Engineering & Technology Programme (ETP)

Engineering and Technology Programme (ETP) is a Research Support Programme of KSCSTE to encourage and promote high quality research in the emerging areas of Engineering and Technology by providing research grant for the implementation of such research projects. Faculties of Engineering Colleges and Scientists from Research Institutions/Research Laboratories can apply under the scheme. The scheme supports research projects in any of the identified domain themes/sub themes which will be notified from time to time. Based on the recommendations of the Programme Advisory Committee (PAC-ETP), maximum research grant of Rs.30 lakh will be provided to the selected projects for a maximum duration of 3 years.

List of Proposals Shortlisted for Presentation before the PAC 

List of Selected Proposals for Funding in 2022-23 under Engineering & Technology Programme (ETP) 

Project Proposals will be invited through notification in the website of KSCSTE, once in a year. The Proposals can be submitted through online only on notification and during the active time. Proposals submitted in any other mode will not be considered and summarily rejected.

The Research proposals are to be submitted in two stages. In the first stage, only pre-proposals will be invited. The detailed proposals need to be submitted on intimation after the review and evaluation of the pre-proposals. The proposal should fit in to any of the following domain themes/sub themes, which will be notified from time to time.

• Maximum research grant of Rs.30 lakh is provided for carrying out the research for a maximum duration of 3 years.
• Selection of projects for research grant is made in two stages

          Stage 1: Review and evaluation of pre-proposals by subject experts
          Stage 2: Review of detailed proposals by Reviewers followed by Evaluation by Programme Advisory
Committee (PAC- ETP)

• The research grant for the implementation of the project is released through the Implementing Institution.
• Implementing Institution is eligible for an overhead @ 10% of total expenditure subject to a ceiling of Rs.1 lakh, on successful completion of the project and after settlement of the SE & UC.

• Principal Investigator (PI) shall be a regular Faculty of Research Centres/Scientists in R&D Institutions, Engineering Departments of Universities, Government/ Aided/ Govt. supported (cost sharing) Engineering Colleges in the Kerala State.
• The PI shall have more than five years of service period left for superannuation at the time of submission of project proposal.
• Ph.D. in Engineering is essential for the Principal Investigator (PI).
• There shall be a Co-I from the same Institution of PI.
• Co-Investigator (Co-I), shall be at least a Master’s Degree holder in the relevant research field.
• There can be more than one Co-I for Inter-disciplinary research projects.
• Only regular faculty can apply under the scheme as PI / Co-I.
• Research Scholars/students cannot apply and cannot be included under the scheme.
• In the case of research proposals from Centrally funded Institutions, it is desirable that there may be a State Institution as collaborator.
• For interdisciplinary subjects, at least one of the Co-Investigators should be an Expert with commendable experience in the specialized filed of Engineering.