ACADEMY OF SCIENTIFIC AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (ACSIR)

CSIR - National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), New Delhi

An exciting career pathway for connecting Science to the Masses

Coordinator :
Dr. Vipan Kumar
Academic Secretariat :

Dr Avinash Kshitij, Dr Shiv Narayan Nishad, Ms Kirti Bansal

Outsource Staff :

Sh. Pulkit Minocha and Mohd. Suhail

Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) is a research Academy created by an Act of Indian Parliament to be an Institute of National Importance. Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) has adopted the mandate to create and train some of the best of tomorrow’s Science & Technology leaders through a combination of innovative and novel curricula, pedagogy and evaluation. AcSIR’s focus will be on imparting instruction and providing research opportunities in such areas that are not routinely taught in regular academic universities in India.

With the merger of CSIR-NISTADS and CSIR-NISCAIR resulting into one unified entity now CSIR-NIScPR (National Institute of Science communication and Policy Research) has brought out new opportunities and challenges for AcSIR activities and it has confirmed its commitment for nurturing and nourishing the AcSIR activities. Following are the enrolment details of AcSIR students at NIScPR.

AcSIR – CSIR-NIScPR has introduced our first Academic Handbook on Ph.D. program which includes students’ details, faculty information and other academic activities. The Handbook is as follows: AcSIR Academic Handbook Ph.D. Programme

Present enrolment status, faculty and courses being taught at CSIR-NIScPR

 

 Sessions

 

 

Number of Students 

 

 


Aug13

Jan

14

Jan15

Aug15

Jan16

Aug16

Aug17

Aug18

Jan19

Aug19

Jan20

Aug

20

Jan 21

Aug21

Total

PhD

 

Policy Research 

5

3

4

3

1

1

3

10

1


1

2



34

Science Comm.








9

8

8

9


5


39

MSc

Science Comm.










4


5


6

15

Total

 

5

3

4

3

1

1

3

19

9

12

10

7

5

6

88

Faculty Information for PhD Programme: Science Communication 

1

Research Methodology

AcSIR-XX-RM

Research Methodology

Dr.Paramananda, 

Dr.Pushpanjali

2

Research Publication and Ethics

AcSIR-XX-RPE

Research Publication and Ethics

Dr. G. Mahesh

3

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-001

Basics of informatics

Dr.Charulata

4

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-002

Environment & Climate Change Communication

Dr. NK Sahoo

5

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-003

Health Communication

Dr.AvrvindMeena

6

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-004

Patent Informatics

Dr. TK Jana

7

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-005

Science Communication for Scientist and Science for Communication

 

8

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-006

Scientometric

Dr. NK Prasanna

9

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-007

STI Policies

Mr. Manoj

10

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-001

STI Governance

Dr.Mehar Wan

11

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-002

Popular Science writing

Dr MM Gore

12

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-003

Science Communication

Dr.Pushpanjali

13

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-004

Communicating Science through Social Media

Dr.Parmananda

14

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-005

Science Journalism

Ms. Meetali Bharti

15

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-006

Audio Visual Media and Science Film Production

 

16

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-007

Research Communication

Dr. NK Prasanna

17

Sociatal Project

AcSIR-XX-SP

Societal Program: Problem Understanding  and Analysis

 

Faculty Information for PhD Programme: Science Communication 

1

Research Methodology

AcSIR-XX-RM

Research Methodology

Dr.Paramananda, 

Dr.Pushpanjali

2

Research Publication and Ethics

AcSIR-XX-RPE

Research Publication and Ethics

Dr. G. Mahesh

3

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-001

Basics of informatics

Dr.Charulata

4

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-002

Environment & Climate Change Communication

Dr. NK Sahoo

5

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-003

Health Communication

Dr.AvrvindMeena

6

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-004

Patent Informatics

Dr. TK Jana

7

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-005

Science Communication for Scientist and Science for Communication

 

8

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-006

Scientometric

Dr. NK Prasanna

9

Inter-disciplinary/Cross Disciplinary

AcSIR-42-ID-007

STI Policies

Mr. Manoj

10

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-001

STI Governance

Dr.Mehar Wan

11

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-002

Popular Science writing

Dr MM Gore

12

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-003

Science Communication

Dr.Pushpanjali

13

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-004

Communicating Science through Social Media

Dr.Parmananda

14

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-005

Science Journalism

Ms. Meetali Bharti

15

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-006

Audio Visual Media and Science Film Production

 

16

Advance Courses

AcSIR-42-MIS-AD-007

Research Communication

Dr. NK Prasanna

17

Sociatal Project

AcSIR-XX-SP

Societal Program: Problem Understanding  and Analysis