How to Get Data from LDC-IL ?

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Step Wise Procedures for Commercial Users :
Step 1: Registration on the Portal
Step 2: Requesting Data on the Portal
Step 3: Submitting Hard copies of the Agreement and Other Documents
Step 4: Connecting with the Official of LDC-IL
Step 5: Making payment
Step 6: Approvals
Step 7: Getting the Data (via Media)
Step Wise Procedures for Non-Commercial Users :
Step 1: Checking your eligibility for Non-Commercial License.
Step 2: Registration on the Portal
Step 3: Requesting Data on the Portal
Step 4: Submitting Hard copies of the Agreement and Other Documents
Step 5: Connecting with the Official of LDC-IL
Step 6: Making payment (if any)
Step 7: Approvals
Step 8: Getting the Data (via Media)

Overview: Accessing Data from LDC-IL

Getting the datasets requires some manual steps both by the requester and the LDC-IL. So, you would not be able to download the dataset directly by simply registering on the portal. You need to follow some procedures which may take a week’s time or more depending upon how the dataset is transferred.

The text data are smaller in size (upto 100 MB for a language). As the text data are small, they are distributed online via a download link provided through a confidential download link. However, the speech datasets are bigger in size (most of the time above 50 GB each language).

Therefore, this data cannot be downloaded via online methods. Rather, the data is transferred via a storage media that can be either procured by you and sent to us for copying and sent back to you.

Else, you can make the payment for the USB/storage device and we will procure and send you the speech data in the given device.

A step-wise summary of the data procurement can be seen in the table of contents given above.

At present, we are providing the data to the users by distributing them into the two categories as noted below.

1. Commercial Users

MNCs and Foreign Entities

The Non-MNC Indian Company

MSME/Entities from SAARC Countries

Startups/MSMEs with a turnover of less than 5 crores

2. Non-Commercial Users

Research Students- PhD Scholars/Research Scholars

Research /Educational Institution of State & Central Govt.

Step Wise Procedures for Commercial Users :--
Step 1: Registration on the Portal

Click on Register

Select Commercial user group and continue.

Fill up your credentials like Name, last name, Email, Telephone/Mobile number, password etc

Complete the Captcha validation and click on privacy policy which in turn completes the registration.

An E-mail will be sent to your registered mail ID.

You will receive a confirmation e-mail from LDC-IL . Your registration procedure is complete.

You can login to your account to view the datasets and also raise the request for datasets.

Step 2: Requesting Data on the Portal

In Home page click on login to go to your account.

Select your preferred language Text/Speech corpus and add it to cart.

Go to My Cart and click on View Cart/checkout.

In billing details, it will show the address which you have filled while registering your account. If you wish to change the address, the option is available there to update it and click on continue.

In Payment Method please read the instructions given in blue box such as Cheque/DD drawn in favor of and address to where you need to send the necessary documents. Furnish your Cheque/DD details or can skip this and later you can send it along with the documents. Check and Click on Terms and Conditions.

Please download the commercial undertaking document. Click on continue to proceed to confirm request.

In confirm request, kindly read the bill amount & important information carefully to confirm your request, as you can’t make any changes after this step.

Step 3: Submitting Hard copies of the Agreement and Other Documents

You need to submit all the following documents (self-attested) which are mandate to raise the request.

·  Valid ID Card/Citizen Card/Passport /Driving License (international request)
·   Photocopy of valid Voter's ID/ UID/ PAN card
·  Photocopy of Business/Entity License
·  Photocopy of Company’s PAN card and GST certificate.
·  The Cheque/Demand Draft must be drawn in favor of MHRD Higher, CAS CLG, New Delhi.

·  Take the print out of Undertaking and duly attest the same after filling necessary information. You need to sign at the bottom side on every page of the Undertaking document and your Organisation Head at the end of the document with company seal.

·  Post the necessary documents to below address: 

Step 5: Making payment

All payments must be made either via Cheque or Demand Draft drawn in favour of “MHRD HIGHER CAS CLG, NEW DELHI”. In exceptional cases, we may provide a mechanism to do NEFT/RTGS/Bank Transfer (in which case you need to write separately to us.)

Step Wise Procedures for Non-Commercial Users :--
Step 1: Checking your eligibility for Non-Commercial License.

Step 2: Registration on the Portal.

·        You will receive a confirmation e-mail from LDC-IL. Your registration procedure is complete.

Step 3: Requesting Data on the Portal

·             In Home page click on login to go to your account.

·             Select your preferred language Text/Speech corpus and add it to cart.

• Go to My Cart and click on View Cart/checkout.

·       Please download the non-commercial undertaking document. Click on continue to proceed to confirm request

·       In confirm request, kindly IGNORE the bill amount as it is a non-commercial request & read important information carefully to confirm your request, as you can’t make any changes after this step.

You need to submit all the following documents (self attested) which are mandate to raise the request.

·        Photocopy of valid Voter's ID/ UID/ PAN card/ PASSPORT/ Central/ State Government ID

·        Photocopy of Student/Employee ID.

·        If Institution, it must be registered and should be based in India.

·        Research students should send a letter through the HOD of their Universities.

·        A brief report about their research for which you require LDCIL data.

·        Take the print out of Undertaking and duly attest the same after filling necessary information. You need to sign at the bottom side on every page of the Undertaking document and your HOD at the end of the document with department seal.