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In December 2021 the Ministry of Science and Technology Department of Science and Technology (Policy Research Programme) had made an open call for the submission of Expression of Interest in STI Policy Research towards Establishment of Center for Policy Research (CPR) by the academic and research Institutes In India. After multiple rounds of consultations and review the final round of proposal presentation was made at the Delhi office. Based on the feedback the final proposal was submitted on February 17, 2023. The final sanction order was received from the GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, Ministry of Science & Technology, Department of Science & Technology, with the letter No DST/PRC/CPR/NISERBhubaneswar-2023 (G)(PCPM) dated 29/03/2023.

The primary focus of the DST-CPR at NISER is to study the Energy Transition and the secondary focus is to study the Tribal Education, and Innovations for Tribal Education in Eastern India covering Odisha, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal.

1. Energy Transition, [Primary Focus]
Sub Area under the above broad area
1. Energy Transition from non-renewables to renewable sources (Electricity, Transportation and Household energy needs),
2. Just Transition,
3. Innovations for Just Transition, Policy Interventions for Promoting Innovations for clean energy sources
4. Challenges of phasing out coal and implications for Eastern India
2. Tribal Education, Innovations for Tribal Education [Secondary]
Sub Area under the above broad area
1. Tribal Education (Elementary, Secondary, Tertiary and Technical Education
2. Infrastructure (Roads, Water Supply, Electricity etc.) and Tribal Education
3. Role of technology to improve the retention rate and transition rates
4. Innovations in Education Technologies (EduTech) for remote locations