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One District One Equipment: Call for Institutional Participation

Strengthening scientific access and visibility across every district.

A strong national research ecosystem is built on strong local foundations. But India's scientific infrastructure is often invisible beyond the campuses that house it.

Through One District One Equipment, ODOE, I-STEM invites institutions to contribute to a national initiative that improves the utilization, visibility and discoverability of advanced scientific infrastructure, district by district, region by region.

Institutions interested in nominating equipment for ODOE can fill out the application form below:

Nominate Equipment for ODOE

Submission of this application does not guarantee selection. The I-STEM team will review all submissions and reach out only if the application is shortlisted for further consideration.

About ODOE

ODOE is a strategic visibility initiative. It identifies and highlights advanced, publicly funded scientific equipment across India, helping researchers, innovators, startups, and institutions discover scientific capabilities that exist right in their district.

By improving awareness and discoverability, ODOE supports a more distributed, inclusive, and efficient national research ecosystem.

Why Participate?

ODOE provides institutions with an opportunity to:

Put your district's scientific capabilities on the national map
Improve the visibility of publicly funded infrastructure
Support local researchers, startups, and innovators in discovering nearby facilities
Increase awareness and utilisation of your institutional assets
Contribute to equitable, distributed access to scientific resources
Strengthen your district's role in India's research and innovation landscape

Equipment Eligibility

Institutions may nominate research-grade scientific equipment that:

Supports research, testing, analysis, or innovation activities
Represents a significant scientific capability within the district
Is operational and supported through appropriate maintenance and technical oversight
Has the necessary institutional support to enable sustained scientific utilization, including potential use by researchers and innovators beyond the host institution
Contributes meaningfully to local and national infrastructure visibility

What Participation Typically Includes

Participating institutions:

Identify and shortlist eligible equipment
Submit equipment information through designated channels
Support onboarding and verification processes
Contribute to district-level infrastructure visibility and access initiatives
Join a growing national map of scientific capabilities

Participation Note

Equipment nomination is entirely voluntary
Institutions retain full ownership and operational control of all nominated assets
Researchers and innovators can discover and book equipment directly through the I-STEM portal
Booking terms and availability are set by the institution

The Indian Science, Technology, and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) is an interactive web portal designed to accelerate scientific progress in India. This initiative, conceived and supported by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, creates a centralized platform for sharing publicly funded R&D equipment and facilities across various institutions throughout the country.

Resources

18004253281 (customer care)
support@istem.co.in

Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map