SERB National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) 2022; check details

The SERB-National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) is a fellowship program offered by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to Ph.D./M.D./M.S. degree holders from a recognized University with a monthly fellowship grant of Rs. 55,000/- p.m. + HRA, tenably initially for a period of 2 years.

This fellowship program is mainly aimed to identify motivated young researchers and provide them support for doing research in frontier areas of science and engineering. The fellows will work under a mentor, and it is hoped that this training will provide them a platform to develop as independent researchers. The application portal for the fellowship is open from 2nd May 2022 onwards and will continue till 1st June 2022.

The fellowship is tenable only in India and can be implemented in any of the recognized academic institutions, national laboratories, and other recognized R & D institutions. The host institution should provide necessary administrative and infrastructural support.

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Eligibility for SERB National Post Doctoral Fellowship

• The applicant has to be an Indian citizen
• The applicant must have obtained Ph.D./M.D./M.S. degree from a recognized University. Those who have submitted their PhD/M.D/M.S thesis and are awaiting the award of the degree are also eligible to apply
• The upper age limit for the fellowship is 35 years at the time of the submission of the application, age relaxation of 5 years to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Physically Challenged & Women candidates
• N-PDF can be availed only once by a candidate in his/her career
• The mentor must hold a regular academic / research position in a recognized institution in India. Should hold a Ph.D. degree in Science or Engineering
• A mentor shall not have more than two SERB N-PDF fellows at any given time
• Aspirants of N-PDF, ECRA, and CRG (EMR) can submit their proposal only once in a calendar year in any one of these schemes

Benefits of the SERB National Post Doctoral Fellowship

The selected candidates for the fellowship will receive the following benefits-

• Monthly fellowship grant of Rs. 55,000 + HRA
• Research Grant Rs. 2,00,000/- per annum
• Overheads of Rs. 1,00,000/- per annum

Selection & Mode of Application for the fellowship

• Candidates will be selected based on the recommendations of an Expert Committee that will be constituted by the SERB. If required, the applicants may be called for a personal interview
• Candidates have to submit their research proposal highlighting the objectives of the research work to be undertaken should be submitted online through the website www.serbonline.in
• Candidates have to identify a suitable Mentor under whom the proposed research would be carried out

Documents Required (in PDF) should be in Prescribed Format

• Biodata (under user profile section) Download template
• Age Proof Certificate
• Qualification Certificate
• Category Certificate (in case of Age Relaxation)
• Undertaking Certificate by the applicant Download template
• Endorsement Certificate from the Mentor & Host Institute Download template
• Short CV of the mentor (see online portal for its format)

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