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Scheme For Intellectual Property Education, Research And Public Outreach :
BP and Copyright Division is implementing a scheme namely Scheme for Intellectual Property Education, Research and PublicOutreach to create awareness among the general public intelligentsia etc. on IPR Copyright & WTO Studies. The new scheme has been evolved by merging the following three schemes :
i. Scheme for Financial Assistance on Intellectual Property Right Studies
ii. Organizing Seminars and Workshops on Copyright Matters; and
iii. Scheme for Financial Assistance on WTO Studies

OBJECTIVES
(i) Encourage study of intellectual property rights in the universities and other recognized institutions of higher education.
(ii) Creating public awareness about copyright and IPR matters among public and academic community
(iii) Developing and encouraging study in specialized courses in IPRs in higher education system
(iv) Training of enforcement personnel, namely State police/custom officials about copyright and related issues
(v) Organizing seminars and workshops on copyright matters/IPRs matters in colleges, universities, and other recognized institutions.
(vi) Creating knowledge resources on WTO matter
(vii) Developing inputs for policy formulation on WTO matters
(viii) Developing negotiation strategies on WTO
(ix) Developing course awareness on WTO matters; and
(x) Evolving strategies of Regional Cooperation and Regional Trading Arrangements

SCOPE
Under the scheme, expenditure may be incurred by the Ministry directly or financial assistance be given to UGC recognized University, other recognized educational institution registered voluntary organizations, registered copyright societies for the following purposes :

Purposes :
(i) Institution of chairs for Intellectual Property Rights Studies for Higher Education and also on WTO studies
(ii) Organizing national/international workshops for developing teaching/learning material including syllabi
(iii) Organizing seminars, workshops, etc., on study of Intellectual Property Rights and GATS
(iv) Setting up of a Depository for IPR and WTO literature/material/case studies at a nodal institution
(v) Preparation of instructional material for various levels ofIPR Courses/GATS in education services for direct teaching as well as teaching through distance education mode including commissioning of suitable resource persons for the purpose.
(vi) Organizing orientation and training programmes for potential faculty of teaching IPR and courses on GATS : WTO Regime.
(vii) Provision of scholarships and fellowships for conducting research in economic, social, legal and technological aspects of new and emerging IPR areas/WTO :GATS International areas of interests to the country.
(viii) Holding meetings of the Academic Advisory Committee set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development
(ix) Organizing national or international seminars on copyright and neighbouring rights issues.
(x) Organizing training courses on enforcement of copyright law, and
(xi) Holding Regional level meeting and organizing meetings with persons from the SAARC and Asian and Pacific Region.
(xii) Organizing Regional Level meetings for developing Regional Trading Arrangements

Eligibility :
(i) UGC recognized universities, institutions deemed to be universities and colleges and institutions affiliated to recognized universities in the area of IPRs and Copyright Matters
(ii) Educational institutions recognized by a State or Central Government or be a university/institution set up by an Act of Parliament or a State legislature.
(iii) Copyright Societies registered under the Copyright Act, 1957 with the Government of India in the area of copyright matters.
(iv) Voluntary organizations of authors, publishers, artistes, performers, film producers, book sellers, computer software producers or dealers, etc., engaged in copyright activities which are registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Act XXI of 1860).

Conditions for Grant/Assistance :
(i) The university or institution should be recognized by the University Grants Commission.
(ii) The voluntary organization should be a registered society under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860 (Act XXI of 1860). It should have been in existence at least for three years.
(iii) The educational institution should be a recognized one by a State or Central Government or be a university/institution set up by an Act of Parliament or a State legislature.

Extent Of Assistance :
In case of national seminars and workshops, grant will be given as lump sum basis and in other cases grants will be sanctioned for approved items of expenditure.

Screening Of Proposals/Applications For Grant :
All proposals/applications received for consideration under the scheme shall be considered by a Committee under the chairmanship of Joint Secretary in charge of the Book Promotion and Copyright Division, Department of Secondary and Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

Pattern Of Assistance :
Grant shall be granted only for the purposes as mentioned. Normally, it shall be released in installments with last 25 per cent after receipt of Utilization Certificate and audited statements for the previous installment(s). This condition may be waived on the recommendation of the Committee.

Procedure For Submission Of Applications :
** All applications with full details in the prescribed format should be submitted in seven copies to :
The Secretary
Department of Secondary and Higher Education
Ministry of Human Resource Development
BP & Copyright Division
B2/W3, Curzon Road Barracks
Kasturba Gandhi Marg
New Delhi-110 001
** Each application should inter-alia, contain the following information :
i. The Name of the Institution/Organization
ii. Whether the institution is recognized by the University Grants Commission, if so, reference number
iii. Whether educational institutions is recognized by a State or Central Government or be a university/institution set up by an Act of Parliament or a State legislature.
iv. Whether affiliated to any recognized university or deemed to be university, if so the name of the university or deemed to be university.
v. Whether the voluntary organization is a registered society under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860
(Act XXI of 1860). A copy of the relevant document.
vi. An undertaking that once the estimates of expenditure are approved as reasonable and the grant assessed on the basis of these estimates, they shall not be modified by the institution without prior approval of the sanctioning authority of the grant
vii. Full justification with details will be necessary for the estimates of expenditure
viii. A statement of grants received during the last three years from the State Governments/Central Government or other bodies indicating in each case :
(a) The purpose for which the grant was obtained
(b) How it was utilized
(c) Progress made in the Programme for which assistance was given and
(d) Whether all conditions to previous assistance were duly observed.