BIRAC Innovation Fellowships Qualification & Eligibility
BIRAC
Innovation Fellowships are highly competitive and prestigious. Under each
University Innovation Clusters there are two Post-Doctoral and four Post
Masters position.
Stipend
/ Fellowship (consolidated)
Post-doctoral = Rs
50,000 per month
Post Masters = Rs 30,000 per month.
Duration
of Fellowships:
Both
Post-Doctoral and Post-Masters fellowships are for two years extendable to one
more year depending on the progress of the project and decision of the
technical committee.
The
University Innovation Clusters established at the five Universities have their
broad scientific areas under which BIRAC Innovation Fellows will be selected.
The qualification and eligibility of each UIC has been mentioned below.
Who can apply?
BIRAC
along with five UICs invites research proposals from:
- Applicants who have completed their Master/ Ph.D.
on and after 1st January 2014 for
Post
Masters and Post-Doctoral BIRAC Innovation Fellowships
Applicants
will have to submit an online application in the prescribed format. Each
application will be reviewed by an expert committee at each UIC, which
applicant has chosen. Applications will be identified on the identified
criteria. Selected applicants will be called for a detailed project
presentation and personal interview in front of an expert committee for final
selection of the BIRAC Innovation Fellows.
Mere fulfilling the eligibility
criterion does not entitle applicants to be called for interview.
Details for TNAU-UIC Innovation
Fellowships
|
S. No
|
Broad area
|
Number &
type of fellowship
|
Qualification
& Eligibility
|
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1
|
Genomics
(including DNA markers for marker assisted breeding
and varietals identification; Molecular kits / diagnostics for plant diseases)
|
Post-doc 1
|
Essential: PhD in Agriculture / Biotechnology / Life sciences
Eligible/Desirable: Doctoral thesis research related to proof of concept in
the proposed project, experience related to product development / industrial
research
|
|
2
|
Bioprospecting and bioproducts
(including
Bio-formulations for crop production and protection; Production and scale up of bio-molecules / bio-pharmaceuticals / novel
agricultural by-products)
|
Post MSc 1
|
Essential: MSc (Ag) / M Sc in life sciences or Pharmacology or Biotechnology / ME / MTech
in Agriculture /Biotechnology
Eligible/Desirable: Master’s research related to the proposed project,
experience related to product development / industrial research
|
|
Post-doc 1
|
Essential: PhD in
Agriculture / Biotechnology / Life sciences/ Pharmacology/Engineering
Eligible/Desirable: Doctoral thesis research related to proof of concept in
the proposed project, experience related to product development / industrial
research
|
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|
3
|
Innovative food processing / products
(including
new kinds of farm-sourced food products, technologies to
improve food processing, value addition for agricultural / horticultural
products)
|
Post MSc 1
|
Essential: MSc (Ag) / M Sc in life sciences or Home science or biotechnology; ME / MTech
in food technology or processing or biotechnology
Eligible/Desirable: Master’s
research related to the proposed project, experience related to product
development / industrial research
|
|
4
|
Precision
farming
(including Protected cultivation, Production of quality seeds
and planting materials, Prediction and analytics for enhanced crop
production, Novel techniques for crop production and resource use efficiency,
Urban and semi-urban horticulture, Off season flower / fruit production)
|
Post MSc 1
|
Essential: MSc (Ag) / M Sc in life sciences or biotechnology or
MTech in biotechnology or horticulture or soil water conservation engineering
Eligible/Desirable: Master’s research related to the proposed project,
experience related to product development / industrial research
|
|
5
|
Farm mechanization
(including self-propelled machines that
replace
farm labor, increase productivity, and enable
automation; processes with energy efficient resource utilization)
|
Post MSc 1
|
Essential: ME / MTech in agriculture or relevant area
Eligible/Desirable: Master’s research related to the proposed project,
experience related to product development / industrial research
|
More Info: www.birac.nic.in/desc.php?id=73
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