Preparing a DSIR application requires compiling technical dossiers, financial reports, and corporate records. Having a structured document checklist is key to ensuring completeness and preventing processing delays.
Core Document Categories
Instead of viewing this as a checklist of isolated files, understand that the documentation must tell a consistent story connecting your R&D objectives, manpower, and infrastructure:
- Company Registry Documents: MoA, AoA, Certificate of Incorporation, and recent audited annual reports.
- R&D Unit Layout: Architectural floor plans showing the demarcated R&D space, and photographs of the lab and machinery.
- Technical Manpower Logs: Detailed CVs of all researchers, organization charts, and qualification certificates.
- Equipment & Software Ledgers: Invoices and asset registers for testing instruments, measurement devices, and design software.
- Project Dossiers: Technical descriptions of all active and completed projects, indicating the scientific objectives, methodology, and commercial outcomes.
- R&D Financials: Separate accounts details showing R&D revenue and capital expenditure.
The Coherence Rule
If your project description claims work in advanced mechanical engineering, but your team list only has chemical engineers, the application will be flagged. Reviewing documents for logical consistency is a critical step in our advisory process.
