CSIR-Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme

Highlights:

1. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an ensemble of 37 state-of-the art institutes, is amongst the foremost scientific and industrial research organizations. Over the years, this unique organization has helped India usher in a scientific milieu, creating and nurturing talent in a wide variety of S&T domains, spawned many organizations, many disciplines and most importantly has served as a nursery and training ground for most of India’s talented scientists and technologists. CSIR annually publishes over 3800 papers in science journals and holds over 3000 patents.

2. “CSIR-Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme” has been instituted to foster high quality research opportunities to promising fresh PhD holders in the cutting edge areas of Basic Science, Engineering, Medical and Agriculture at CSIR laboratories. Special focus will be for fundamental research in the inter-phase areas of science and technology. CSIR intends to offer one hundred (100) such fellowships every year for working in CSIR laboratories with stateof-art R&D facilities.

3. Eligiblity: Fresh PhDs within one year of doing PhD and also those who have submitted PhD thesis.

4. Though CSIR Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is open to Indian nationals and Persons of Indian Origin, a certain number (upto 20%) of fellowships may be offered to foreign nationals.

5. Tenure: Two years and extendable for maximum one more year based on outstanding performance and recommendation from the Director of the CSIR lab where working. Maximum Age Limit: 32 years , relaxable upto 5 years in case of SC/ST/OBC/Physically handicapped and women candidates, as on last date of application.

6. Remuneration: CSIR Nehru Science Postdoctoral Fellows will be paid a consolidated fellowship of Indian Rs. 35,000/- per month plus House Rent Allowance (HRA) as admissible and a contingency grant of Rs. 3.0 lakh per annum. 25% of the contingency grant can be used for domestic and international travel including per diem expenses.

7. Mode of selection: Selections to the “CSIR-Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowships” will be made through interview of short listed candidates by specially constituted Committees.

8. Eligible candidates must route their application through the sponsoring CSIR laboratory.

9. Applicants from abroad may also be considered in absentia, if eligible. Selection of foreign nationals will be subjected to clearance by ISTADS, CSIR. Accommodation and other benefits: Accommodation may be provided by CSIR laboratories if available. CSIR rules on leased accommodation are being reviewed in the light of ‘Sixth Pay Commission’ recommendations and will be made applicable as and when approved.

10. CSIR Nehru Science Postdoctoral Fellows will be entitled for Medical benefits as per the CSIR rules for Research Associates.

11. Other relevant information: Candidates who have worked for their PhD from a particular CSIR laboratory will not be eligible for becoming a PDF in the same CSIR laboratory under this scheme.

12. 20% of the fellowship amount will be paid as lump sum at the end of completion of 1st and 2nd year, respectively.

13. All other rules and regulations will be as applicable to CSIR Research Associates (can be seen at www.csirhrdg.res.in).

14. In all matters, the decision of CSIR shall be final.

15. List of CSIR laboratories and their Niche Areas/R&D activities are given in Annexure-III.

16. For more information about CSIR labs, please visit the websites of the individual laboratories. All correspondence pertaining to “CSIR-Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship” should be addressed to:

Ms Sushila Khilnani,
Scientist-G and Scientist-in-Charge, EMR-I,
Human Resource Development Group,
CSIR Complex, Library Avenue,
Pusa, New Delhi-110012.

Email : skhilnani@csirhrdg.res.in
Tel : 011-25846077

Last date for receiving application: 13th July 2009