These encompass a range of institutions from the Indian Institutes of Technology, CSIR labs as well as State and Centrally-funded universities. He was among the first batch of scientists selected in 2011 after a doctorate in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar. That said, the DST, in a letter in August to institutes who host INSPIRE faculty, expressed “serious concern” that some hadn’t been recruited. Gautam Desiraju, a professor of chemistry, at the Indian Institute of Science, said there was a “systemic problem” in how the scheme had unfolded over the years. Moreover, many leading institutions — including the IITs — didn’t recruit entry-level professors over 35, further queering the pitch for a new INSPIRE faculty member.

Source: The Hindu January 23, 2018 17:03 UTC