National Science and Technology Management Information System

Subject: Polity

Section: National body

Department of Science and Technology (DST) was setup in 1971, and by virtue of its responsibility in S&T policies, implementation and funding involving multi-agencies/ministries, the department has been acting as the nodal agency to establish S&T statistical system and collect national science statistics at regular intervals in the country.
National Science and Technology Management Information System Division (NSTMIS) formerly known as Science and Technology Statistics (STS), a division of DST has been entrusted with the responsibility of carrying out the studies relating to resources devoted to S&T activities at regular intervals. The Division published the first report Research and Development Statistics in the year 1973-74.

National S&T Survey

The National Science and Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS), Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has been conducting periodically national surveys to collect data on resources devoted to S&T activities (mainly R&D) in the country. Based on survey data, a number of S&T reports are published, providing vital information on national R&D indicators which serves as an evidence-base for S&T assessment and policy formulation.
The national S&T survey 2021-22 aims at capturing the current R&D landscape by collecting information from around 6000 R&D organizations viz., public sector, private sector, MNCs, higher education, SIROs and NGOs spread across the country. A structured questionnaire based on international standardization of S&T resources has been designed seeking information on various aspects such as General Information, Expenditure on S&T (R&D) activities, R&D Manpower and R&D Output.
In the digital era, the present national survey is being conducted on a web based platform to minimize the time lag and to ensure smooth accomplishment of such a mammoth task. In order to ensure the authenticity of information, each respondent organization has been assigned a unique Username and Password.