UIC-TNAU Pre-incubation Centre Offering Fellowships for Graduates/Post Graduates/Post Doctoral Researchers | APPLY


UIC-TNAU acts as a pre-incubation centre to foster innovation and entrepreneurial skills among young Graduates / Post Graduates and Post Doctoral researchers. The fellowships are highly competitive and exceptionally motivated researchers who have an eye for innovation and drive for start-ups in the Biotechnology sector would be selected for the fellowships. Under UIC-TNAU three BIRAC Innovation Fellowship positions are available. 

Focus area 

1. Bioprospecting (Plant/Microbe based) 
2. Secondary metabolite production through plant tissue culture 
3. Tools for biotech and bioinformatics application 
4. Functional foods 
5. Plant Health Management 

Qualification & Eligibility 

Graduate / Post Graduate: Eligibility: Candidates who have completed B. Tech / Integrated B. Tech-M. Tech / M. Sc / M. Tech in life science disciplines on or after 01.01.2015 

Desirable: Background research related to the proposed project, experience related to product development / industrial research 

Post Doctoral: Eligibility: Candidates who have completed their Ph. D programme / submitted thesis in life science disciplines on or after 01.01.2015 

Desirable: Ph. D research related to the proposed project, experience related to product development / industrial research 

 Fellowship (consolidated): Rs 30,000 per month with an yearly innovation grant of Rs. 2,00,000/- for Graduate/Post Graduate Fellows Rs. 50,000 per month with an yearly innovation grant of Rs. 5,00,000/- for Post Doctoral Fellows 

 Eligible candidates can download application from UIC-TNAU website at Filled in application form should be submitted both by soft copy via email to directorcpmb@tnau.ac.in and hard copy via post/courier to Director, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology & Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003 before 5.00 PM on 31th January, 2019. 

Orientation workshop shall be conducted on 18th January 2019 at Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003 for interested candidates on applying for the fellowship positions. Interested candidates for the workshop may request through sending a mail to uictnau@tnau.ac.in on or before 11th January, 2019.

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