[pib] Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy (STRIDE)

Mains Paper 2 : Health & Education |

From UPSC perspective, the following things are important :

Prelims level : STRIDE Scheme

Mains level : Trans-disciplinary Research in India

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has approved a new scheme – ‘Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy’ (STRIDE).

STRIDE Scheme

STRIDE will provide support to research projects that are socially relevant, locally need-based, nationally important and globally significant.
It shall support research capacity building as well as basic, applied and transformational action research that can contribute to national prioritiers with focus on inclusive human development.
It shall support creation, development and integration of new ideas, concepts and practices for public good and strengthening civil society.
It will strengthen research culture and innovation in colleges and Universities and help students and faculty to contribute towards India’s developing economy with help of collaborative research.

A move for Trans-disciplinary research

Trans-disciplinary research is a team effort of investigators from different disciplines to create new conceptual, theoretical, methodological innovations that integrates and transcends beyond discipline-specific approaches to address a common problem.
Trans-disciplinary research goes beyond mere production of knowledge and extends to the practical use of the knowledge outside academic endeavour.
In essence, it takes into consideration the societal impact of knowledge enunciating as what should be the main aim of research.
It creates unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives and solve problems by going beyond the boundaries of disciplines to involve various stakeholders.
Trans-disciplinary research generates knowledge through use of multi and inter-disciplinary concepts and integrates new theories among science and society.

Objectives

To identify young talent, strengthen research culture, build capacity, and promote innovation and support trans-disciplinary research for India’s developing economy and national development.
To fund multi institutional network high-impact research projects in humanities and human sciences.

Components of the Scheme

Component-1

It will endeavour to identify the motivated young talents with research and innovation aptitude in universities and colleges.
It will provide research capacity building in diverse disciplines by mentoring, nurturing and supporting young talents to innovate pragmatic solutions for local, regional, national and global problems.
This component is open to all disciplines for grant upto 1 crore.

Component-2

It will be mainly to enhance problem solving skills with help of social innovation and action research to improve wellbeing of people and contribute for India’s developing economy.
Collaborations between universities, government, voluntary organizations and industries is encouraged under this scheme.
This component is open to all disciplines for grant upto 50 lakh – 1 crore.

Component-3

It will fund high impact research projects in the identified thrust areas inhumanities and human sciences through national network of eminent scientists from leading institutions.
Disciplines eligible for funding under this component include: Philosophy, History, Archaeology, Anthropology, Psychology, Liberal Arts, Linguistics, Indian Languages and Culture, Indian Knowledge Systems, Law, Education, Journalism, Mass Communication, Commerce, Management, Environment and Sustainable Development.
Grant available for this component is upto 1 crore for one HEI and upto 5 crores for multi institutional network.
To encourage high quality high impact research in humanities, there is a provision to identify experts and invite them to develop a proposal.
UGC is also proposing to provide a grant of Rs 2 lakh for developing proposals.

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