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The KAPILA scheme provides funding to higher education institutions for filing patent applications in India. The objectives are to promote a culture of intellectual property protection and facilitate innovation. Institutions must form expert committees to evaluate applications for funding of up to Rs. 5,600 per application. A maximum of 10 applications per institution will be funded up to Rs. 56,000 total. Funding is provided on a reimbursement basis after applications are filed. The goals are to increase IP awareness, establish an ecosystem for protection of ideas and research, and connect institutions to other innovation programs.

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KAPILA Scheme Document

The KAPILA scheme provides funding to higher education institutions for filing patent applications in India. The objectives are to promote a culture of intellectual property protection and facilitate innovation. Institutions must form expert committees to evaluate applications for funding of up to Rs. 5,600 per application. A maximum of 10 applications per institution will be funded up to Rs. 56,000 total. Funding is provided on a reimbursement basis after applications are filed. The goals are to increase IP awareness, establish an ecosystem for protection of ideas and research, and connect institutions to other innovation programs.

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Scheme Name: KAPILA: Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness

Implementing Agency – MoE’s Innovation Cell/AICTE

I. Introduction:

The scheme provides financial assistance to the institutions that are part of the Higher
Education Institutions (HEIs) for filing patent. ‘KAPILA: Kalam Program for IP Literacy
and Awareness’, which will create appropriate awareness regarding the need of IP filing,
mechanism, and methodology involved in filing IP in India and globally, especially
amongst students and faculty of HEIs.

II. Objective

The objective of KAPILA is to recognise, facilitate and felicitate the Intellectual Property,
innovations, and best practices in HEIs.

KAPILA will help in establishing the much required IP filing ecosystem in large number
of education institutions and thus create a culture of systematically protecting new
ideas, research, and innovation having national and global relevance.

III. Application Processing Methodology


 Online submission of shortlisted application details (title of the patent, date of
patent filed, applicant /co-applicant details, copy of receipt of the patent
application fee) by the institute through KAPILA portal
 Screening/ scrutiny of the submitted applications to check for correctness of data
at Institute Level
 The final decision will be taken by the MoE’s Innovation Cell (MIC), keeping in
view the expert committee's recommendations and the availability of funds for
the scheme.
 After the MIC’s approval, the total Sanctioned grant will be sent to the institute on
reimbursement mode.

IV. When to Apply


 Applications will be invited throughout the year (Fund will be released on
quarterly basis)

V. Guideline for the formation of committee, selection, and submission of Unique


Innovation

 Every institutes keen on seeking fund for filing patent need to form a committee
as per guidelines mentioned below.

 All institute’s decision-making body with respect to incubation / IPR /


technology-licensing will consist of faculty and experts who have excelled in
technology translation. Other faculty in the department/institute will have no say,
including heads of department, heads of institutes, deans or registrars”.

 All the application for patent filing should be submitted to a minimum five
membered committee consisting of two faculty members (having developed
sufficient IPR and translated to commercialisation), two of the institute’s alumni/
industry experts (having experience in technology commercialisation) and one
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legal advisor with experience in IPR, will examine the patent application. Institute
can use alumni/ faculty of other institutes as members, if they cannot find
sufficiently experienced alumni / faculty of their own.

 Institute IPR cell or incubation center will only be a coordinator and facilitator for
providing services to faculty, staff and students. They will have no say on how the
invention is carried out, how it is to be patented.

 Funding will be provided to students/faculty for Patent Application having the


institute either as applicant / co-applicant of the application. (The patent
application will not be funded if the application doesn’t have Institute as applicant
/ co-applicant. The fund will be transferred only to the institute bank account and
not to the individual account)

VI. Funding Assistance from MIC/AICTE on reimbursement mode


Sr. No. Budget Head Amount in ₹
1 Funding support for patent application ₹ 1,600/-
filing fee
2 Request for Examination fee ₹ 4,000/-
3 Amount per Application ₹ 5,600 /-
Total Amount (Maximum Application 10 ₹ 56,000/-
per Institute)

 A maximum funding amount of ₹ 5600/- per application


 Maximum Application 10 per Institute
 Maximum funding per Institue is amount of ₹56,000/- (₹ 5,600/- per application)

VII. Disbursement of the Funds

 Maximum 50 % of the shortlisted application will be funded on reimbursement


mode after submitting the receipt of the patent application filing fee and
examination fee. (Example, if an institute submits 20 patent filed application to
KAPILA, funding will be provided to Maximum of 10 patent application only) .
 100% of the sanctioned amount will be released as a grant in aid to the head of
the institute.
 The grantee Institution shall observe all financial norms and guidelines as
prescribed by the AICTE/ Government of India from time to time. GOI GFR rules
(@https://doe.gov.in/order-circular/general-financial-rules2017-0) should be
followed during utilization of grant.

VIII. Terms and Conditions


a. Expert Committee:
 Competent and experienced experts committee should be involved in evaluation
the patent application. (Refer Serial No. V - guidelines for the formation of the
committee).
 HEI’s need to ensure in-house participation in the submission of patent application
faculties, students, and staff are expected.
 Institute may invite any number of experts per evaluation based on the number of
applications submitted as per their convenience.
 Honorarium for experts must be borne by the institute from their own resources.
But the quality of the activities should not be compromised.

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 Minutes of Meeting of Expert Committee and evaluation report should be
maintained at institute and submitted to MoE’s Innovation Cell on need basis.
Format for the minutes of meeting is provided on the website. Kindly provide
details of all the patents submitted for approval (whether selected or rejected for
KAPILA by committee).

IX. Report and Supporting Document Submission


Institute need to submit the report and following supporting documents within the
prescribed period of the submission of patent application.

 Original Statement of actual expenditure (reimbursement mode) in the


prescribed proforma duly signed by the Head of the institution and countersigned
by Registrar/Finance Officer/Govt. Auditor
or
In case of self-financing/private institutions, a Statement of actual Expenditure
(reimbursement mode) is required to be audited & signed by a Charted
Accountant (with membership no., full address & stamp).

X. Monitoring
 AICTE/MIC may depute an Officer/Observer to oversee the process

XI. Expected Outcomes


 Awareness creation regarding the need of IP filing, mechanism and methodology
involved in filing IP in India and globally, especially amongst students and faculty
of higher education institutions.
 Establishing the much required IP filing ecosystem in large number of education
institutions and creating a culture of systematically protecting new ideas,
research, and innovation having national and global relevance.

 Program will set foundation for institute’s participation in MoE’s Innovation and
Entrepreneurship initiatives such as IIC, ARIIA, Hackathons, NISP, National
Innovation Contest, and YUKTI 2.0 and related programs at MIC and AICTE.

 Strengthening the connection of institutions located in Himalayan/North Eastern


region/Aspirational Districts with national innovation and entrepreneurial
ecosystem enablers.
 Active participation and involvement of students, faculties and staff
 Sensitization and vibrant IP filing ecosystem in HEIs
 Filing atleast 10,000 patent applications per year

XII. For more information, contact us


Email:kapila@aicte-india.org / Phone no: 011 2958 1332, 011 2958 1225

Dr. Elangovan Kariappan


Assistant Innovation Director | Innovation Cell |
Ministry of Education, Govt. of India

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