Science and Engineering Research Board

{{Short description|Statutory body of the government of India}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}

{{Update|inaccurate=yes|date=April 2012}}

{{Infobox organisation

| name = Science and Engineering Research Board

| formation = 2009

| logo = Science and Engineering Research Board.png

| logo_size = 140px

| abbreviation = SERB

| leader_title = Secretary

| successor = Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF)

| dissolved = 2023

| headquarters = New Delhi

| affiliations = Department of Science & Technology

| website = {{url|http://www.serb.gov.in}}

}}

Science and Engineering Research Board is a statutory body under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, established by an Act of the Parliament of India in 2009 (SERB ACT, 2008).{{cite web|title=Science and Engineering Research Board|url=http://dst.gov.in/whats_new/press-release08/s-t-board.htm|publisher=Department of Science & Technology, Government of India|accessdate=6 January 2014}} The Board was chaired by the Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Science and Technology.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-20 |title=10 research projects from SRM-AP gets Rs.2.5 crores fund from DST |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/10-research-projects-from-srm-ap-gets-rs-2-5-crores-fund-from-dst/articleshow/100368747.cms |access-date=2023-10-02 |issn=0971-8257}} The Board was set up for promoting basic research in science and engineering and to provide financial assistance to scientists, academic institutions, R&D laboratories, industrial concerns and other agencies for such research.{{Cite web |title=An open science policy needed to keep pace with the global shift to an open world: SERB Secretary {{!}} Department Of Science & Technology |url=https://dst.gov.in/open-science-policy-needed-keep-pace-global-shift-open-world-serb-secretary |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=dst.gov.in}} Thereafter, it was succeeded by an act called Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act 2023 which formed Anusandhan National Research Foundation in the year 2023.{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2024-02-06 |title=New science research board 'takes effect', Science Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-science-research-board-takes-effect-science-minister/article67818361.ece |access-date=2024-02-23 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}