GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
ANNOUNCES THE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS UNDER
“BIOTECHNOLOGY CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND RE-ORIENTATION (BioCARe)
PROGRAMME
FOR WOMEN RESEARCHERS” FOR 2024-25
Department of Biotechnology invites the applications under the BioCARe Programme for women
researchers. The programme is targeted to enhance the participation of women researchers for their
Career Development in the area of Biotechnology.
Eligibility:
i. The fellowship is open to Indian Women Nationals residing in India who are upto the age of 55
years and unemployed as on the closing date of the application. The fellowship is co-terminus with
the duration of the project.
ii. The duration of the project will be maximum 3 years.
iii. The application can be submitted under Category-I: Women researchers who have completed
Ph.D. in any discipline of Biotechnology/Life Sciences or allied areas/interdisciplinary
sciences/MD/MDS/ M.V.Sc. or Category-II: Women researchers who have completed M.Tech. in
Biotechnology or in allied areas/M.Pharma/equivalent Degree holders. Candidates who are
registered or enrolled in higher studies/Ph.D and/or receiving any fellowships are not eligible to
apply.
iv. The research support will be provided only to women researcher (unemployed/not in regular
position) for whom this is the first extramural research grant (Women researchers who have
received any earlier grant from any Government Funding Agency as Principal Investigator are not
eligible).
Nature of Support:
i. The fellows will receive a consolidated grant which will include non-recurring and recurring
expenses required for conducting the proposed research project along with a fellowship.
How to apply:
Interested candidates may submit the online application through Common Fellowship Portal of
Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India (https://fellowships.gov.in). The Terms &
Conditions of the BioCARe programme are available at Department of Biotechnology website
(https://dbtindia.gov.in).
For further assistance, please go through the terms & conditions or contact the Programme Officer: Dr.
Manoj Singh Rohilla, Scientist-F, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology,
Block-2, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110 003; Email: biocare-pmu@dbt.nic.in; Tel: +91-11-
24363726 or contact DBT-Human Resource Development-Project Management Unit (PMU), Regional
Centre for Biotechnology, NCR Biotech Science Cluster, 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurugram Expressway,
Faridabad, Haryana-121 001; Email: biocare.dbt@rcb.res.in; Tel: +91-129-2848535.
The last date for submission of application will be sixty (60) days from the date of
advertisement of call for applications i.e. 1st December, 2024.
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