In India, investment on research in science and technology is made largely by the public sector. One mode of making this investment is by providing support for S&T research. A large number of scientific agencies of central government provide funding support to S&T research in the form of extramural or sponsored R&D projects, with the aim of building research capability and S&T infrastructure in the country.

National Science & Technology Management Information System (NSTMIS) division of Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India has been continuously compiling information on extramural R&D projects and their corresponding outcomes since 1985. The extramural R&D projects are collated annually whereas the outcome of the projects are collated after 5 year window. The present dashboard for extramural R&D projects and their outcomes is a major step to facilitate the exploration of vast data seamlessly giving useful insights to S&T agencies about their funding pattern and outcomes.