interdisciplinary research); doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships;
(e) to provide fellowships for researchers, visiting researchers, faculty and students during summer vacation;
(f) to seed, grow, and facilitate research at all academic institutions including schools, higher secondary schools and higher educational institutions;
(g) to fund research infrastructure (e.g., computing facilities) at individual institutions as well as infrastructure such as laboratories and other research equipment that can be shared across multiple institutions;
(h) to increase the role and participation of State in key areas of national and global importance, and in major national and international collaborations, through large scale mission projects and mega projects;
(i) to act as a liason and co-ordinator amongst researchers, relevant Central and State Government bodies, industry and society, so that researchers are constantly connected with each other and with potential collaborations (including Government and industry);
(j) to support the development of the next generation of researchers and long term development of global-quality research and innovation through innovative initiatives in education, including enhancing the cognitive and research and innovation skills of students and new researchers through various online and offline courses, workshops, and conferences on topics of current research interest, and through hackathons & competitions;
(k) recommend and support various activities and initiatives for increasing the participation of women and other underrepresented groups in research;
(l) create and maintain a State level registry for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of information and data surrounding all research being conducted in the State which may be used by Governmental bodies and industry to guide their policies and directions;
(m) provide incubation centers, computing-data analysis centers, and research laboratories;
(n) provide exchange facilities among the researchers, faculties with national and international institutions/bodies/Industries;
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(o) recognize outstanding research and progress achieved by means of funding/mentoring across subjects and categories, through various prizes and special seminars recognising the work of the researchers;
(p) provide mechanisms for ranking of research institutions and individuals;
(q) serve as a high level think tank for the co-ordination and short and long term planning of research in the State and for the recommendation of key policy initiatives to the Government regarding research, innovation, and education;
(r) to publish periodicals, treatises, reports, journals and other literature on all subjects;
(s) to take suitable measures to conceptualize, introduce, and implement research methods at schools, high schools, higher secondaries, and higher educational institutions in the State;
(t) to do all such things as are incidental, necessary or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the objectives of the Foundation;
(u) to collaborate with any other colleges, universities, research institutions, non-profit organizations, industries, professional associations or other organizations in India or overseas to conceptualize, design, develop and offer specific educational and research programmes, training programmes and exchange programs for research students, faculty and others;
(v) communicate and popularize new discoveries, inventions, and research related progress to public at large via different media;
(w) to undertake necessary or expedient action to pursue and promote the objectives of the Foundation.