Sunday, January 29, 2012

INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP FOR PROGRAMME IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ADMISSIONS 2012

Ministry of Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology (DST)
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi 110016
Website
: www.inspire-dst.gov.in


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INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP TO FIRST RANK HOLDERS FOR PURSUING DOCTORAL PROGRAMME IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY



FOR THE FIRST RANK HOLDRS QUALIFIED FOR DOCTORAL RESEARCH IN ANY RECOGNISED UNIVERSITY IN INDIA, INNOVATION IN SCIENTIFIC PURSUIT FOR INSPIRED RESEARCH (INSPIRE), A NEW SCHEME OF THE GOVERNEMTN OF INDIA, OFFERS STANDING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE LEVEL SAME AS NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST (NET) QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.


CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Applications are invited from First rank holders in the Post Graduate Degrees in Basic and Natural Sciences or Degree in Engineering Sciences, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Veterinary Sciences of any recognized Indian University or Instituet/ Statutory Body in India for award of INSPIR FELLOWSHIP and appropriate research grants for a maximum period of five years for doing full-time research leading Ph.D degree. application format and necessary documents required are avilable on the wesbtie www.inspire-dst.gov.in


ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates who are onbly Indian citizen and have acquired their required qualifications necessary for admission to the Ph.d program during 2011 i.e., January to December 2011 are only eligible. However, students who are already enjoying senior research fellowship (SRF) or higher positions in any project need not to apply for this.


Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE Programme



The strength of the innovation infrastructure of a nation has enormous significance in the competition among emerging knowledge economies. The realization of Vision 2020 calls for action and a well designed innovation infrastructure.



Generation and nurturing of a human talent pool capable of utilizing and developing first principles in science is both a pre-condition and integral part of such an innovation infrastructure. An India specific model for attracting talent with an aptitude for research and innovation, for a career in Basic & Natural sciences is required. INSPIRE is an innovative programme developed by the the Department of Science & Technology to attract talent to the excitement and study of science at an early age, and to help the country build the required critical resource pool for strengthening and expanding the S&T system and R&D base. It is a programme with long term foresight.

INSPIRE has three components:

i. Scheme for Early Attraction of Talent (SEATS)

ii. Scholarship for Higher Education (SHE)

iii. Assured Opportunity for Research Careers (AORC)



The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has launched the “Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)” http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in ] program in 2008.
The program aims to attract talent for study of science and careers with research. INSPIRE includes many components. The importance of Assured Career Opportunity in R&D sector has been recognized.

INSPIRE Faculty Scheme opens up an “Assured Opportunity for Research Career (AORC)” for young researchers in the age group of 27-32 years. It offers a contractual research positions to young achievers and opportunity for independent research in the near term and emerge as a future leader in the long term.

a) Eligibility

Essential
 Indian citizens and people of Indian origin including NRI/PIO status with PhD (in science,mathematics, engineering, pharmacy, medicine, and agriculture related subjects) from anyrecognized university in the world,
 Those who have submitted their PhD Theses and are awaiting award of the degree are also eligible,
 The upper age limit at the time of awarding the offer should be 32 years for considering support for a period of 5 years.

Desirable
 Candidates who are within top 1% at the School Leaving Examination, IIT-JEE rank, 1st RankHolder either in graduation or post-graduation level university examination (which are used presently for identifying INSPIRE Scholars at under-graduate level and INSPIRE Fellows for doctoral degree)
 Publications with an aggregate Impact Factor 10 OR at least three research publications in SCI journals (one in case of Mathematics) of high Impact Factor.
b) Applications
 Three routes i.e. Direct, Nomination and Institution mode are available for applying by theeligible candidates,
 Under `Institutions Mode’, candidates may directly approach reputed academic institutes and thehost academic Institute shall be required to adopt their own internal process and mechanism as available before forwarding names of shot-listed candidates for final selection by the ApexCommittee.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Selection for INSIPIRE Fellowship shall be purely on the basis of academic merit of the candidates, choice of the supervisor, host institutions and the research proposal.

All insterested and eligible candidates must apply in the prescribed a4 size along with documents as listed inthe Annexure 1 to 3. applications hould be sent by Post only and shall be addressed to

Head
INSPIRE Program
Department of Science and Technology
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi - 110016

The envelop should mention on top "Application for INSPIRE Fellowship (give Subject Code)". This advertisement along with application format is available at the website: www.inspire-dst.gov.in for submission of application thorugh out the year.

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