National Meritorious Invention Awards NRDC 2020

To be eligible for the NRDC National Innovation Award of the Year, an applicant must: 

• Be a professional involved in IP driven innovation, premium innovation, innovation in the high tech area

To be eligible for the NRDC National Societal Innovation Award of the Year, an applicant must:

• Be a professional working in fields of agriculture, environment, rural milieu, energy, medical, and any other discipline having societal impact/importance

To be eligible for the NRDC National Budding Innovators Award of the Year (for students only), an applicant must: 

• Be registered for Bachelors, Masters or Doctoral (PhD) Degree in academic institutions, research institutions, universities or affiliated colleges at the time of applying
• Be below 28 years of age
• Forward his/her application through the Head of the Institution 

The following awards will be given in the mentioned categories:

• NRDC National Innovation Award of the Year: Two awards will be given of INR 5,00,000 each
• NRDC National Societal Innovation Award of the Year: Three awards will be given of INR 3,00,000 each
• NRDC National Budding Innovators Award of the Year: Five awards will be given of INR 1,00,000 each

Following documents are required:

• Application form printout (with the signature of the applicant on the last page of the application form).
• Applicant’s declaration
• No Objection Certification from employer
• No Objection Certification from a person whose name was appeared in patent application but not in NRDC National Awards Application (if applicable)
• No Objection Certification for a person whose name appeared in NRDC National Awards Application but not in Patent Application (if applicable)
• Patent Search Report (if available)
• Latest passport size photograph
• Photocopy of Pan card
• Photocopy of Aadhar Card
• Photocopy of Cancelled Cheque of Bank account 

Follow the steps to apply:

Step 1: Click here to start the application.
Step 2: Read the instructions carefully for filling the online application form.
Step 3: Click on 'Register'.
Step 4: Once registered, log in using the registered email id and password to gain access to the application form.
Step 5: Select the award to apply for.
Step 6: Read all the instructions carefully and accept the terms and conditions.
Step 7: Fill the 4 sections of the form and upload relevant documents (as required).
Step 8: Submit the completed application form.
Step 9: Acknowledgement will be generated after the final submission of the online application form. Keep it for the record. A link to download the filled application form will be provided to download the PDF file for printing.