INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP SCHEME FOR DOCTORAL PROGRAMME

INSPIRE Scholar having secured minimum 70% marks (or CGPA equivalent) in aggregate at M.Sc. or Integrated M.S. / M.Sc. 1st Rank Holder at University level examination in Post-Graduate (PG) level examinations in Basic/ Applied Sciences including Engineering, Medicine, Pharmacy, Agricultural Sciences, and Veterinary Sciences from any recognized University and academic Institutions (Excluding Autonomous Colleges) in India. 1st Rank Holders at the Graduate/Post-graduate Level Examination in Medicine only conducted by a University/ Institution in India are also eligible to apply. 1st Rank should be obtained in a minimum batch size of 10 students in that university level examination with a minimum aggregate of 70% marks (or CGPA equivalent) for the entire course/ program. Students who-

1. Are 1st Rank Holders in College including Autonomous College Examination,
2. Have obtained a degree (s) through Distance Education Mode and
3. Are 1st 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 last year (2018) or the current year (2019) are eligible to apply. The students who are already enjoying Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) or higher positions in any project or otherwise are not eligible to apply for this. Merely having the eligibility does not guarantee the offer of INSPIRE Fellowship. Already provisionally or finally selected students for INSPIRE Fellowship against any previous advertisement, need not to apply again; their application will be rejected

Selection from among the eligible applicants is done in two stages i.e. Level I and Level II. Applicants who are already admitted to PhD Program in S&T prior to submitting an application and selected at both Level I & Level II will be awarded the Final Offer for the INSPIRE Fellowship. Applicants who have not been admitted to in PhD. Program in S&T prior to submitting an application and getting selected at Level I, will be awarded a Provisional Offer for INSPIRE Fellowship. The Provisional Offer is made on the basis of scrutiny of the application along with the required documents (Level I) submitted by the applicant. However, the Final Offer is made on the basis of the evaluation of the application at Level II considering

1. Academic merit
2. Host Institution including Research Supervisor and
3. The detailed Research Proposal by an Expert Panel. In this Level II Evaluation Process, applicants need to secure a minimum qualifying score/cutoff as recommended by the Expert Panel and approved by 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 Provisional Offer does not guarantee the award of INSPIRE Fellowship.