Science and Engineering Research Board

Science and Engineering Research Board
AbbreviationSERB
SuccessorAnusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)
Formation2009
Dissolved2024
HeadquartersNew Delhi
AffiliationsDepartment of Science & Technology
Websitewww.serb.gov.in

Science and Engineering Research Board is a statutory body under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, established by an Act of the Parliament of India in 2009 (SERB ACT, 2008).[1] The Board was chaired by the Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Science and Technology.[2] The Board was set up for promoting basic research in science and engineering and to provide financial assistance to scientists, academic institutions, R&D laboratories, industrial concerns and other agencies for such research.[3]Thereafter, it was succeeded by an act called Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act 2023 which formed Anusandhan National Research Foundation in the year 2024.[4]

  1. ^ "Science and Engineering Research Board". Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. ^ "10 research projects from SRM-AP gets Rs.2.5 crores fund from DST". The Times of India. 2023-05-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  3. ^ "An open science policy needed to keep pace with the global shift to an open world: SERB Secretary | Department Of Science & Technology". dst.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  4. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (2024-02-06). "New science research board 'takes effect', Science Minister". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-02-23. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)