Launch of “India S&T Scoreboard” on 3rd November 2026 in New Delhi

Key Highlights:

• NITI Aayog launched the India S&T Scoreboard on 3rd November 2026 in New Delhi.
• Unveiled by Shri Ashok Kumar Lahiri, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, at the Civil Services Officer’s Institute (CSOI).
• The interactive platform provides an integrated view of the science and technology landscape of Indian States and UTs.
• It is designed to facilitate evidence-based policymaking and benchmarking across States/UTs.

Detailed Insights:

• The Scoreboard aims to capture quality, impact, and collaboration in S&T, moving beyond just the volume of output.
• It consolidates fragmented data on research and innovation from multiple sources onto a single interactive dashboard.
• Data includes the S&T ecosystem (higher education institutions, R&D institutions, deep tech startups, incubators) and S&T outputs (publications, patents).
• The platform presents indicators of research quality, impact, collaboration, and open access across Academia, Government R&D Labs, and Industry.
• It enables side-by-side comparison of States/UTs and provides detailed State profiles, including policies and best practices.
• The initiative helps States identify their strengths and gaps, learn from one another, and design better S&T programs and policies.
• Guided by Cooperative and Competitive Federalism, it aims to strengthen State S&T ecosystems.
• The Scoreboard is expected to play an important role in advancing India’s journey towards the vision of Viksit Bharat@2047.

Key Concepts Involved:

• India S&T Scoreboard: An interactive platform by NITI Aayog providing a comprehensive view of science and technology across Indian States and UTs.
• NITI Aayog: A policy think tank of the Government of India, providing directional and policy inputs.
• Cooperative and Competitive Federalism: A concept where states cooperate with the Centre and compete with each other for development.
• Viksit Bharat@2047: A vision to make India a developed nation by 2047, the centenary of its independence.