INSPIRE Awards-MANAK
The aim of this scheme is to target one million original ideas/innovations rooted in science and societal applications to foster a culture of creativity and innovative thinking among school children.
Under this scheme, schools can nominate 5 best original ideas/innovations of students through this website till 31st August, 2023.
About INSPIRE Awards-MANAK
The INSPIRE Awards – MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge) is executed by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India and National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF) and is aligned with the action plan for “Start-up India” initiative launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. The scheme aims to help build a critical human resource pool for strengthening, expanding science and technology system, and increasing the research & development base on the same by inviting students (class 6 to 10) from all government and private schools throughout the country and enabling them to send their original & creative technological ideas/innovations on the same
objective of INSPIRE Awards-MANAK
- To motivate students at early age and studying in classes 6 to 10.
- To attract talent, have them exposed to science at an early age and foster a culture of creative and innovative thinking among school children to address the societal need through Science and Technology.
- To help towards building a critical human resource pool for strengthening and expanding the science and technology system and increase the research and development base.
Scheme being operationalised
- Awareness and capacity building of District, State and School level functionaries across the country through regional workshops, audio-visual tools and literature.
- Organising internal idea competitions in schools and nominations of 2 – 3 best original ideas, in any Indian language, by the respective Principal/Headmaster online through E-MIAS portal. The schools should register themselves on E-MIAS portal. Shortlisting of top 1,00,000 ideas, with potential to address societal needs through Science & Technology by NIF.
- Disbursement of INSPIRE Award of INR 10,000 into the bank accounts of short-listed students through Direct Benefit Transfer scheme.
- Organisation of District Level Exhibition and Project Competition by District/State authorities and shortlisting of 10,000 best ideas/innovations for State Level Exhibition and Project Competitions.
- Organisation of State Level Exhibition & Project Competition for further shortlisting of top 1,000 ideas/innovations for the National Level Exhibition and Project Competition. At this stage, NIF will provide mentoring support to students.
- Showcasing 1,000 best ideas/innovations at the National Level Exhibition & Project Competition. Consideration of top 60 ideas/innovations by NIF for product/process development and their linkage with other schemes of NIF/DST and their display at the Annual Festival of Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
Who can participate?
Individual students (not groups) of class 6 to 10 from all recognized schools, government or private, aided or unaided, from any National or State Education Board, may submit their original and innovative ideas in any one of the 22 languages from the 8th schedule of constitution to their school.
Process of idea/innovation submission
The Authority of the school will call for submission of ideas in the form of synopsis from the students of the designated classes and age groups. For this purpose, an Idea Competition can also be conducted in Schools.
Award Announcement
Processing of the nominations and disbursements of funds in August.
Organisations of DLEPC in September
Organisations of SLEPC in October
Organisations of NLEPC 1ST Week of December
Display of top 60 ideas/innovations at the Festival of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (FINE) in next year March month
Award Money Distribution
Through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme in student’s bank accounts. Hence name of student and name in bank account should be properly matched. If student does not have a bank account, a new individual account or a joint account with one of the parent may be opened. This may be done before the submission of nomination details so that correct details are entered in the nomination form.
Guidelines for Selection Procedure
The student idea/innovation nominated by the school authorities through the E-MIAS portal and those selected at District/ State/ National level are evaluated independently by jury members based on pre-defined criteria of evaluation viz. Degree of Novelty, Solving Existing Problem, Social Applicability, Cost-Effectiveness/ Scope of Diffusion, Relevance in Current Govt. Schemes. The average of the individual markings of jury members is used to calculate the final score of idea/innovation, based on which the decision to shortlist the idea/innovation (or not) for the next level is taken. Re-evaluation Policy The decision of the independent expert jury members, at all levels of the evaluation process, is final and binding. No communication about the re-evaluation/re-checking of results will be entertained by District/ State/ National Authorities.
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