West Bengal State Science & Technology Congress

To recognise and nurture outstanding scientific minds, the West Bengal State Science & Technology Congress (WBSSTC) honours exceptional research papers, adjudged as outstanding at the State level, with prestigious Research Fellowship Awards and Research Grant Awards.

Research Fellowship Awards

The papers of State-level outstanding awardees will undergo a further review by an Inter-sectoral Expert Committee. Based on their evaluation, the Principal Authors of the first five extraordinary papers will be considered for Research Fellowships to continue their research work while pursuing a PhD. This award is not only for recognition of their contribution but also supports their long-term research goals.

These Fellowships carry the names of Bengal’s legendary scientists:

1. Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Research Fellowship Award
2. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Research Fellowship Award
3. Prof. Meghnath Saha Research Fellowship Award
4. Prof. Satyendranath Bose Research Fellowship Award
5. Dr Upendranath Brahmachari Research Fellowship Award

Research Grant Awards

In addition, two outstanding academicians/professors will be honoured with Research Grants for taking up R&D projects addressing social issues for up to three years.

These grants are named after Bengal’s greatest reformers, like -

1. Rabindranath Tagore Research Grant Award
2. Swami Vivekananda Research Grant Award

Publication Opportunity

All selected papers, with the consent of the authors, will be published in the Journal led by the Department, ensuring wider visibility and recognition.

Financial Support for Patents

To protect the Intellectual Property Rights, the Authors of the outstanding papers will get:

1. Technical guidance &
2. Financial support

to file a Utility Patent, which will help to transform their ideas into tangible innovations.