Fellowships & Scholarships
INSPIRE, an innovative programme of DST, was launched in 2008 with a long term foresight to attract talent to the excitement and study of science at an early age, and to help our nation build the required critical resource pool for strengthening and expanding the S&T system and R&D base. INSPIRE fellowship under AORC aims at enhancing research fellowships for doctoral studies and opening up partnerships with private sector for topping the Government's efforts in nurturing talents for scientific research.
There is a two-tier selection process i.e. screening of eligible applications by an Internal Committee, followed by final selection through an Expert Committee. The JRF or SRF under this scheme shall be termed as INSPIRE Fellow. There is a provision of total 1000 Final offers of INSPIRE Fellowships to be given every year.
Eligibility: i) 1st Rank Holders at University Level Examination in Basic and Applied Sciences (not at Autonomous College Level Exam) i.e. full time post-graduate program in science/ engineering/technology / agriculture / pharmacy / other applied science streams/ MBBS
ii) INSPIRE scholars, who have secured aggregate marks of 65 % or above at the 2 yr MSc or 5 yr Integrated MSc/MS
Fellowship amount: INSPIRE fellowship amount is equivalent to NET/GATE fellowship (JRF/SRF) and grants for research to the candidates. This Fellowship shall not be available to pursue M.Sc / M.Phil. /M.Tech courses during any such Integrated PhD courses but only available during pursuing Ph.D. The Fellowship shall be tenable for 5 yrs or completion of the Ph.D. program, whichever earlier. Continuation of the fellowship for once selected candidates is based on satisfactory performance as per Govt. of India guidelines.