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A Profile of the Center for Scientific and Industrial Consultancy at the Indian Institute of Science

•	The Centre for Scientific and Industrial Consultancy (CSIC) was formally established in 1975 vested with the responsibility of further promotion of the already existing Institute-Industry relationship for mutual benefits and advancement. •	CSIC provides the interface through which Industries and organizations can quickly and effectively gain access to the expertise and facilities of the Institute in the fields of science, technology and management. •	The Centre also promotes the formation of a network of informal contacts between scientists and engineers in the Institute and those in Industry allowing for a continuous and easy flow of information and ideas. •	CSIC helps scientists to stay “tuned” to the needs of industry while it enables industry to gain access to the expertise and facilities available at the Institute. •	The facilities available at the IISc compare well with the most modern facilities available elsewhere in the world. This enables the scientists to perform research in frontier areas of science and provide the industry with the latest in technological solutions.

Broad Areas of Competence at IISc:

The following Divisional and Departmental structure at the IISc represent the competence available for solving industrial problems: Division of Biological Sciences: Division of Chemical Sciences: Division of Electrical Sciences: Division of Interdisciplinary Research: Division of Mechanical Sciences: Division of Physical and Mathematical Sciences:

The details of individual IISc faculty are available in faculty profile compiled and brought out by CSIC are also available at the CSIC website (www.csic.iisc.ernet.in).

Types of Scientific Consultancy: •	Product design and development •	Process design and development •	System design and analysis •	Software development •	Technology transfer •	Technical advice and guidance •	Testing and evaluation •	Diagnostics and proof checking •	Manpower development

Major projects carried out with the industry in the recent past include:

•	Biomass gasifier: Power generating units (upto 1MW capacity) have been developed through gasification of bioresidues including plantation and agro-residues and this technology has been transferred to the industry. This program is supported by Ministry of Non-conventional Energy and generates power at 60 percent of the cost of that for hydro/ thermal power. •	Wind tunnel studies: Aerodynamic testing and evaluation of flight vehicle configurations, and several major non-aeronautic structures designed in India were carried out in our facilities. •	Structures and mechanical design: Structure analysis (static, dynamic, fracture) and CAD related activity was carried out for several Aero, Civil and Mechanical industries. •	Water management: Our faculty carried out large number of projects in the water sector including water supply schemes, canal irrigation schemes, lift irrigation schemes, surface and ground water assessment. •	Soil investigation: Soil investigations, analysis and recommendation on design of foundations and superstructures for a large number of industrial structures were undertaken. •	Melting and casting of valves •	Process maps for new materials and alloys •	Power system studies •	Information technology •	Networking •	Advice to several agencies on computerization: Several national institutions have been advised on computerization in their organizations. Major clients are banks, power and water boards. •	Study of environmental effects •	Peptide based diagnostic kit of HIV: A semi quantitative Microwell Elisa Test for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies have been developed indigenously, and the technology has been transferred to the industry. Nature of Consultancy Projects at IISc:

The consultancy projects are viewed at CSIC as a joint collaborative effort between the Institute and the Industry, designed to be technically challenging and mutually satisfying. The participation by each organ of this collaboration is adaptive and is often tuned to exploit the strong points and the complimentary nature of the expertise available at the Institute and the Industry.

Broadly based on this principle, CSIC undertakes three types of consultancy programs:

1.	Retainership Consultancy: The consultant/s from the Institute provide technical advice and guidance on a variety of R&D aspects to the industry. No work is carried out in the Institute in this type of consultancy.

2.	Consultancy Projects: The second mode of consultancy embarks upon a total development of process/ product/ software by the Institute to the specification of the Industry. In this mode, the deliverables are clearly specified and so are the financial inputs and the time frame before the initiation of the project.

3.	Testing and Evaluation: The third mode of consultancy involves innovative use of the large base of infrastructural facilities for testing and evaluation of materials, components and systems. A unique redesign of test environment to suit the need and intellectual assessment of quantitative data form the motivation for test and evaluation projects.

Types of Consultancy Projects at IISc:

The above programs lead to the following types of consultancy projects undertaken by faculty of the Institute through CSIC:

1.	Consultancy Projects: The involvement of the Consultant is maximum. This covers both retainership and normal consultancy projects.

2.	Consultancy Test Project: The involvement of the Consultant is minimum as it involves test and assessment of quantitative data.

3.	Consultancy Tests: Various types of testing are undertaken in the laboratories for which infrastructure (equipments and expertise) is available only in the Institute.

4.	Short Projects: Short interaction of faculty with the Industry such as offering advice and analytical inputs, discussions on improvements etc. This covers projects where duration does not exceed 3 days.

5.	Technology Transfer: Sale of software/ or any product designed indigenously at the Indian Institute of Science.

6.	Entrepreneurship Development and Promotion: The Institute has recently developed a scheme for promoting and encouraging Faculty Entrepreneurship and Student Entrepreneurship. This Scheme is administered through the “Society for Innovation and Development (SID)”, a new window for long term industrial collaborations.

The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) was founded in 1909 by a visionary industrialist, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, “ .. to provide for advanced instruction and to conduct original investigations in all branches of knowledge”. True to his vision, IISc has become internationally renowned as a premier institution of higher learning and advanced research in science and technology.

But in order to ensure that the Institute did not become a mere ivory tower, J.N.Tata also envisaged that the Institute should work “.. in particular, in such branches of knowledge as are likely to promote the material and industrial welfare of INDIA”. In order to fulfill these objectives of its founder, the Institute takes up consultancy projects for industry and other organizations through its Centre for Scientific and Industrial Consultancy (CSIC).

The CSIC is a bridge between academia and industry providing solutions to industry’s problems and ensuring at the same time that the Institute’s work remains relevant to national needs at all times. The CSIC helps to counter the criticism often voiced against both scientists and industry in the country: that not enough research innovations of scientists find their way to industrial applications, and that industry is reluctant to sponsor indigenously developed technology, preferring to foster an import culture to the detriment of indigenous efforts.

By nurturing a fruitful relationship between scientists and industry, the goal of CSIC is to promote indigenous technology and contribute towards making the nation self-reliant in its technological needs.

The IISc has been interacting informally with industry since its inception through individual contacts. This interaction was given institutional backing with the establishment in 1975 of the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Consultancy (CSIC). The role of CSIC is to strengthen, promote and streamline the interaction between academia and industry. The CSIC is now a meeting place for scientists and members of industry. It helps scientists to stay “tuned” to the needs of industry while it enables industry to gain access to the expertise and facilities available at the Institute.

Piyeriisc (talk) 04:29, 15 March 2016 (UTC) Category:Science and technology in India