HRD Policy of the Ministry
A systematic manpower development effort in the
Ministry was started in 1999-2000 for project planning, system design,
product development, operation, maintenance and repair of deployed systems for
the first time by way of introducing a scheme for renewable energy training and
study tours with provision for organizing short duration training programmes of
one to two weeks within and outside the country. A National Renewable Energy
Fellowship Scheme was also instituted during 1999 – 2000. These schemes will be
continued till 2019-20 in the same format. These schemes were reoriented to
cater more manpower requirement in view of up gradation/reorientation of the
programmes of the Ministry during the year 2017-18 with following provisions:
(a) Training of professionals working in the
Ministry and its attached offices and autonomous bodies at specialized
institutions in India and abroad;
(b) Training of professionals working in state
Nodal Agency/Government/ Utilities on different aspects of technology, its
development and project management;
(c) Training of manpower on social/economic,
trade, legal trade, IPR, administration, managerial and environmental aspects;
(d) Training of the manpower working on various
aspect of renewable energy with research & development institutions, NGOs,
community based organizations, banking and financial institutions etc.
(e) i. Organization of training-cum-study
tours;
ii. Development of training modules
including pedagogy through expert(s)/expert institutions(s);
iii. Addressing long-term HRD needs: In order to
gravitate students and professionals in the field of renewable energy and also
to prepare manpower through universities/technical institutions ready to work
on various aspects of renewable energy, the following are also part of the
scheme:
a) Enlarge coverage of renewable energy
fellowship scheme by covering more universities/institutions and also R&D
institutions, to conduct research on all aspects of renewable energy. This way
the R&D programmes will not be limited only to a few technology
institutions rather it will have larger spread across the country;
b) In order to address the curriculum needs of
technical institutions to cover renewable energy, there is urgent need to
develop model curricula for inclusion in the ITIs, diploma and degree course.
The curricula and the course material so developed would be circulated to all
such institutions through State Technical Education Boards and AICTE.
While the reoriented scheme has been fulfilling
the short term requirement of manpower, for systematic and long term manpower requirement for renewable energy developmentin the country [1] in the
light of initiatives of the Government in the form of National Action Plan on
Climate Change(NAPCC) and National Solar Mission clubbed with Renewable
Purchase Obligation(RPO) of Electricity Act 2003, Renewable Energy Certificate
(REC) mechanism and the recently announced 175 GW Renewable Energy Power
Generation, it was thought necessary that an institutional framework is
developed in existing educational institutions to cater requirement of quality
education and training in the field of renewable energy by these institutions.
Therefore new provisions have been added to the HRD Scheme(Addendum/Amendment of the HRD Scheme. Revision of Fellowship of JRF/SRF/RA dated (7-6-2019), Revision of Fellowship of M. Tech / M.E. students, Revision of Fellowship of JRF and SRF Scholarsas follows:
i. To augment the existing national renewable
energy fellowship scheme to incorporate providing fellowship to 400
students/researchers.
The 400 fellowships will be distributed as
follows:
Course |
Duration |
Intake every year |
Fellowship 1stYear |
2nd Year |
3rd Year (stabilized no. for subsequent years) |
M.Tech |
2 year |
200 |
200 |
400 |
400 |
M.Sc |
2 year |
100 |
100 |
200 |
200 |
JRF |
2 year |
40 |
40 |
80 |
280* |
SRF |
3 year |
40 |
40 |
80 |
120 |
RA/PDF |
3 year |
20 |
20 |
40 |
60 |
TOTAL |
400 |
400 |
800 |
1060 |
- *This includes 200 integrated M.Sc students joining JRF.
While JRF/SRF/RA/PDF will be open for all Universities,
Technical Institutions, National Laboratories having facilities for research in
identified thrust areas of Ministry’s R&D Programme, the M.Tech. and
Integrated M.Sc. will be implemented in empanelled educational institutions
having M.Tech./Integrated M.Sc. courses in energy studies/renewable energy with
specialization in any branch of renewable energy. A maximum of 20 such
institutions with 15 seats per institution will be selected based on open advertisement
methodology. For rest of the fellowships, the selection will be made through
open advertisement and evaluation of the received applications by a committee
of experts.
List of candidates provided NREF
Publications by the National Renewable Energy Fellows (NREFs)
To provide financial assistance to
educational and research institutions to set-up infrastructural facilities such
as laboratory and other teaching aids.
Educational Institutions will be provided one
time financial assistance to upgrade existing laboratory facilities facility
for undertaking renewable energy educational programme to the tune of Rs.
50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lakhs only) per institution. A maximum of five
institutions will be provided such grant every year. The selection of such
institutions will be done either through open advertisement or selecting five
accredited institutions for M.Tech/Integrated M.Sc. fellowships. In addition
Advanced Training Institutes of Ministry of Labour will also be provided grant
for upgrading trainers training facility for renewable energy in their
institutions. Guidelines for providing
Financial Support to the institutions are placed.
iv. To initiate integrated M.Sc. & Ph.D
programme in various fields of renewable energy by instituting scholarship
schemes.
To encourage talented science students to take
renewable energy as a subject in post graduate level followed by active
research in renewable energy area (both basic as well as applied R&D),
Ministry may institute scholarship schemes at post graduate level to the tune
of Rs. 4000/- (Rupees Four Thousand only) per month to selected students during
his PG studies followed by awarding him NREF for a period of maximum five
years. 100 such fellowships every year may be granted in ten accredited
institutions. A model course curricula has been prepared by the
Ministry. Which may be utilised by the educational institutions.
v. Ministry will be empanelling the educational
and other entities to undertake short term training courses on regular basis.
While some of these short term training courses will be supported by the
Ministry as per the provisions of the scheme, institutions will be encouraged
to undertake self financing courses on various aspects of renewable energy.
Suryamitra Programme
To create skilled manpower in the field of solar energy
particularly in view of huge demand of trained persons to install, operate
& maintain the SPV system under the National Solar Mission, Ministry launched
suryamitra Skill Development Programme in 2015 and assigned the task of
coordination of the trainings to National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) for
creating skilled manpower for employment in Solar Power Projects with a target
to develop 50,000 Suryamitras by 2019-2020 for the country. The programme
follows the M/o Skill Development & Entrepreneurship norms. So far 31,092 no.of
Suryamitras have been trained upto 31st March , 2019.
The Suryamitra Skill Development Programme is designed with the objective to develop skilled and employable workforce (Suryamitras) catering to the needs of Solar PV industries. The duration of the Suryamitra Skill Development Programme is three months consisting of 600 hours including classroom training, lab practical, SPV plant exposure, On The Job Training (OJT), soft skills and entrepreneurship skills. Min. 10th Pass + ITI in Electrician/ Wireman/ Electronics Mechanic/Fitter/Sheet Metal. Each batch contains around 30 seats. At the end of the Suryamitra programme, the host institute facilitate the trainees for placement.
SuryamitraTraining Centres FY 2019-20
List of Participants
·
· List of persons trained during 2015-16 & 2016-17( By Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural
Energy and Development, Bengaluru, Karnataka)
· List of persons trainedduring 2014-15 (By The Gandhigram Rural Institute Deemed
University, Gandhigram, Tamilnadu))
· List of persons trainedduring 2014-15 ( By Larsen & Toubro Limited -
Construction)
· List of persons trainedduring 2012-14 ( By KPCL, Bangalore)
· List of persons trainedduring 2013-14 (
By NIESBUD)
· List of persons trainedduring 2014 (
By Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises)
· List of persons trainedduring 2014-15 under various shortterm training programmes.
· List of persons trainedduring 2012-13 under various shortterm training programmes.
· List of persons trainedduring 2010-12 under various shortterm training programmes.
In addition, Ministry had taken up the
issue of incorporation of Solar Lighting, Solar
Thermal and Small Hydro Power in the regular syllabus of ITI
students of certain trades such as electrician, fitters, turners, welders,
plumbers etc. The course material was prepared and passed on to Directorate
General of Employment and Training and it has been incorporated in the syllabus
of trades of ITIs so that about 16-60 hours will be devoted on Renewable Energy
skill development during regular two-year ITI course. DGET is also planning to
start special programme of skill development under their Craftsman Training
Programme (CTS) and Modular Employment Skill Development Programme (MES),
wherein they provide special training for 60-960 hours. Ministry will be
provided the technical input as well as assessor for these courses.
In addition to these initiatives,
Ministry has launched a special fellowship scheme entitled National Renewable Solar Science Fellows Programme in 12th plan period for providing financial
support to scientists working in the solar energy area and for the
period it was extended to all areas of Renewable Energy under the name of “National Renewable Energy Science Fellows Programme [21]”, under which 10 eminent scientists will be awarded
fellowship of Rs. 12 lakh per annum, contingent grant of Rs. 5 lakh per annum
and Research grant of Rs. 15 lakh per annum.
Documents
Scope of National Solar Science fellowship has been extended to entire Renewable Energy area and therefore will be known as National Renewable Energy Science Fellowship Programme
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