RAMANUJAN FELLOWSHIP (SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD) 2017
ELIGIBILITY
Following are the eligibility criteria for applying for Ramanujan Fellowship are as follows :
- The fellowship is open to brilliant scientists and engineers from all over the world who are below 55 years of age
- The applicant should possess a higher degree or equivalent, such as Ph.D. in Science/Engineering, Masters in Engineering or Technology/MD in Medicine, etc. and have adequate professional experience.
- These Fellowships are very selective and only those who have a proven/outstanding tract-record as evident from their research publications and recognitions would be eligible.
- The candidate has to opt for either this fellowship or his present position/fellowship, if any.
Fellowship of Rs 75,000 per month and Research Grant of Rs 5,00,000 per annum.
Last Date: Dec 31, 2017
Contact Details
Science and Engineering Research Board
5 & 5A, Lower Ground Floor
Vasant Square Mall
Sector-B, Pocket-5
Vasant Kunj
New Delhi 110 070
Telephone: +911140000398
HOW TO APPLY
An eligible candidate can submit the Ramanujan Fellowship application in the prescribed format and then contact an Institute to host the Ramanujan Fellowship. The application should be forwarded by the Head of the host Institute.
MORE DETAILS
Nominations are invited for the ‘Ramanujan Fellowships’ instituted by the Government of India. The fellowship is meant for brilliant scientists and engineers from all over the world to take up scientific research positions in India, those scientists/ engineers who want to return to India from abroad. The fellowships are scientist -specific and very selective. The Ramanujan Fellows could work in any of the scientific institutions and universities in the country and they would be eligible for receiving regular research grants through the extramural funding schemes of various S&T agencies of the Government of India. SCOPE All areas of science (in the broadest terms) will be covered by this fellowship.
DURATION The duration of the fellowship will be for five years, and not extendable.
NATURE OF SUPPORT The value of the fellowship will be Rs.85,000/- per month. Each Fellow will, in addition, receive a research grant of Rs.7.00 lakh per annum for conferences and other expenses. The Ramanujan Fellows will be eligible for receiving regular research grants through the extramural funding schemes of various S&T agencies of the Government of India
METHODOLOGY FOR SELECTION
- The scientists can choose to work at any S&T institution including University Departments or other academic Institutions and National Laboratories in India, provided the Institution at which they wish to pursue research is willing to provide the necessary R&D, administrative and basic infrastructural support to facilitate research.
- The availability of Ramanujan Fellowships will be advertised by various academic and research Institutions on their websites in order to receive applications from interested scientists and technologists. The Institutions will subsequently submit their recommended nominations to the Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB).Institutions may consider setting up appropriate mechanisms to scrutinize and recommend the nominations.
- Individual scientists and technologists can also approach the institutions for hosting them for the Fellowship and forwarding their nominations to SERB for the Fellowship.Selection of Ramanujan Fellows will be made periodically by an empowered earch-cum Selection Committee specially appointed for the purpose.
- The nominations of scientists and engineers by the Institutions would be received throughout the year.
- There is, thus, no last date for this scheme