I-STEM-Terms of Use

MATLAB
General

General Terms

The various technical equipment and facilities made available through the I-STEM portal - including software tools - are meant strictly for research and development, teaching,and learning at academic institutions and not-for-profit organizations in India.
By making use of any of these facilities and tools, the User agrees to acknowledge such use - in reports, manuscripts, theses and other documents thereby generated.
The User is required to acknowledge I-STEM, the institution where the facilities used are hosted and/or the provider of the software tool used.
The User is required to acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data sent over the internet.
The User is responsible for keeping the password they use for accessing our website confidential; we will not ask you for their password (except when you log in to our website).
We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on our site and no prior permission is required for the same.
However, we would like you to inform us about any links provided to our site so that you can be informed of any changes or updation therein.
Also, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site.
Our website's pages must load into a newly opened browser window of the user.
This also applies to the other websites of Indian Institute of Science which are linked in this website.
Material featured on this Website may be reproduced in the relevant contexts.
However, the material has to be reproduced accurately and not to be used in a derogatory manner or in a misleading context.
Wherever the material is being published or issued to others, the source must be prominently acknowledged.
However, the permission to reproduce this material shall not extend to any material which is identified as being copyright of a third party.
Authorization to reproduce such material must be obtained from the departments/copyright holders concerned.
These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Indian Laws.
Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India.

Usage Agreement Policy to Access MATLAB Software through I-STEM Portal

Definition of User: The users eligible for the access to the MATLAB software are those who satisfy the following criteria:

Users must belong to the academic organizations (Universities, Institutions, Colleges and Schools established under the provisions of the Govt. of India)
Users defined above in SL.1 must be registered at the I-STEM portal

I-STEM Portal: I-STEM stands for Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM) with a theme of Linking Researchers and Resources which is supported by office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, Govt. of India. The website link is www.istem.gov.in

The I-STEM user agrees:

To use the system only for the purposes of the projects for which access was granted and not to process any personal data.
To use the system only for basic research and for peaceful purposes and not to gain results for military purposes.
Not to attempt to try to access or use systems, programs, files and/or data that do not belong to the user or to which the user has not been granted access and not to copy programs and/or files that the user has been granted access to, but that is subject to export control regulations or copyright restrictions.
To report to the I-STEM nodal office any changes in contact information.
Not to request any indemnity or compensation from I-STEM or MATHWORKS, INC. and the suppliers of the various equipment and software for any damage suffered as a result of imperfections of the system.
To adhere to all advices of I-STEM operation and support staff relating to the usage of the system.
That the account and credentials are strictly personal, must not be used by others, and have to be kept secure and confidential.
That I-STEM reserves the right to manage all system usage in order to assure full optimal usage of the system, even if this somehow implies some limitations on usage by particular users.
That after the closing date assigned to a project only data can be accessed for further three months. Thereafter access to the project will be terminated. In case of deletion of an account from a project prior to project end, all remaining data from the account in project directories will be transferred to the PI of the project.
That twelve months after the closing date assigned to a project I-STEM will proceed to remove all files in the project space from the system.
That if the account is not assigned to any project on the system anymore, the access to the system is automatically terminated and I-STEM will proceed to remove all files still belonging to the account. In this case this agreement will be also terminated.
That I-STEM reserves the right to suspend the user's access to the system and take legal actions if the user breaches any of these obligations.
The acknowledgement that all papers and publications shall include can be found at www.istem.gov.in
To give the following declaration:

I am fully aware that scientific results gained through the use of MATLAB may be liable under the GoI norms regarding exports.

Therefore, I hereby guarantee that I will not use any resources made available to me in an abusive manner, in particular not for research with regards the following topics:

ABC- (atomic, biological, chemical) weapons

Missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles

General reference to weapons, ammunition or armor goods

Construction or operation of nuclear facilities

Special goods for the surveillance of communication

Goods which may be used for the execution of the death penalty, torture and any other cruel, inhumane or humiliating treatment

I will not export any confidential knowledge or technology, which are subject to export-control of the GoI, in any form (documents, personal communication, presentation, email, internet, cloud computing...).

The constitutionally protected freedom of generally accessible scientific basic research and teaching is not affected.

Scientific basic research is experimental or theoretical work to acquire new knowledge about general principles of phenomena or facts, which are not primarily aimed at a specific practical goal or a specific practical use.

"Details to applicable export control regulations are available at:

https://mea.gov.in/in-focus-article.htm?18843/Indias+System+of+Controls+over+Exports+of+Strategic+Goods+and+Technology

I will notify I-STEM about any relevant change of my current research topic.

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Prof.K.VijayRaghavan,
Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India on setting up of Portal Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM)

With the number of institutions of higher education in the country growing rapidly, there has been a concomitant increase in the numbers of academics and other professionals engaged in research and development. They need adequate and upto-date facilities - or access to such facilities - to engage in meaningful R&D efforts. Though various agencies of the Government fund the acquisition of equipment and establishment of laboratories, it is the efficient utilization of such facilities that enables high productivity in R&D. Towards this goal, I-STEM is a novel, thoughtful, and greatly empowering concept, as it aims to provide all aspiring and qualified researchers access to public-funded facilities in the country in a transparent and convenient manner through a WebPortal. In addition to hosting a database of facilities in all parts of the country, the Portal is expected to become the gateway through which reservations to use equipment can be made in a manner convenient to the user and the custodian of a given facility. ln addition, it will become possible for users to consult experts in various fields to be empanelled. I hope and expect that the I-STEM project and Portal will enable researchers everywhere in the country to explore their unique ideas, secure in the assurance that they can gain access to the required facilities through I-STEM. I expect that this unique initiative will spread the spirit of collaboration and cooperation among the R&D community in the country, taking us further along the road to innovation, prosperity, and wellbeing.

Prof. Ashutosh Sharma,
Secretary,Department of Science and Technology, the Government of India on setting up of Portal Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map
(I-STEM)

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has been an agency of long standing in funding R&D and innovation, primarily in academic and research institutions across the country. In addition to providing grants to investigators for meritorious proposals, DST has been a major source of funding building of R&D infrastructure in the country’s academia via a number of schemes: FIST (Funds for Infrastructure in Science and Technology), PURSE (Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence), SAIF (Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facilities), and the newest SAIF-like program, SATHI (Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help Institute), and through thousands of research projects and a plethora of Centres of Excellence. Through several “rounds” of FIST and PURSE, projects and Centres, substantial R&D infrastructure has been established in a large number of institutions in the country. However, such facilities are not easily and universally accessible to researchers in institutions with less R&D focus and to industry (including MSMEs) and start-ups. The various SAIFs across the country are meant to provide access to analytical facilities to all – from the academia, as well as industry. Indeed, over the years, tens of thousands of researchers from institutions big and small, and from industry, have benefited from the SAIFs.However, with a rapid expansion of our S&T ecosystem and increasing emphasis on R&D programs, there is still an unmet need for ever more S&T infrastructure, including a variety of specialized instruments, from analytical testing to fabrication to research resources. Hence, it is highly desirable and hugely beneficial if the existing infrastructure, in its period of latency, is shared with transparency and ease of access. Equipment, even when not used extensively, becomes obsolete. They also often require resources for maintenance and manpower. Sharing of our resources addresses these twin problems while making our investments more effective. Active and regular sharing of S&T facilities also activates the latent scientific manpower which resides in the remote regions, and in the smaller and less endowed institutions. The I-STEM web portal (Indian Science, Technology, and Engineering facilities Map) addresses this vital need directly, by enabling a transparent and convenient way to list and share public-funded R&D facilities with researchers who need to use them, from anywhere across the country. This portal is a live inventory of sharable resources, which should aid in the planning of our current research projects, as well as provide an evidenced-based roadmap for the future expansion of public-funded facilities. I-STEM portal allows for online scheduling of time to use a facility, and for secure online payments that help partially defray the cost. Just as importantly, the I-STEM program has the potential to promote cooperation and collaboration among researchers, leading to outcomes beneficial to the growth of science, technology, and innovation. I therefore urge all institutions and researchers to abide by the Government’s mandate to list R&D facilities in their labs, groups, and centres on the I-STEM portal, and to share them for the benefit of all the stakeholders of S&T in the nation. It’s indeed both our individual and collective Scientific Social Responsibility to do so!

Dr. R. Chidamabaram,
Former Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India on setting up of Portal Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM)

It has been felt for some time that facilities in our academic institutions and national labs, acquired or established through government funding, should be made available to a wider community through a web portal. We have experience in this context with large facilities like the Synchrotron radiation sources, Indus-1 and Indus-2 at RRCAT and the nanoelectronics centres in IISc Bangalore and IIT Bombay. The CeNSE Bangalore also has experience in creating a regional portal for advanced facilities and is best equipped to establish the Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM), which will provide details of equipment/facilities, which could be used by students, researchers and other legitimate users through an on-line reservation system. This web-based portal will need to be constantly updated. I am sure that I-STEM will be a great success and will be widely used.

Dr. Navakantha Bhat,
Chairman, CeNSE, Indian Institute of Science on setting up of Portal Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map (I-STEM)

It seems only appropriate that CeNSE, which emerged from an earlier initiative of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, is now being accorded the privilege of being the host to the I-STEM Web Portal. Our Centre was conceived and established as a national resource, and its facilities have been formally open for use by academic researchers from around the country through the Indian Nanoelectronics Users Program (INUP), supported strongly by MeitY, Govt. of India. In its tenth year now, INUP has been a great success. Under INUP, hundreds of researchers have received hands-on training in CeNSE facilities, in which they have carried out sophisticated research projects that have resulted in PhD theses, publications in international journals and conferences, and numerous patent filings. Through I-STEM, the INUP is now being infused into publicly-funded facilities everywhere in the country. We are confident that the sharing of facilities and the spirit of collaboration underlying I-STEM will enhance R&D productivity in the country.