Pune Knowledge Cluster
Call for Nominations / Applications for Various Positions in PKC

The Government of India, through the office of its Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), has sanctioned the Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC) with the goal of connecting organisations with high-level of expertise in diverse domains of Science and Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in and around Pune. These include Universities and Colleges, research laboratories, R&D establishments at the National and State level and leading industries that are situated in Pune.

The initial short- and long-term projects of the PKC for Pune City that are to be developed and executed are grouped under the following verticals:

• Education and Skills Development: Capacity building and skill development of students and young professionals and, thereby, improving their employability.
• Environment: (i) Study and improve the tree coverage in Pune and (ii) Sustainable water management.
• Sustainable Mobility: (i) Study and model last mile connectivity by E-transport, (ii) Pilot study to connect electric vehiclesty to grid/home and (iii) Integrated electric multi-modal transport.
• Health: Develop a comprehensive and dynamic epidemiological database for the present and the future.

The above projects are illustrative and other projects and verticals will be identified over a period of time. All projects will be jointly developed and executed by educational and research institutions, R&D laboratories, industry and citizen groups.

Further information can be found at About PKC.