UGC-DAE Collaboration to Cover Broader Areas in Sciences

           o       promote      interaction
           amongst      the      scientists
           working   in   the     research
centres of the Department of Atomic Energy and the faculty from the universities and other institutions of higher learning, and to enable young students to work on programmes of national importance under the joint guidance of the faculty from universities and the scientists of DAE so as to nurture an organic linkage between the university system and research centres of DAE, the University Grants Commission and Atomic Energy

of new research facilities. Accordingly, the University Grants Commission created an Inter-University Consortium, with its headquarters at Indore for the utilization of the facilities established by the Department of Atomic Energy. The Inter- University consortium has over the years taken several initiatives to foster the interaction between the University system and the DAE institutions. 
As per the present MoU, collaboration between the Department of Atomic Energy and University Grants Commission 

Consortium, will continue to make suitable financial provision for the salary of the core scientific, technical and administrative staff, fellowship to research students, the travel and stay of the visiting faculty, and other recurring and non-recurring expenditure on the functioning of the Consortium. It will also provide adequate grant for equipment and consumables. The DAE institutions and the Consortium will participate in each other's training, education, research and developmental programmes. Both sides will set up mechanisms to arrange 

Prof. V.N.R. Pillai, Prof. Anil Kakodkar, Prof. Arun Nigavekar, Prof. S.S. Jha, Prof. Ved Prakash,, Dr. S.K Joshi, 
Prof. V.C. Sahni, Prof. D.S. Bhoraskar, Dr. Amit Roy

Commission have joined hands. Dr. Arun Nigavekar, Chairman, UGC and Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission have signed a revised MoU on 10th December, 2003.
Earlier both the parties entered into a MoU in July 1989 with a view to make available the facilities of the Department of Atomic Energy to the students and researchers of the university system and to involve them in the design and fabrication of systems and equipment for the setting up

will be expanded to cover the disciplines of physical sciences, chemical sciences, life sciences and engineering sciences. DAE will continue to make the major research facilities accessible to the researchers from the universities and institutions of higher learning through the consortium. It will also make available the infrastructural and accessorial facilities such as laboratories, library, workshop etc. necessary to carry on the research work. The UGC, through the 

discussion meetings, refresher/ orientationprogrammes, and ensure that there is a free flow of ideas and researchers between the University system and the DAE institutions.
To ensure that arrangements agreed to under this MoU are carried out in letter and spirit, Chairman, AEC and Chairman, UGC will meet every year to review the activities of the Consortium. The MoU will be in force for a period of ten years and may be renewed by mutual agreement