Govt highlights INSPIRE Programme impact: over 3.75 lakh students and researchers benefited in last five years
Department of Science and Technology says the INSPIRE Programme has supported more than 3.75 lakh students and young researchers in five years through school innovation, scholarships, and research fellowships.
- The INSPIRE Programme is structured as a talent pipeline that moves from school innovation to scholarships, doctoral support, and postdoctoral research support.
- The Department of Science and Technology is using State Education Departments, District Education Officers, schools, digital platforms, and capacity-building workshops to expand participation in rural, remote, and aspirational districts.
- Selected INSPIRE-MANAK students receive mentoring from Indian Institutes of Technology, National Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, and other scientific organisations.
What happened
The Department of Science and Technology's Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Programme remains one of the Union government’s main instruments for building scientific talent. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh said the programme has supported more than 3.75 lakh students and young researchers across its four components during the last five years.
Background and earlier position
UPSC can frame INSPIRE as a scheme-design question: how school innovation, scholarships, doctoral fellowships, and faculty fellowships together build scientific human capital, and what implementation measures are needed for rural, remote, and aspirational districts.
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