PARLIAMENT QUESTION: INSPIRE SCHEME

• INSPIRE = Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research, a flagship Department of Science & Technology (DST) scheme to attract youth to basic and natural sciences and build India's R&D human resource pipeline.
• Operates across the school → UG → PhD → faculty continuum through five components (MANAK, Internship, SHE, Fellowship, Faculty Fellowship).
• No competitive exam is conducted for selection — talent is identified via academic performance and innovation.
• Examinable as a GS-III (S&T) and GS-II (Govt schemes) topic; recently in news via a March 2026 Parliament reply.