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[[File:DST-New-Delhi.jpg|right|thumb|260px|DST Headquarter, Technology Bhavan, New Delhi]]
[[File:DST-scienceday.jpg|right|thumb|260px|President of India, on [[National Science Day]] 2020, New Delhi]]
{{Short description|Indian government agency}}
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The '''Department of Science and Technology''' ('''DST''') is a department within the [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science and Technology]] in [[India]]. It was established in May 1971 to promote new areas of science and technology and to play the role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting scientific and technological activities in the country. It gives funds to various approved scientific projects in India. It also supports various researchers in India to attend conferences abroad and to go for experimental works.

==Open access ==
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) supports [[open access]] to scientific knowledge, originated from the public-funded research in India. In December 2014, the DST and the [[Department of Biotechnology]] (DBT), [[Government of India]], had jointly adopted their Open Access Policy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.nature.com/indigenus/2014/12/india-unveils-new-open-access-policy.html|title=India unveils new open access policy : Indigenus|website=blogs.nature.com|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref>

==Scientific Programmes==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ DST Scientific Programmes
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! Sr. No. !! Group !! Scientific Programmes
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| 1 || [https://dst.gov.in/scientific-programmes/scientific-engineering-research Scientific & Engineering Research] ||
* Mega Facilities for Basic Research
* Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) programme
* R&D Infrastructure (FIST, SAIFs, PURSE, SATHI)
* Science and Technology of Yoga and Meditation (SATYAM)
* Programme for Science Students
* Swarnajayanti Fellowships
* National Science & Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS)
* [[Science and Engineering Research Board]](SERB) <ref>{{cite web |title=Science and Engineering Research Board |url=http://www.serb.gov.in/home.php |website=SERB |publisher=Govt of India |access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref>
* Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSRI)
* VAJRA (Visiting Advanced Joint Research) Faculty Scheme
|-
| 2 || [https://dst.gov.in/technology-development Technology Development] ||
* Technical Research Centres Programme
* Technology Development and Transfer
* National Good Laboratory Practice Compliance Monitoring Authority (NGCMA)
* Natural Resources Data Management System (NRDMS)
* Climate Change Programme
* Joint programme on Electric Mobility and Technology Foresighting
* Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (ICPS) Division
* Patent Facilitation Programme (PFP)
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| 3 || [https://dst.gov.in/international-st-cooperation International S&T Cooperation] ||
* Bilateral Cooperation with developed and developing countries
* Multilateral & Regional Cooperation
* Thematic Cooperation
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| 4 || [https://dst.gov.in/scientific-programmes/st-and-socio-economic-development S&T for Socio Economic Programme] ||
* [[National Council for Science and Technology Communication]] (NCSTC)
* Science For Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED)
* National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB)
* State Science & Technology Programme
* Patent Facilitation Programme (PFP)
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| 5 || [https://dst.gov.in/technology-mission-clean-energy-and-water Technology Missions Division] ||
* Technology Mission Programme on Water and Clean Energy
* Nano Science & Technology Mission <ref name=Kalpana>{{cite web|last=Palkhiwala|first=Kalpana|title=Nano Mission - Towards Global Knowledge Hub|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/efeatures.aspx?relid=82614|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India|access-date=26 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044644/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/efeatures.aspx?relid=82614|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
* National Super Computing Mission
* [[National Quantum Mission India]]
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| 6 || [https://dst.gov.in/scientific-programmes/scientific-engineering-research/women-scientists-programs Women Scientists Programs] ||
* Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI)
* Women Scientists Scheme
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==Autonomous S&T Institutions ==
The autonomous science and technology institutions organized under the department include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dst.gov.in/autonomous-st-institution|title=Autonomous S&T Institutions|publisher=Department of Science & Technology|access-date=2020-06-29}}</ref>
*[[Agharkar Research Institute]], Pune<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://aripune.org/|title=Agharkar Research Institute (ARI)|website=aripune.org|access-date=2021-03-17}}</ref>
*[[Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences]], Nanital<ref>{{cite web |title=Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences |url=https://www.aries.res.in/ |website=Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences}}</ref>
*[[Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences]], Lucknow<ref>{{cite web |title=Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences |url=https://www.bsip.res.in/ |website=BSIP |access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[Bose Institute]], Kolkata<ref>{{cite web |title=Bose Institute |url=http://www.jcbose.ac.in/ |website=J C Bose Institute |access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences]], Bangalore
*[[Indian Institute of Geomagnetism]], Mumbai
*International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad
*[[Institute of Nano Science and Technology]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali |url=https://www.inst.ac.in/ |website=NSTITUTE OF NANO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref> SAS Nagar
*[[Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science]], Kolkata<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science |url=http://www.iacs.res.in/ |website=Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science |access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[Indian Institute of Astrophysics]], Bengaluru
*National Innovation Foundation<ref>{{cite web |title=National Innovation Foundation – India |url=https://nif.org.in/ |website=NIF – India |access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research]], Bengaluru
*[[Raman Research Institute]], Bengaluru
*[[Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum |url=https://www.sctimst.ac.in/ |website=sctimst |access-date=17 March 2021}}</ref>
*[[S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences]], Kolkata
*Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1630032 |title=IASST develops an artificial intelligence-based computer diagnosis framework for rapid and accurate diagnosis of oral cancers |date=7 June 2020 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
*Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)
*[[North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach]] (NECTAR)
*[[Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology]], Dehradun
*Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi
*[[Anusandhan National Research Foundation]]

== Scientific and industrial research organisations ==
DST runs a program to recognise non-governmental and non-commercial organisations engaged in science and technology areas as ''Scientific and Industrial Research Organisations (SIRO).'' In 2024, there were 884 organisations across natural and applied sciences, agricultural sciences, social sciences and biomedical sciences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scientific and Industrial Research Organizations (SIRO) {{!}} DSIR : Department of Scientific and Industrial Research {{!}} Government of India |url=https://www.dsir.gov.in/scientific-and-industrial-research-organizations-siro |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.dsir.gov.in}}</ref>

==Attached Institutions==
*National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation, Kolkata
*[[Survey of India]], Dehradun

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://dst.gov.in}}
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