The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) is a statutory body established through an Act of Parliament, 2008. The mandate is to supports basic research in emerging areas of Science & Engineering.
Vision: To position science and technology as the fulcrum for social and economic change by supporting relevant, competitive and quality scientific research and development.
Objectives
Serve as a premier agency for planning, promoting and funding of internationally competitive research in emerging areas.
Identify major inter-disciplinary research areas, and individuals, groups or institutions and funding them for undertaking research.
Assist in setting up infrastructure and environment for scientific pursuit.
Enable in order to achieve synergy between academic institutions, research and development laboratories and industry for promoting basic research in science and engineering.
Evolve a system of approach to expeditiously provide funding for research, including monitoring and evaluation, by adopting modern management practices.
