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Industry-Academia Research & Development Programme (IARDP)

Industry-Academia Research & development Programme (IARDP) - Call for proposa DST 2024

The industry-Academia Research & Development Programme (IARDP) of the Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA) was launched in 2002 to support collaborative research programs involving the Industry and academia of both countries.

Industry-Academia Research & Development Programme (IARDP) – Call for proposal DST 2024

It has worked as an enabling platform for the industrial organizations in India & France to realize their potential in terms of product and process development. It has facilitated innovation, and risk-taking for Industries and also brought the private industry, public institutions, and the government under one roof to promote the research and innovation between India & France.

The projects supported under the program have resulted in prominent outcomes in the form of some products that have already come to the market and some promising research leads seeing a ray of hope for commercialization.

IARDP – Aim

To promote linkages between Industry*(SME/MSME/Big industry) and Academia of France and India by enhancing the competitiveness of the Industrial partner and leveraging the research skills of Academia.

Objective – IARDP

To promote the development of new processes or products or the improvement of existing processes or products, through industry-centric proposal focusing on its need for society benefit. It’s expected that the proposed ideas should have deliverables like a demonstration of proof concept & prototype building up to Technology Readiness Level (TRL 4-5)

Thrust area   (For Current Call)

  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Renewable & Clean Energy 
  • Smart Mobility
  • Agricultural Science and Technology
  • Affordable Health Care
  • Technology for the SDGs
  • Waste Management & Circular Economy
  • Sustainable Nutrition

For more information about IARDP Please visit Programme Details

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Last Date: 1/15/2024

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