Annexure - 3

PROFORMA FOR SUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSALS ON RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAMME SUPPORT
(To be filled by the applicant)
PART I: GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Name of the Institute/University/Organisation submitting the Project Proposal :
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2. State: ................................. 3. Status of the Institute:
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4. Name and designation of the Executive Authority of the Institute/University forwarding the
application : ...............................................................................................................
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5. Project Title :...............................................................................................................
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6. Category of the Project (Please tick) :.R&D/ Programme Support
7. Specific Area:
8. Duration: ..................................... Years.................................. Months
9. Total Cost (Rs.).............................................
10. Is the project Single Institutional or Multiple-Institutional (S/M)? :
11. If the project is multi-institutional, please furnish the following:
Name of Project Coordinator: ...............................................................................
Affiliation: ...............................................................................................................
Address: ..............................................................................................................
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12. Scope of application indicating anticipated product and processes

13. Project Summary (Not to exceed one page. Please use separate sheet).

PART II: PARTICULARS OF INVESTIGATORS

(One or more co-investigators are preferred in every project. Inclusion of co-investigator(s)
is mandatory for investigators retiring before completion of the project)
Principal Investigator:
14.
Name:........................................................................................................................................
Date
of
Birth:
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Sex
(M/F): ..................... ...................
Designation:............................................................................................................
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Department:............................................................................................................
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Institute/University:................................................................................................................
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Address:............................................................................................................
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PIN:...........................
Telephone: ..........................
Fax:.............
E-mail:........................................
Mobile No.:
Number
of
research
projects
being
handled
at
present:.............................................................
Co-Investigator
15.
Name: .......................................................................................................................................
Date
of
Birth
:
.................................................................Sex
(M/F) : .....................................
Designation : .........................................................................................................................
...
Department
:
...........................................................................
.
Institute/University: ...............................................................................................................
.
Address
:
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PIN : .......................
Telephone : ..........................
Fax:.....................
E-mail : ........
Mobile No.:
Number
of
Research
projects
being
handled
at
present: .........................................................
Note : Use separate page, if more investigators are involved

PART III : TECHNICAL DETAILS OF PROJECT

(Under the following heads on separate sheets)
16. Introduction (not to exceed 2 pages or 1000 words)
16.1 Origin of the proposal
16.2 (a) Rationale of the study supported by cited literature (b) Hypothesis (c) Key
questions.
16.5 Current status of research and development in the subject (both international and
national status)
16.6 The relevance and expected outcome of the proposed study
16.7 Preliminary work done so far
17. Specific objectives (should be written in bulleted form, a short paragraph indicating the
methods to be followed for achieving the objective and verifiable indicators of progress
should follow each specific objective)
18. Work Plan: should not exceed 3-4 pages (the section can be divided according to the
specific aims and under each specific aim, the following should be stated clearly as sub
headings)
18.1 Work plan (methodology/experimental design to accomplish the stated aim)
18.2 Connectivity of the participating institutions and investigators
(in case of multi- institutional projects only)
18.3 Alternate strategies (if the proposed experimental design or method does not
work what is the alternate strategy)
19. Timelines: (Please provide quantifiable outputs)
Period of study Achievable targets
6 Months
12 Months
18 Months
24 Months
30 Months
36 Months
20. Name and address of 5 experts in the field
Sr.No. Name
Designation

Address

PART IV: BUDGET PARTICULARS

Budget (In Rupees)
A. Non-Recurring (e.g. equipments, accessories, etc.)
S.
No.

Item

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Total

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Total

Year 3

Total

Year 3

Total

Sub-Total (A)
B. Recurring
B.1 Manpower
S.
No.

Position
No.

Consolidated
Emolument

Sub-Total (B.1) =
B.2 Consumables
S.
Item
No.

Quantity

Year 1

Year 2

Sub-Total (B.2) =
Other items

Consolidated
Emolument

Year 1

Year 2

B.3 Travel
B.4 Contingency
B.5 Overhead
1
(If applicable)
Sub-total
of
B
(B.1+B.2+B.3+B.4+B.5)
Grand Total (A + B)
Note : Please give justification for each head and sub-head separately mentioned
in the above table.
Financial Year : April - March
In case of multi-institutional project, the budget estimate to be given separately for
each institution.

PART V : EXISTING FACILITIES

Resources and additional information
1. Laboratory:
a. Manpower

b. Equipments

2. Other resources such as clinical material, animal house facility, glass house.
Experimental garden, pilot plant facility etc.

PART VI: DECLARATION/CERTIFICATION

It is certified that
a) the research work proposed in the scheme/project does not in any way duplicate the work
already done or being carried out elsewhere on the subject.
b) the same project proposal has not been submitted to any other agency for financial
support.
c) the emoluments for the manpower proposed are those admissible to persons of
corresponding status employed in the institute/university or as per the Ministry of Science
& Technology guidelines.
d) necessary provision for the scheme/project will be made in the Institute/University/State
budget in anticipation of the sanction of the scheme/project.
e) it is agreed that any research outcome or intellectual property right(s) on the invention(s)
arising out of the project shall be taken in accordance with the MOU proposed to be
signed with TRIFED.
f) we agree to accept the terms and conditions ( detail terms and conditions are available at
www.tribesindia.com). The same is signed and enclosed.
g) the institute/university agrees that the equipment, other basic facilities and such other
administrative facilities as per terms and conditions of the grant will be extended to
investigator(s) throughout the duration of the project.
h) the Institute assumes to undertake the financial and other management responsibilities of
the project.
Signature of Project Coordinator
Authority
(applicable only for multi-institutional projects)
Date :

Signature

of

Executive

of Institute/University with seal

Date :

Signature of Principal Investigator :

Date :
Signature of Co-Investigator
Date :

Signature of Co-Investigator
Date :

PART VII: PROFORMA FOR BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF INVESTIGATORS

Provide the following information for the key personnel in the order listed on PART II.
Follow this format for each person. DO NOT EXCEED THREE PAGES
Name : .......................................................................
Designation :......................................................
Department/Institute/University : ..............................................................................................
Date of Birth : .................................. Sex (M/F) ............................... SC/ST : .........................
Education (Post-Graduation onwards & Professional Career)
Sl No.

Institution
Place

Degree
Awarded

Year

Field of Study

1. Position and Honors

Position and Employment (Starting with the most recent employment)
Sl No.

Institution
Place

Position

From (Date)

To (date)

Honors/Awards

Professional Experience and Training relevant to the Project

B. Publications (Numbers only) .................

Books : .................... Research Papers, Reports : ................General articles :...........................
Patents : .........................Others (Please specify) :..............................................................
Selected peer-reviewed publications (Ten best publications in chronological order)

List maximum of five recent publications relevant to the proposed area of work.

C. Research Support
Ongoing Research Projects
Sl No. Title of Project

Funding Agency

Amount

Completed Research Projects (State only major projects of last 3 years)

Sl No. Title of Project
Funding Agency
Amount

Place :
Date :

Signature

of

Date of sanction
and Duration

Date
completion

Investigator

of