CSIR-URDIP PGDP Admission 2024: Apply Now for a Post Graduate Diploma in Patent information

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research , CSIR’s Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (URDIP) has released the notification of CSIR-URDIP PGDP Admission 2024 for admission in Post Graduate Diploma in Patinformatics (Patent Information) under the aegis of Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), offering a total of 30 seats for the academic session of 2024-25.

CSIR’s Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (URDIP) is a specialized unit of the CSIR, set up to help organizations meet the challenges of the new knowledge era. It provides Intellectual Property Management and Techno-commercial services critical to the project identification, selection, planning and appraisal during each phase of the project life cycle.

Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) was established in 2011 as an Institution of National Importance’, by an act of the Parliament. AcSIR’s mandate is to train tomorrow’s leaders in Science & Technology by providing training and research opportunities in emerging areas of national and international importance not covered by institutions of higher learning in India.

CSIR-URDIP PGDP Admission 2024

CSIR-URDIP Post Graduate Diploma in Patent Information PGDP-2024 Admission

  • Application Begin : 02/05/2024
  • Last Date for Apply : 04/06/2024
  • Complete Application Form : 04/06/2024
  • Interview of Candidates : 27 to 28 June 2024
  • Declaration of Final Selection List : 10 July 2024
  • Last Date of Course Fee Payment : 19 July 2024
  • Commencement of Classes : 12 August 2024
  • GEN/ OBC : 1000/-
  • SC/ ST/ PwD/ EWS : 500/-
A/C Details for
Fee Payment
A/c No,30268668899, IFSC Code: SBIN0003552 Branch
Name: SBI NCL Branch, MICR Code No.411002012,
Name of the Account Holder: Head, CSIR-URDIP
*Please refer to the notification for more details and further information of CSIR-URDIP PGDP Admission 2024.

Selection Procedure: CSIR-URDIP PGDP Admission 2024

  • The selection will be made on the basis of an interview at Pune.
  • CSIR-URDIP reserves the right of admission based on merit/experience and educational qualifications.

Fee Structure : CSIR-URDIP PGDP Admission 2024

  • The tuition fees for the complete course will be Rs. 62,000/ – payable in two instalments (Rs. 31,000/- per semester), payable to AcSIR.
  • The tuition fees for the sponsored candidates will be Rs. 1.24 Lakh (Rs. 62,000/ – per semester).
  • The course will be of one year duration and will be full time.
  • The lectures will be delivered by Scientists at CSIR-URDIP who have a decade of experience in the area of Patinformatics.
  • It will consist of four quarters with 12 modules of theory classes and hands-on practical sessions, working on databases and analytical tools including daily assignments and projects.

Course Structure and Details

  • The Postgraduate Diploma in Patinformatics is devised to create competent professionals in the field of Patinformatics to cater to the Industry needs for professionals trained in patent analytics and techno-legal and techno-commercial aspects of IP management.
  • The course will be of one year duration and will be full time.
  • It will consist of four quarters with 12 modules of theory classes and hands-on practical sessions.

Course Modules (Theory) :CSIR-URDIP PGDP Admission 2024

  1. Introduction to IPR and Patents and Patent Legislation
  2. International Framework
  3. Patinformatics and Basics of Patent Searching
  4. Searching on Patent Databases
  5. Understanding Database Features
  6. . Advanced Patent Searching
  7. Information Searching in various Domains
  8. Patent Analytics & Mapping and its Application
  9. Patent Information for Technology Planning and Management
  10. Patinformatics for Patent Valuation
  11. Patinformatics for R&D Planning, Strategic Patenting and Performance Benchmarking
  12. Patinformatics for Patent Strategy and Portfolio Management

Employment Opportunities

The young professionals trained in this discipline will find growing job opportunities in Corporate Planning, Business Development, IP and R&D Management functions as well as in Law firms, Consultancy companies and other Knowledge processing organizations.

The previous trainees at CSIR-URDIP have received employment in companies like Biocon, Bajaj Motors Ltd., Du Pont, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Infosys, Lupin Laboratories, Mahyco, Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd., Praj Industries , Panacea Biotech, Dr. Reddy’s Labs, Reliance Industries Ltd., Solvay S.A., TCS, TVS Motors and Tata Motors. Others have been employed by Knowledge processing organizations such as Dolcera, Pangea3, Scitech Patent Art, Evalueserve and law firms such as Bhate and Ponkshe Associates, R.K.Dewan, Krishna and Saurashtri, Legasis as well as government research agencies like BIRAC.

About Patinformatics (Patent Information)

Patinformatics describes the science of searching, analyzing and presenting patent information to identify relationships and trends that would not be apparent while working with patent documents on one-on-one basis. Patinformatics has been used for:
 Patent analysis
 Patent intelligence
 Patent mapping

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