Department of Science & Technology
RAMANUJAN
FELLOWSHIPS
Nominations are
invited for the ‘Ramanujan
Fellowships’ recently instituted by the Government of India. The fellowship is meant for brilliant
scientists and engineers from all over the
world to take up scientific research positions
in India, especially those scientists who want to return to India from
abroad. The fellowships are scientist-specific
and very selective. The Ramanujan
Fellows could work in any of the
scientific institutions and
universities in the country
and they would be eligible for
receiving regular research grants through the extramural funding schemes of various
SCOPE
All areas of science (in
the broadest terms) will be covered
by this fellowship.
ELIGIBILITY
i) The fellowship is open to brilliant scientists and engineers from
all over the world who are below the age
of 60 years.
ii) The
applicant should possess a higher degree or equivalent, such
as Ph.D. in Science/Engineering, Masters
in Engineering or Technology/MD in Medicine, etc. and have adequate
professional experience.
iii) These Fellowships are
very selective and only those who
have a proven/outstanding tract-record as evident
from their research publications and recognitions would be eligible.
iv) The
candidate has to opt for either this fellowship or his present
position/fellowship, if any.
DURATION
The
duration of the fellowship will be initially for five years.
NATURE OF SUPPORT
The value of the fellowship will be Rs. 75,000/-
per month.
Each Fellow will, in addition, receive a contingency
of Rs. 5.00 lakh per annum for conferences and other expenses.
The Ramanujan
Fellows will be eligible for receiving regular research grants through the
extramural funding
schemes of various S&T agencies of the Government of India.
METHODOLOGY FOR SELECTION
The scientists can choose to work at any S&T institution including
University Departments or other
academic
Institutions
and National Laboratories in India, provided the Institution at which they wish to pursue research
is willing to provide the necessary R&D, administrative and basic
infrastructural support to facilitate
research.
The availability of Ramanujan Fellowships will be advertised by various academic and research Institutions
on their websites in order to receive applications from
interested scientists and technologists. The
Institutions will subsequently submit their recommended nominations to
the Department
of Science & Technology. Institutions
may consider setting up appropriate mechanisms
to scrutinize and recommend the nominations.
Individual scientists and technologists can also approach the institutions for hosting them for
the Fellowship
and
forwarding their nominations to DST for the Fellowship.
Selection of Ramanujan Fellows will
be made periodically by an
empowered Search-cum-Selection
Committee specially appointed for
the purpose.
The nominations of scientists and technologists by the Institutions would be received throughout the year.
There is,
thus, no
last date for this scheme.
All nominations may be
sent to :
Dr. S.
S. Kohli Scientist 'F' SERC
Department of
Science & Technology
Technology
Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi
110 016. Email: sskohli@nic.in
Telephone:011-26590499
This advertisement is also available on the Internet at http://www.serc-dst.org
FORMAT FOR NOMINATION FOR RAMANUJAN FELLOWSHIPS
1.
Broad
subject
area (Life Sciences, Physical
Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Earth &
Atmospheric Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Engineering
Sciences).
2. Area
of specialization
3. Name
of the
candidate
4. Mailing address (must indicate
Telephone, Fax and e-mail address)
5. Date of
birth
6. Educational qualifications:
(From Bachelor’s degree onwards)
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University
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Year
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Subjects
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Percentage
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7. (a)
Details of professional training and
research experience, specifying period.
(b) List of
significant publications during the last 5 years.
8. Details of employment.
9. Professional
recognitions, awards, fellowships received.
10. Proposed area
of research and brief outline of proposal (specify the research work at present engaged in, future plans, prospects after the fellowship, how will the work strengthen basic research in the country,
etc. –
not more
than 5 pages).
11. Name
of the institutions where the
fellowship will be availed.
12. Institution’s
recommendations:
Format for Submission of Ramanujan
Fellowship Progress Report
Important Points:
Project review report should not be more than 5 pages.
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1 Name of the Candidate:
2
Official Address (must indicate
Telephone and Email):
3
Date of commencement of
Project:
4
Status of Grant :
Sanctioned
fellowship amount :
Amount released :
Status of
Expenditure :
5
Status of the Proposed work
: (not more than 3 pages)
i.
Progress with reference to
experimental work giving details of experimental set up, methods adopted,
data collected duly supported by
necessary tables, charts, diagrams and photographs:
ii.
Progress with reference to
International status/ new international developments in the proposed work area
:
iii.
Work remaining to be undertaken.
6 S & T Benefits accrued:
a. List of research publications (in peer reviewed journals) during the period:
a. List of research publications (in peer reviewed journals) during the period:
(including names of authors, Title
of paper, name of the journal, vol., year, page no.)
b. Manpower trained on the project, Research Scientists or Research Associates, Ph.D. .
c. No. of Patents taken, if any:
b. Manpower trained on the project, Research Scientists or Research Associates, Ph.D. .
c. No. of Patents taken, if any:
d.
New Facilities created, Lectures delivered for dissemination of research work,
Social Benefits etc.
7. Summary
of achievements (New findings/
significant developments/ new research area started/ how the work has
strengthen basic research in the country- not
more than 10 lines):
8. Procurement/Usage
of Equipment:
List of Equipment, Make/Model, Cost , Date of Installation
Utilization rate %, Remarks
regarding maintenance/Breakdown. (provide this information in a tabular form)
regarding maintenance/Breakdown. (provide this information in a tabular form)
9. Visits made out side the
country (clearly indicating place, date, duration, purpose and source of
funding).
Name and Signature of
Fellow
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