Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Program 2023 is offering Summer Training at AcSIR. It provides an opportunity to spend one of your summers working at premier research Laboratories of CSIR with some of the leading scientists in India and an environment that promotes trans-disciplinary research. The program is supported/ funded by AcSIR through its AcSIR-Kalam Fellowship.
The APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle Mission-2023 was launched by the Martin Foundation in collaboration with the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam International Foundation and Space Zone India from the Tamil Nadu village of Pattipolam in the Chengalpattu district. Tamilisai Soundararajan, the governor of Telangana, was also present.
AcSIR Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Summer Training Program 2023
Abdul kalam program at AcSIR provides an opportunity to spend one of your summers working at premier research Laboratories of CSIR with some of the leading scientists in India and an environment which promotes trans-disciplinary research. An Act of the Indian Parliament established the research academy known as the ACSIR Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research as a centre of national significance. It collaborates with 6 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) centres and 37 national laboratories to offer postgraduate and doctoral degrees.
IGNITE 2021 Awards in Memory of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Summer Training Program FELLOWSHIP DETAILS
- Total number of Fellowships: 20*
- Duration: Two months; Between the months of May and August.
- Amount of Fellowship: Rs. 25,000 per student for the duration of the program.
(payable after successful completion of the training program and submission of project report to the Laboratory Coordinator). - Travel allowance to the selected student: Reimbursable to a maximum of Rs. 5,000 per selected student.
- This is a compulsorily Residential Program where the selected students would be required to stay on the campus of the respective CSIR Labs on a charge basis.
AcSIR Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Summer Training Program
Eligibility
- The first year of M.Sc program or equivalent: minimum first-class at pre-M.Sc degree level.
- Third to pre-final year of Integrated M.Sc program or equivalent: GPA 6.0 on a scale of 10 (up to IV Sem).
- The first year of M.E/M.Tech program or equivalent: GPA 8.0 on a scale of 10 OR GPA 7.0 on a scale of 10 for CFTIs at B.E/B. Tech level or GATE Score ≥600 or NET (Engineering) Rank from 1 to 100.
- The third year of B.E/ B.Tech program or equivalent: GPA 8.0 on a scale of 10 OR GPA 7.0 on a scale of 10 for CFTIs (up to IV Sem)
- Third to pre-final year of Integrated M.E/M. Tech program or equivalent: GPA 8.0 on a scale of 10 OR GPA 7.0 on a scale of 10 for CFTIs (up to IV Sem) or GATE Score ≥600 or NET (Engineering) Rank from 1 to 100.
IMPORTANT DATES
Registration Start Date | August 2023 |
Application Closing Date | October 2023 |
Shortlist Declaration | Feb 2023 |
Selection Interview | May 2023 |
Result Declaration | July 2023 |

Labs Name for AcSIR Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Summer Training Program
Lab Name | Lab Coordinator | Contact Us | Website URL |
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Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research | |||
CSIR-Advanced Materials and Process Research Institute (CSIR-AMPRI), Bhopal | Dr. SAR Hashmi coordinator.ampri@acsir.res.in; |
Hoshangabad, Near Habibganj Bhopal 0755-2488260 |
www.ampri.res.in |
CSIR-Central Building Research Institute (CSIR-CBRI), Roorkee | Prof. S.R. Karade coordinator.cbri@acsir.res.in; srkarade@cbri.res.in |
Roorkee Roorkee 01332-283434 |
www.cbri.res.in |
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CSIR-CDRI), Lucknow | Dr. Saman Habib Coordinator.cdri@acsir.res.in |
CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute Sec.10, Jankipuram Extn., Sitapur Road, Lucknow 0522-2772450 |
www.cdriindia.org |
CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR-CECRI), Karaikudi | Dr. B. Ramesh Babu coordinator.cecri@acsir.res.in; saccecri@yahoo.com |
Karaikudi Karaikudi 04565-241387 |
www.cecri.res.in |
CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani | Dr. Suchandan Pal coordinator.ceeri@acsir.res.in; |
Pilani Pilani 01596-252286 |
www.ceeri.res.in |
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), Mysore | Prof. Sachindra N.M. coordinator.cftri@acsir.res.in |
Mysore Mysore 0821-2514310 |
www.cftri.com |
CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata | Dr. (Mrs.) K Annapurna Coordinator.cgcri@acsir.res.in; annapurnak@cgcri.res.in |
CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute 196, Raja S.C. Mullick Road, Kolkata 033-23223344 |
www.cgcri.res.in |
CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CSIR-CIMAP), Lucknow | Dr. Vikrant Gupta coordinator.cimap@acsir.res.in; |
P.O. CIMAP, Near Kukrail Picnic Spot Lucknow 0522-2718552 |
www.cimap.res.in |
CSIR-Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR), Dhanbad | Prof. Ishtiaque Ahmad coordinator.cimfr@acsir.res.in; ishtiaque.cmri@gmail.com |
Barwa Road, Dhanbad 0326-2296024 |
www.cimfr.nic.in |
CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CSIR-CLRI), Chennai | Dr. T. Narasimha Swamy coordinator.clri@acsir.res.in; |
Adyar Chennai 044-24422059 |
www.clri.org |
CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI), Durgapur | Dr. S. N. Nandy coordinator.cmeri@acsir.res.in; |
Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur 0343-6452045 |
www.cmeri.res.in |
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI), New Delhi | Dr. Ch. Ravi Sekhar coordinator.crri@acsir.res.in; |
Delhi-Mathura Road New Delhi 011-26311117 |
www.crridom.gov.in |
CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSIR-CSMCRI), Bhavnagar | Divesh N. Srivastava coordinator.csmcri@acsir.res.in; |
Gijubhai Badheka Marg Bhavnagar 0278-2567760 |
www.csmcri.org |
CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIR-CSIO), Chandigarh | Dr. Vinod Karar coordinator.csio@acsir.res.in; |
Sector 30-C, Chandigarh 017-2637232 |
www.csio.res.in |
CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad | Dr. Puran Singh Sijwali Coordinator.ccmb@acsir.res.in; |
Uppal Road Hyderabad 040-27192926 |
www.ccmb.res.in |
CSIR-Fourth Paradigm Institute (CSIR-4PI, erstwhile CSIR-CMMACS), Bengaluru | Dr. K C Gouda coordinator.4pi@acsir.res.in; |
CSIR-NAL Belur Campus Bengaluru 080-25051344 |
cmmacs.ernet.in |
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (CSIR-IICB), Kolkata | Dr. Sanjay Dutta coordinator.iicb@acsir.res.in; |
4, Raja SC Mullick Road, Jadavpur Kolkata 033-24995814 |
www.iicb.res.in |
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad | Dr. Chada Raja Reddy Coordinator.iict@acsir.res.in |
CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology Uppal Road, Hyderabad 040-27193016 |
www.iictindia.org |
CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM), Jammu | Dr. A. Rahim coordinator.iiim@acsir.res.in; arahim@iiim.ac.in |
Canal Road Jammu 0191-2569025 |
www.iiim.res.in |
CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP), Dehradun | Dr. Jasvinder Singh coordinator.iip@acsir.res.in; |
P.O. IIP, Mohkampur, Dehradun 0135-2525712 |
www.iip.res.in |
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow | Prof. N. Manickam coordinator.iitr@acsir.res.in |
Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Post Box No. 80 Lucknow 0522-2963825 |
www.iitrindia.org |
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), New Delhi | Dr. Chetana Sachidanandan Coordinator.igib@acsir.res.in; chetana@igib.in |
CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology 1. North Campus, Mall Road, Delhi-110007 2. South Campus, Mathura Road (Near Sukhdev Vihar Depot), New Delhi 011-29879105 |
www.igib.res.in |
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT), Palampur | Dr. Vipin Hallan coordinator.ihbt@acsir.res.in |
Post Box No. 6 Palampur 01894-230454 |
www.ihbt.res.in |
CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (CSIR-IMTECH), Chandigarh | Dr. S. Karthikeyan coordinator.imt@acsir.res.in; skarthik@imtech.res.in |
Sector 39A Chandigarh 0172-2695488 |
www.imtech.res.in |
CSIR-Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology (CSIR-IMMT), Bhubaneswar | Dr. B.S. Jena coordinator.immt@acsir.res.in; bsjena@yahoo.com; |
Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar 0674-2572958 |
www.immt.res.in |
CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bengaluru | Prof. M. Manjuprasad coordinator.nal@acsir.res.in; manjuprasad@nal.res.in |
Post Bag No. 1779, Bengaluru 080-25086207 |
www.nal.res.in |
CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI), Lucknow | Dr. Debasis Chakrabarty coordinator.nbri@acsir.res.in; |
Rana Pratap Marg, Post Box No. 436, Lucknow 0522-2297923 |
www.nbri.res.in |
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune | Dr. Mahesh J. Kulkarni , Dr. Sunil Joshi coordinator1.ncl@acsir.res.in; coordinator2.ncl@acsir.res.in; |
Pashan Road, Pune 020-25902541 |
www.ncl-india.org |
CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEERI), Nagpur | Dr. Sunil Kumar coordinator.neeri@acsir.res.in |
Nehru Marg, Nagpur 0712-2249990 |
www.neeri.res.in |
CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad | Dr. Kirti Srivastava coordinator.ngri@acsir.res.in; |
Uppal Road, Hyderabad 040-23434624 |
www.ngri.org.in |
CSIR-National Institute of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST) | Dr. R. Luxmi Verma coordinator.niist@acsir.res.in |
Industrial Estate P.O., Pappanamcode, Thiruvananthapuram 0471-2515277 |
www.niist.res.in |
CSIR-National Institute of Science Technology and Developmoent StudieS (CSIR-NISTADS) | Dr. Mohammad Rais coordinator.nistads@acsir.res.in |
Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, Pusa Gate, New Delhi 011-25843052 |
www.nistads.res.in |
CSIR-National Instiute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa | Dr. Aninda Mazumdar coordinator.nio@acsir.res.in; |
Dona Paula, Goa 0832-2450620 |
www.nio.org |
CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML), Jamshedpur | Dr. J.K. Sahu coordinator.nml@acsir.res.in; |
Jamshedpur Jamshedpur 0657-2345194 |
www.nmlindia.org |
CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi | Dr. Anurag Gupta coordinator.npl@acsir.res.in; |
Dr. K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi 011-45608224 |
www.nplindia.org |
CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (CSIR-NEIST), Jorhat | Mr. J.J. Mahanta coordinator.neist@acsir.res.in |
Jorhat Jorhat 0376-23722291 |
www.neist.res.in |
CSIR-Structural Engineering Research Centre (CSIR-SERC), Chennai | Prof. P. Harikrishna coordinator1.serc@acsir.res.in; |
CSIR Campus, TTTI Taramani, Post Bag No. 8287, Chennai 044-22549163 |
www.serc.res.in |
CSIR-Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (CSIR-URDIP), Pune | Dr. Paromita Banerjee coordinator.urdip@acsir.res.in; |
NCL Campus, Pashan, Pune 020-25882838 |
www.urdip.res.in |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) is a research academy made an institution of national importance by an Act of the Indian Parliament. AcSIR is established with the objective of a substantial increase in the number of researchers in integrated and interdisciplinary fields of science and engineering. It offers postgraduate and doctoral degrees in 37 national laboratories and councils and 6 centers of scientific and industrial research (CSIR).
While the academy intends to maintain a high standard but it is also sensitive about talented students who may not always do well in the formal examination. Therefore, AcSIR does not usually mandate a cut-off mark and relies on its individual CSIR Labs to choose the best and brightest from the available pool.
Yes, the AcSIR Summer Training Program (AcSIR-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Summer Training Program) provides for a 2-month period, which is currently a limited number of students pursuing their graduate/post-graduate degree. The program is funded through its AcSIR-Kalam Fellowship AcSIR. Click here for information.