- The decision of the Award Selection Committee/CSIR will be final and binding on the applicants and no enquiries/correspondence in this regard will be entertained.
- The award would be announced on or before 26th September 2022.
School students below 18 years
India
Cash awards up to INR 1,00,000
Closed
CSIR Innovation Award for School Children (CIASC) 2022 is an initiative by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for young innovative students of India below 18 years of age. The CIASC (CSIR Innovation Award for School Children) is an annual national competition to harness the creative and innovative spirit of school children. The award consists of a certificate and 15 prizes, cash prizes and up to INR 1,00,000.
CSIR is a premier industrial R&D organization of India which mainly works towards building awareness, interest and motivation for scientific temperament and innovative spirit among school children.
To be eligible, an applicant must:
Note - Proposals can be submitted by a student or a group of students. However, a single award will be given to a group of students.
The CIASC 2022 has announced a total of 15 award prizes for this year’s program. Besides a certificate, the selected candidates will receive the cash awards as listed below -
Rank | No. of Award positions | Cash Award |
First prize | 1 | INR 1,00,000 |
Second prize | 2 | INR 50,000 each |
Third prize | 3 | INR 30,000 each |
Fourth prize | 4 | INR 20,000 each |
Fifth prize | 5 | INR 10,000 each |
Note: The CSIR reserves the right to disburse some or all the prizes announced under this program.
Following documents are mandatory for the CIASC-2022 application:-
Follow the below steps to apply for the award -
Step 1: Click on the "Apply Now" button and read all the details carefully.
Step 2: Send the application by hard copy through Registered Post/Courier to -
Head, CSIR-Innovation Protection Unit
NISCAIR Building, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg
Special Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110 067
Step 3: Alternatively, the participants can submit their entries through email at - ciasc.ipu@niscair.res.in.
Note -
Last date of application: 30th April 2022
Head, CSIR-Innovation Protection Unit
NISCAIR Building, 3rd Floor,
14-Satsang Vihar Marg
New Delhi-110067, India
Email ID - ciasc.ipu@niscair.res.in