Stuti Puc

the scheme ‘synergistictraining program utilizing the scientific and technological infrastructure’ (stuti) is intended to build human resource and its knowledge capacity througah open access s&t infrastructure across the country. as a complement to the various schemes of dst funding for expansion of r&d infrastructure at academic institutions, stuti scheme envisions a hands-on training program and sensitization of the state-of-the-art equipment as well as towards sharing while ensuring transparent access of s&t facilities. methodology: the training will be conducted on a hub-and-spoke model approach. the department of science and technology as the apex body will identify an institute that shall function as a project management unit (pmu). the hubs will essentially be organizations having availed projects under fist/ purse/ curie/ saif/ sathi schemes. the pmu then shall act as a hub further identify host institutes/ departments in the catchment areas for coordinating and imparting the t