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Postdoc Fellowship - National Post Doctoral Fellowship (SERB)

Posted: 07 Jan 2021, 14:20
by Admin
National Post Doctoral Fellowship (SERB)

The SERB-National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) is aimed at identifying and supporting mo- tivated young researchers to do research in frontier areas of science and engineering. The fellow will work under a mentor, providing them a platform to develop as an independent researcher.

Eligibility

• The applicant should be an Indian citizen.

• The applicant must have obtained a PhD/MD/MS degree from a recognized university.

• Applicants who have submitted their PhD/MD/MS thesis and are awaiting award of the degree are also eligible to apply.

• The upper age limit for the fellowship is 35 years at the date of the application deadline. Age relaxation of 5 years will be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Physically Challenged and Women candidates.

• NPDF can be availed only once by a candidate in his/her career.


Support

• Fellowship — ₹55,000 per month + HRA (₹35,000 per month + HRA for candidates who have submitted the thesis but degree not awarded)

• Research Grant — ₹2,00,000 per year

• Overheads — ₹1,00,000 per year


Duration
The fellowship is a temporary assignment, and is tenable for a period of two years.


Deadline
The call for proposals for SERB-NPDF will be notified through www.serbonline.in.


Website
http://www.serb.gov.in/npdf.php