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Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness (KAPILA)

Updated: 22 Oct 2025
Ministry: Ministry of Education
Beneficiary: Miscellaneous

Overview

The scheme recognises and facilitates intellectual property and innovations in higher education institutions. It aims to encourage best practices and foster a culture of creativity and research.

  • Aim: To recognise, facilitate and felicitate the Intellectual Property, innovations and best practices in higher education institutions (HEIs). 
  • Launched by: Ministry of Education's Innovation Cell (MIC)
  • Provides financial assistance to the institutions that are part of the Higher Education Institutions for filing patent.
  • It will create appropriate awareness regarding the need of IP filing, mechanism, and methodology involved in filing IP in India and globally, especially amongst students and faculty of higher education institutions.