Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India was established in 1999 with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as the first Scientific Adviser and currently Prof. Ajay Sood is the fourth PSA. We are aligned to the vision to utilize science and technologies to make a social impact.
Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India through its Strategic Alliances division facilitates collaboration at scale between the demand side such as industries, PSUs, central and state governments, foundations, NGOs, HNI, and international agencies, and the supply side such as academic and research institutes, start-ups, S&T clusters focusing on UN`s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as Affordable And Clean Energy, Climate Action, Circular Economy and Emerging technologies such as AL, ML, Blockchain, Future Mobility, Quantum, Cybersecurity, Big data, and IOT and thematic areas such as Waste to Wealth, Renewable energy, Health & Nutrition and much more.
Manthan is a digital platform initiative led by the office of PSA, GoI. Launched on August 15, 2022, by Prof Ajay Sood (current PSA). The platform facilitates calls for early innovation/industry R&D/ innovation challenges /mentorship programs and other science and technology interventions.
