UGC-BSR Faculty Fellowship

These grants are available to the faculties of Basic Sciences, including Medical and Engineering Sciences, of the Universities, which are eligible to receive developmental grants from UGC. Eligibility: The applicant has successfully supervised the Ph.D. dissertation of 15 (in basic sciences) or 10 (in engineering and technology) full time candidates, 5 of whom are graduated during the last 10 years. The cumulative impact factor of the published papers by the applicant should be minimum 50. The applicant must have handled, as Principal Investigator, at least 3 sponsored research projects funded by national/international agencies, in the last 10 years. The application must be submitted within the one year period prior to the date of superannuation of the applicant in the University. The University must certify that the applicant will be provided required laboratory infrastructure, administrative assistance and at least 2 Ph.D. candidates (with Fellowship) to work under the applicant.