CRITERIA
OF SUPPORT Criteria for Short-listing the proposals under FIST Program as approved by FISTAB
The Program of FIST support would be at three levels: Level – 0, Level - I & Level – II. The criteria for short-listing for these three levels are as follows:
Level – 0:
Funding at this level is up to Rs. 1.50 Crores (Teaching – Rs. 50 Lakhs & Research- Rs. 100 Lakhs).
College should be accredited by respective Accreditation Agency, with minimum of ‘B’ rating.
Minimum number of students shall be PG Programs (15) & UG Programs (30).
Minimum number of Faculty at PG level shall be 4 per Department with good quality,
Evidence of research in the PG Department (s) of the College.
Level – I:
At this level funding up to Rs 3.0 Crores for 5 Years
Nature and Type of Institution : Teaching & Academic Research
Active post-graduate teaching & research department
Evidence of Extra-mural Research grants received in last 5 years
Performance in last 5 years
Publications, Patents etc
Awards received by the Faculty Members of the Department/ Centre
Projected Research Plan for next 5 Years
Department should have existed at least for 3 years.
Number of core faculty members having Ph D degree should be five (5) or more.
In case of Self-financed Private University/ Institute/ College, department may have more than 50% students at PG level with national level test e.g. NET, GATE, qualifications
Level - II:
At this level funding level up to Rs 10.0 Crores for 5 Years
Nature and Type of Institution: Teaching & Academic Research
Well established Department/ Centre and should be Internationally competitive
Preferable COSIST/ SAP/ CAS supported Department/ Centre
Should have received reasonable amount of Extra-mural Research grants in last 5 years
Performance in last 5 years
Publications in SCI Journals, Patents etc.
Awards received by the Faculty Members of the Department/ Centre
Projected Research Plan for next 5 years
Number of core faculty members having Ph D degree should be eight (8) or more.
In case of Self-financed Private University/ Institute/ Colleges, department may have more than 50% students at PG level with national level test e.g. NET, GATE, qualifications
Department should have existed at least for 3 years.