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DSIR/CSIR capacity-building scheme of ₹2277.397 crore

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: DSIR/CSIR capacity-building scheme of ₹2277.397 crore (GS3 · S&T, 24 September 2025)

What happened

  • The Cabinet approved the DSIR/CSIR scheme “Capacity Building and Human Resource Development” with ₹2277.397 crore for 2021-22 to 2025-26 [PIB].
  • CSIR implements it across R&D labs, universities and institutes for STEMM research careers [PIB].

Background

  • It aims to raise researchers per million population [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Fellowships are the pipeline for India’s small research workforce.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Science and technology developments and applications

  1. As per PIB (2025-09-24): the Cabinet approved the DSIR/CSIR scheme "Capacity Building and Human Resource Development" with ₹2277.397 crore for 2021-22 to 2025-26.
  2. Fellowships are the pipeline for India's small research workforce.
Quotable data point

The Cabinet approved the DSIR/CSIR scheme "Capacity Building and Human Resource Development" with ₹2277.397 crore for 2021-22 to 2025-26.

PIB: Cabinet: DSIR capacity building scheme, 24 Sep 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: CSIR scheme.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Implementing agency of the capacity building scheme

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: Cabinet: DSIR capacity building scheme, 24 Sep 2025

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