Draft National Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Assessment Framework

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Overview

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India invites inputs and comments from the public, research institutions, industry stakeholders, and academia on the draft "National Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Assessment Framework."

As India’s R&D ecosystem expands through initiatives like the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), there is a critical need for a unified, transparent, and data-driven standard to measure technology maturity. Currently, various organizations use modified versions of TRL definitions, leading to inconsistencies in assessing research translation.

To address this, a comprehensive TRL Assessment Tool and Framework has been developed in consultation with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and a multidisciplinary team of experts from industry, academia, and research labs.

View the draft National Technology Readiness Level Assessment Framework

Key Features of the Framework

The proposed framework aims to standardize how technology maturity is measured across India’s publicly funded research ecosystem. It provides a robust methodology to assess projects from "Proof of Concept" (TRL 1-3) through "Prototype Development" (TRL 4-6) to "Market/Operational Readiness" (TRL 7-9).

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Harmonizes definitions and assessment criteria to ensure comparability between scientific projects supported under various national missions.

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Three-Level Assessment Process -Level 0: Preliminary screening questions to estimate the TRL band. -Level 1: Top-level questions to determine the...

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Sector-Specific Customization: While the core framework is universal, it includes specific additional questionnaires for the Healthcare (Pharma/Biotech) and Software sectors...