Section 4:
Object of Academy.
(1) The objects of the Academy shall be to—
(a) disseminate advanced knowledge in science and technology, by providing teaching and
research facilities in such branches of learning as it may deem fit, particularly in emerging areas and
such areas as may emerge in future;
(b) undertake inter-disciplinary studies and research;
(c) conduct courses in, and integrate into its courses, inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary
areas covering natural sciences, life sciences, mathematical and computational sciences, medical
sciences, engineering, applied art, humanities, social sciences, law relating to these areas and
interfaces thereof;
(d) take appropriate measures for innovations in teaching and learning processes;
(e) create an ambience for learning and scholarship in advanced science and technology instead of
exclusively focusing on marks or grades;
(f) educate and train manpower in scientific and technological fields;
(g) establish linkages with industries in India and outside India for the promotion of science and
technology;
(h) collaborate, in appropriate areas in the field of science and technology, with reputed
universities and institutions in India or outside India;
(i) promote research in science and technology having a bearing on social, economic, cultural,
intellectual and academic welfare of the people.
(2) The Academy shall primarily focus on research and imparting instruction in such areas as are not
ordinarily taught in regular academic universities in India.
(3) The curricula, pedagogy and evaluation of the Academy shall be innovative and directed towards
creating highest quality personnel with cross-disciplinary knowledge, aiming to provide leaders in the
field of science and technology.