Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Higher Educational Institutions (FIST)
In recent years, great concern has been expressed
about lack of infrastructure facilities for imparting good quality higher education
and conducting advanced research. While the departments in universities and
other higher educational institutions had made some impact on the development
of teaching and research through their own efforts, a stage had reached where
they needed selective strengthening of their infrastructure for post-graduate
education and research in emerging areas. It had also become necessary to extend
such infrastructure support to other higher technical and medical educational
institutions. Considering all these factors, the new scheme "Fund for Improvement
of S&T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions
(FIST)" was launched in 2000-2001.
Apart from support for basic equipment necessary for imparting quality teaching
and modernization of laboratories provided to a large number of departments,
support for creation of a few major facilities has also been provided. The major
facilities include Ion Chromatography Systems, Automated DNA Sequencers, Ultracentrifuges,
FACS, CD-Dicho-graph with stopped flow arrangement, I-Cycler, X-ray Diffraction
set up, LC-MS-MS, Scanning Probe Microscope, Oligonucleotide Synthesizer, HPLC-cum-FPLC,
Molecular Imaging System, Small-size Liquid Nitrogen Plant, High Resolution
Powder X-ray Diffractometer, Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometers, 300 MHz &
400 MHz FTNMRs, Mass Spectrometer, Thermal Analyser Systems, Plasma Deposition
Etching System, Universal Testing Machines (UTMs), GC-MSs, Reneshaw Raman System,
Electron Microprobe Analyser, High Resolution Microscopes, Protein Sequencing
Platform, AFMs, Scanning Tunnelling Microscope, Vacuum Melting Furnace and Mass
Spectrometer. For accessing internet and other computational facilities including
GIS by students and faculty members, support has also been provided to a large
number of departments for creation of a 'Central Computer Lab' in the department.
Support is given for a period of 5 years. Support is aimed at two levels: Level
I - moderate funding for improving quality of teaching and research through
modernization of labs and for augmenting library facilities (from relatively
small but active departments); Level II - substantial funding for acquiring
state-of-the-art equipments and setting up labs for conducting internationally
competitive research (from well-established departments).
For more information visit FIST on CLICK HERE
State wise list of Beneficiaries
Contact
For more information on FIST please contact :
Dr.
A. Mukhopadhyay
Scientist - F
Department of Science & Technology
Technology Bhawan
New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi-110 016
Email: [email protected]