Notes KS
Notes KS
Notes KS
of India
DATES TO REMEMBER
Last date for Submission of Proposals via Google Form 20th February 2024, 5.30 PM
Announcement of Selected Projects for Sponsorship March / April 2024
Midterm Evaluation of Sponsored Projects (Online Mode) May – June 2024
Synopsis & Final Project Report submission through Google Form May – June 2024
Seminar and Exhibition of Selected Projects July / August 2024
THIS PROGRAMME IS SUPPORTED BY: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and Department of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka
KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru -560012
Telephone: 080 -23600978, 23341652 || Email: [email protected]
Website: www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html or www.kscst.org.in/spp.html or https://kscst.karnataka.gov.in/en
Processing Fee:
1. Payment of processing fee of Rs. 1000/- (Inclusive of GST) per project shall be made by
NEFT / UPI payment mode.
2. The bank account details of KSCST are available for download from the website.
3. Project proposals will not be considered for evaluation without processing fees.
4. The Processing fee paid is non-refundable and non-transferable irrespective of the
selection/rejection of the project proposal.
Instructions to the Institutions:
1. The institute shall nominate a faculty as the SPP Co-ordinator with whom KSCST can
interact regarding the activities of the 47th series of SPP.
2. The number of proposals submission from each institution is restricted to a maximum of
only 20 proposals per branch.
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3. The concerned faculty shall initially scrutinize the project proposals, conduct in-house
evaluation of projects and then submit the best project proposals for support.
4. Shall create an email id specifically for SPP and circulate it among the students, and SPP
coordinator of the institute. The email ID shall be mentioned in the SPP coordinator details
in the proposal and Google Forms.
5. All circulars and information will be communicated to the SPP coordinator via the same
email ID. SPP coordinator shall use the same ID to communicate with KSCST.
6. KSCST is not responsible for non-receipt of any communication due to a wrong email ID
provided in the Google Form.
7. The amount sanctioned will be transferred to the account furnished by the institute. The
details regarding the same will be announced on the website.
8. In the event of in-completion of the project, the institute shall refund the sanctioned
amount to the Secretary, KSCST, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru - 560 012.
(Bank details given in the Project Proposal format)
Role of SPP Coordinator:
1. The SPP coordinator shall communicate with KSCST, the institution and students in the
entire process of SPP.
2. Make sure the projects submitted by the students are as per the guidelines specified by
KSCST and are submitted on time.
3. The SPP Coordinator shall prepare and send the consolidated list of projects applied
under the 47th series to KSCST duly signed by the principal on or before 26th February
2024. The List shall include the Project title, Branch, Guide and student name.
4. Once the project gets selected and sponsored, the SPP coordinators shall make sure the
students participate in the mid-term evaluation and seminar & exhibition.
5. Shall monitor the progress of the project and utilization of the funds released.
6. Make sure the project team submits the synopsis and softcopy of the project reports in the
stipulated time.
7. Shall submit the utilization certificate and statement of expenditure for the sponsored
projects in the format provided by KSCST within the stipulated date (will be intimated).
Instructions to the students:
1. Once the project gets selected and sponsored by KSCST, any changes in the title of the
project will not be allowed and shall not deviate from the identified objectives.
2. Any changes in the project guide shall be intimated to KSCST by prior approval from the
Head of the Department (HoD)/The Principal. The request for the same shall be made by
the HoD / The Principal to [email protected]
3. Any changes in the project team (students) will not be allowed.
4. Once selected by KSCST, the team shall make sure the project synopsis and report (only
softcopy) are submitted within the stipulated dates (will be intimated in later stages).
5. Participation in the mid-term/nodal centre evaluation and seminar & exhibition is
mandatory for the selected project teams.
6. The sanctioned projects will have a unique project reference number allotted by KSCST.
Please use the same reference number while corresponding with KSCST by email to
[email protected]
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7. Google Forms shall be filled with utmost care. SPP Coordinator details shall be collected
from your institutions before filling the Google Forms.
How to apply:
The project proposals are accepted in the form of softcopy by GOOGLE FORM. Do not send the
hard copy of the proposals. Non-submitting project proposals through Google Forms shall not
be considered for the evaluation process.
Steps to follow:
Step 1:
Download and prepare the following .doc files (3) available on the website.
• Project Proposal Format. (Prepare pdf file from MS Word file)
• Declaration form by the project team and endorsement by the institution. (2 pages)
• Processing fee form. (1 page)
Step 2:
Pay the processing fee of Rs. 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only) by NEFT / UPI payment
mode.
• Bank account details of KSCST are available on the last page of the project proposal format.
• The transaction details and a copy of the receipt of the online payment made shall be
uploaded on Google Forms.
Step 3:
1. Fill the project proposal format, convert to pdf and upload the PDF of the same in the
Google Form
• File name should be “01_Title of the Project” and should be less than 3 MB
2. Fill the Declaration form and endorsement by the institution (2 pages) and get it duly
signed by respective authorities as mentioned in the form. Upload the scanned PDF file of
the same in the Google Form
• File name should be – “02_Title of the Project_declaration_endorsement” and should be
less than 1 MB
3. Fill the processing fee form and get it duly signed by respective authorities as mentioned
in the form. Upload the scanned PDF file of the same in the Google Form
• File name should be – “03_Title of the Project_ProcessingFee” and should be less than 1
MB
Step 4:
Fill the Google form and upload the 3 PDF files as mentioned above.
• The Google form shall be filled using Gmail ID only.
• Once the Google Forms are submitted, no changes can be made or allowed. Hence fill with
utmost care.
• Google Forms link – https://forms.gle/mE8Q4pM2nwZQuHbi9
The project sanction letter for the sponsored projects will be sent to the principal of the
institution with copies to the team leader, Project guide and Head of the Department (by email).
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The sanctioned amount will be transferred to the account provided by the institute.
During the Seminar and Exhibition, the “Best Project of the Year Award” will be presented to
the outstanding projects with a cash prize (for both Students and Project Guides) and certificates
to all participants of the Seminar and Exhibition on the day of event.
KSCST sponsored project details from 1977-78 to 2014-2015, and SPP Projects Compendium up
to the 45th Series of SPP information is available online on the KSCST website as "SPREAD
Online". The abstract and full version of 7 years reports is also available. This provides students,
with information on completed projects, and problems / gaps in technology to develop a project,
references and avoid duplication.
http://www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/sppArchive/public/index.php
The details of the Awarded projects are hosted in the KSCST – SPP Website.
http://www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp.html or https://www.kscst.org.in/spp.html
The project report details can also be obtained from
http://www.kscst.iisc.ernet.in/spp/42_series/41S_awarded_further_devpt_projects.pdf
Kindly visit our website www.kscst.org.in/spp.html or https://kscst.karnataka.gov.in/en for
further details and announcements.
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