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 The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has introduced a grant scheme of Intramural-Medical Technology (MedTech) Development to promote development of new technologies of public health or clinical importance.
This new scheme is therefore proposed to support innovation development projects by ICMR institutes. The ICMR and its 27 institutes across India focuses on health priority areas with mandates for each institute. It has wide ranging activities of promoting high end basic, medical research and development of cutting-edge technologies to serve the technological requirements through development of appropriate technologies and skills.
This is also aimed at promoting and supporting activities related to indigenous development of innovative technologies in identified health priority areas. As a part of nation-building initiatives, this grant scheme follows the ‘Make in India’ initiative for an “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” or a self-reliant India that would create resourcefulness with a global impact on health of people.
The proposal can be submitted for financial support through online mode only by the principal investigator (director/director-in-charge) through the Intramural ICMR Electronics Project Management System (i-ePMS) portal at https://iepms.icmr.org.in/
Last date of submission in portal is February 26, 2026 by 5:00 pm IST. Reviewing and shortlisting will be done on March 15, 2026 and declaration of results will be on March 31, 2026.
ICMR has also been supporting the development of technologies at various R&D laboratories/institutions through extramural grants. This has resulted in development and deployment of technologies. ICMR funds its institutes through various schemes under Intramural wing for research and innovation activities. For the past few years, ICMR and its institutes has been supporting national and international health programmes by validating medical technology products and processes by carrying out validation of these products developed by private manufacturing R and D and companies on request by various governing bodies.
Considering the types of projects to be funded, the proposal should be aligned to the priorities of the institution and ICMR. Only proposals that are for development of technologies that have completed TRL-3 (Proof of concept demonstrated) will be considered. Alternately, a technology that will reduce the cost by at least 10% of existing technology can be considered.
The proposal can include collaboration with other ICMR institutes, and if required must include collaboration with industry. The proposal should include a commercialization plan. For this grant, the budgetary upper ceiling will be about Rs. 4 crore/project. It can be higher with approval of DG-ICMR. Maximum one project per institute per year ordinarily will be considered.
The duration of project will be up to a maximum period of 2 years.
The eligibility criteria stipulate that director/director-in-charge of the ICMR institute (Ex-Officio) can apply for this grant. At least two scientists working in the same or other ICMR institutes or non-ICMR recognized Indian institutes must be associated as Co- Principal Investigator (PI)/co-investigators under this call. Proposed inclusion of industry partner will be allowed only after approval of director general (DG)-ICMR (after vetting).
The proposal will be reviewed by Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the institute and will be funded only if SAC approves the project. The proposal will be reviewed at ICMR-Headquarters by a Project Review Committee (PRC) comprising of DG-ICMR, Addl. DG (Intramural), Heads of intramural divisions and a few Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members.
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