Institution eligibility for research goods: registration and head certification required, prototype value cap and nontransferability period apply. Amendment replaces S.No.2 in the TABLE of Notification No.10/97-Central Excise to set out that institutions other than hospitals may receive scientific and technical instruments, accessories, software and prototypes subject to conditions: registration with the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research; head-of-institution certification that goods are essential for research and will be used only for the stated purpose; an aggregate prototype value cap in a financial year; and a prohibition on transfer or sale of the goods for a specified nontransferability period from installation.