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BIRAC E-YUVA Centre @ PSGRKCW was established in 2021 with support from BIRAC. The vision of the centre is to stimulate, foster and empower students with a culture of applied research and enhance need-oriented innovation capabilities among young students and researchers for creating affordable solutions addressing the needs of the society. This centre acts as a pre-incubation space providing infrastructure and equipment for basic research and experimentation by selected students. The centre is governed by Dr. B.S. Chithra Devi (Designated Project Investigator), Dr. Rijesh K (Project Coordinator) and supported by the Department of Botany at KCW
Supporting Services
- Access to State-of-the-art laboratories and domain experts
- Technical and business mentoring
- Domain-specific seminars and workshops
- Industry connects and Partnerships
- Networking sessions
- Patent filing and regulatory compliances
Our centre mainly focuses on the areas of Waste Valorization, Food Technology, Health care, Enzymology and Bioplastics. Our knowledge partner is Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women, Chennai providing requisite support and overall guidance to the centre. (LOGO of Golden Jubilee Biotech Park for Women) Address: 4th Main Road, 2nd Cross Road, Inside SIPCOT-IT Park Old Mahabalipuram Road Navalur, Post, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 603103 Phone: 073056 21230
E YUVA scheme provides support under following two categories:
I. Innovation Fellows
For PhD / Post graduates
Monthly fellowship grant – INR 50,000
Annual Research Grant of INR 7,50,000 for 18 months.
II. BIRAC’s E-YUVA Fellows
For UG students Quarterly Stipend: INR 7,500 per quarter per student of the team (5 members per team)
Annual research grant: INR 2,50,000 per team for a period of 12 months