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SERB J.C. Bose National Fellowship

Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) India invites applications for J C Bose National Fellowship (Science & Engineering Research Board) 2018 from active scientists and science academics. The nominations are received throughout the year.

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Who Can Apply?

** Should be an active scientist with a record of outstanding performance apparent from the award of SS Bhatnagar prize and/or fellowship of science academies (including engineering, agriculture and medicine).

** The scientist should be in service at the time of nomination to this fellowship.
** The nominee should be an Indian national working in institutions/Universities in India.

Duration

** The duration of the fellowship will be initially for five years. In case, the fellow superannuates during the term of the fellowship, the fellowship can be continued if a host institution is willing to host the fellowship

** The tenure of the fellowship may be extended for subsequent term of 5 years based on rigorous assessment of research performance during the tenure of the fellowship.

A minimum of 25% of the applicants seeking extension will not be granted extension.
** The fellowship can be availed up to 68 years of age.

How to Apply?

Just follow the below steps to apply for the J.C. Bose National Fellowship.

Steps :
Step 1 : Nominator should first register into the online website

Register Here : http://serbonline.in/SERB/Registration.do

Step 2 : After log-in, go to Menu –> Proposal Submission –> Form Submission.

Forgot Password?

Just follow the below steps to reset your password,

Steps :
Step 1 : Click on the Forgot Password link in the Login page.
Step 2 : Enter your registered e-mail Id in the text box and click on the Reset Password button.

Step 3 : A link will be sent to your e-mail Id. Enter the password you want to set in the New Password text box and in the Confirm Password text box and click on the Save button.

Scholarship Amount

** The fellowship amount is Rs. 25,000 per month in addition to regular income.
** Research grant of Rs. 15.00 lakh per annum.
** Overhead of Rs.1.00 lakh per annum to the host institute.

FAQs

1. Is there a flexibility to utilize the research grant?
A J C Bose fellow can change the host institute during implementation of J.C. Bose Fellowship. He has to forward NOCs from both the Institutes along with final financial papers indicating balance unspent grant from the old institute and appointment letter from the new Institute indicating the joining date and duration of the appointment

2. How does a J.C. Bose Fellow get his subsequent Grant?
The Grant for the subsequent years is released after receiving Statement of Expenditure (SE) and Utilization Certificate (UC) in the prescribed format (available in the website). The SE and UC are to be submitted financial year wise i.e. from 01st April to 31st March.

For the first year it would be from the Date of Start (DOS) to 31st March and subsequently from 01st April to 31st March.

3. When can a person apply for the J.C. Bose Fellowship? What is the last date of acceptance of the application?
The nominations for the J.C. Bose Fellowship are accepted throughout the year and there is no last date of acceptance of the nomination.

Contact Details :
The contact details of Programme Officers are given below

Dr. Pravakar Mohanty, Scientist ‘C’
Science and Engineering Research Board
5 & 5A, Lower Ground Floor,
Vasant Square Mall,Plot No. A, Community Centre,
Sector-5, Pocket-5, Vasant Kunj
New Delhi-110070
Tel: +91-11-40000382
Email: p.mohanty[at]serb[dot]gov[dot]in

Author : Ranjani

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