FAST-India is a non-profit institution of excellence dedicated to build capacity and advancing policy solutions that foster scientific enquiry and research, and facilitate the creation, and dissemination and translation of new scientific knowledge in India. The Foundation will have five key verticals: Government Government Engagement, Institutional Support, Outreach, Organizational Development and Science Communications (flagship event, www.indiasciencefest.org). The registered name of the organisation is Center for Development and Promotion of Science (CDPS).