Opportunities

 Objective:

The ANRF-National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) is 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 an independent researcher.

Eligibility:

The applicant should 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 award of the degree are also eligible to apply. However, such candidates, if selected, will be offered lower fellowship amount till they qualify the eligible degree.

The upper age limit for the fellowship is 35 years at the time of the submission of application, age will be calculated by taking the date of closure of the respective call. Age relaxation of 5 (five) years will be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Physically Challenged & Women candidates.

NPDF can be availed only once by a candidate in his/her career.

Mentor must hold a regular academic/research position in a recognized institution in India. Should hold Ph.D. degree in Science or Engineering.

 A mentor shall not have more than two ANRF NPDF fellows at any given time.

 Applicants of NPDF, SRG and EMR can submit their proposal only once in a calendar year in any of these schemes.

Nature & Duration of Support:

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.

The fellows will not be allowed to work with the PhD guide/co-guide. It is also normally not availed at the same Department / institution where the candidates have earned their PhD/M.S/M.D degree.

The fellowship is purely a temporary assignment, and is tenable for a period of 2 years.

The fellows will be entitled to receive the grants as given below:

Sl. No. Budget Head Amount

    1. Fellowship Rs. 80,000/- per month plus applicable HRA and Rs. 50,000/ per month plus applicable HRA for candidates who have submitted the thesis but PhD degree not awarded

    2. Research Grant Rs. 2,00,000/- per annum

    3. Overheads Rs. 1,00,000/- per annum

    Research grant can be used for minor equipment, consumables, contingencies and domestic travel. There is no provision for providing research personnel support under this scheme. The Fellow is expected to undertake the research objectives by himself/herself during the entire duration of the fellowship.

    The fellows are not eligible to receive any other fellowship from any Government or Non-Governmental source during the tenure of the fellowship.

    The fellows must seek the consent of ANRF if he/she intends to be away from the implementing institute (except for field work related to the project) continuously for a period more than eight weeks.