Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Scheme
INSPIRE Fellowship
(A component under INSPIRE)
Call for Applications under INSPIRE Fellowship
(2022)
Department of Science & Technology (DST) has taken several pioneering initiatives for attracting meritorious
students to study basic and natural sciences at the college and university level, and to pursue research careers
in both basic and applied science areas including engineering, medicine, agriculture and veterinary sciences
through various components under INSPIRE.
Innovation in Scientific Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE), offers standing opportunity for pursuing
Doctoral Research at any recognized University or Institute in India through Fellowships at same level as National
Eligibility Test (NET) qualified candidates. INSPIRE Fellowship component of INSPIRE Programme is focused on
attraction of students to pursue regular doctoral degree in basic and applied sciences including engineering, medicine,
agriculture, veterinary, pharmacy etc. after either Masters’ degree in Science/ Applied Science/ Engineering or Bachelors’/
Masters’ degree in Medicine.
Applications are invited for the year 2022, from eligible candidates within the age group 22-27 years for
Fellowship under INSPIRE Fellowship component of INSPIRE scheme of DST through the web-portal
https://www.online-inspire.gov.in
Eligibility:
(a) INSPIRE Scholar having secured minimum 70% marks (or CGPA equivalent) in aggregate at M.Sc.
or Integrated M.S. / M.Sc.
(or)
(b) 1
st Rank Holder with minimum 70% marks (or CGPA equivalent) at University level examination in PostGraduate (PG) level examinations in Basic/Applied Sciences including Engineering, Pharmacy, Agricultural
sciences and Veterinary Sciences from any recognized University and academic Institutions (Excluding
Autonomous Colleges) in India.
(or)
(c) 1
st Rank Holder at University level examination in Graduate/Post-graduate Degree in Medicine only from any
recognized Indian University or Institute/Statutory Body in India.
Please Note that Students who
i) are 1
st Rank Holder in College including Autonomous College Examination,
ii) have obtained degree (s) through Distance Education Mode and
iii) are 1
st Rank Holder in any specialization
given at M.Sc. 2nd/ last year, are not eligible for the offer of INSPIRE Fellowship.
Candidates who are Indian Citizens and have acquired their eligibility for INSPIRE Fellowship during the years
2021 and 2022 are eligible to apply.
The students who are already enjoying Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) or higher position in any project or otherwise
are not eligible to apply for this. Merely having the eligibility does not guarantee for the offer of INSPIRE Fellowship.
Finally, selected students for INSPIRE Fellowship against the previous advertisement need not to apply again.
Emoluments: The Fellowship amount under INSPIRE Fellowship is as per GoI norms of fellowship (Junior Research
Fellowship/ Senior Research Fellowship) and research grant to the candidate. There is a provision of 1000 INSPIRE
Fellowships to be offered to eligible students against the INSPIRE Fellowship-2022 call and each Fellowship is tenable
for a maximum period of five years or completion of the PhD degree, whichever is earlier. This Fellowship shall not be
available to pursue M.Sc. or M.Phil. or M. Tech. course while pursing Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D./ M. Phil.-Ph.D./ M. Tech.-Ph.D.
courses.
How to apply: Interested and eligible students must apply and submit their application with all essential
documents through ONLINE mode only. Applications are to be submitted online on INSPIRE web-portal
https://www.online-inspire.gov.in.
Those interested in submitting application have to register at this portal and
submit the application online. Please read guidelines available on the portal carefully before submitting the
application. This web- portal will be open from 25th November 2022 to 10
th January, 2023 (till 23:59 hrs.
IST) for submission of applications. For further enquiries regarding INSPIRE-Fellowship component, please
send email to: inspire.prog-dst@nic.in For queries, please call us on 0124-6690020, 0124- 6690021.
Documents Required along with Application:
Before filling application form, please scan and save the following documents as separate files. The same needs
to be uploaded as required during the ‘On-line Application’ process.
Last Date of Application Submission: 10
th January, 2023.
Selection Process:
Selection from among the eligible applicants is done in two stages i.e. Level I and Level II.
1. Applicants who are already admitted to Ph.D. Program in S&T prior to submitting application and selected at both Level
I & Level II, will be awarded the Final Offer for the INSPIRE Fellowship.
2. Applicants who have not admitted to Ph.D. Program in S&T prior to submitting application and get selected at Level I,
will be awarded a Provisional Offer for INSPIRE Fellowship.
The Provisional Offer is made on the basis of scrutiny of application along with required documents (Level I) submitted by
the applicant. However, the Final Offer is made on the basis of evaluation of the application at Level II considering
i)
Academic merit
ii) Host Institution including Research Supervisor profile and
iii) the detailed Research Proposal by
the Subject Expert Committee (s).
At Level II Evaluation process, applicants need to secure a qualifying score/cutoff based
on the Subject Expert Committee(s) recommendations and approval of the Competent Authority. The cut-off marks may vary
based on the competitive framework of the selection process. Also, it is important to note that the Provisional Offer does not
guarantee the award of INSPIRE Fellowship.
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