The fellowship is directly paid to the research scholars in their bank accounts. For this, the bank account numbers of the scholars are required to be Aadhaar linked and verified. This process is called "Aadhaar Seeding". As per the instructions of the Government of India, the Aadhaar has been made mandatory for the disbursement of all Government subsidies/Scholarships/Fellowships which are disbursed directly into the beneficiary’s account. Accordingly, Aadhaar will be used as an Identifier for the release of grants under these schemes.

No, mere submission of an application form does not guarantee the award of a Fellowship and Research Grant.

It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide correct information, failing which he/she will be solely responsible for the cancellation for his/her candidature.

No. You need to visit the official website to apply.

No. The entire application process is completely free of cost.

The mandatory fields have a red asterisk (*) mark at the end.

The tenure of the research grant shall be 2 years.

The quantum of support under the scheme is ₹ 10,00,000.

Yes, the grant can be utilized for purchasing items like minor equipment, consumables, contingencies, fieldwork, travel, etc. The items/equipment purchased from this grant shall be the property of the University.

No, the grant cannot be used for international travel, purchasing furniture items, or for appointing a project assistant or research fellow.

Yes, the Faculty members regularly appointed and working in the following institutions: a) Universities (including constituent and affiliated colleges/institutions) are included under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956, and have valid accreditation from NAAC. b) deemed-to-be-universities under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956 and having valid accreditation from NAAC. c) Institutions fully funded by Central or State Governments and empowered to award Degrees. d) Institutions of National Importance.

Yes, the Assistant Professor should possess a Ph.D. degree with a minimum of five (5) research papers to his / her credit, published in journals of international repute.

Yes, the Assistant Professor should apply for the grant within a period of two years from the date of joining the post in the Department / University.

Scanned copy of your passport-size photograph and signature (size upto 1 MB, format: jpg). Complete Research proposal (size upto 5 MB) and an abstract (size upto 1 MB). After filling out the application form, an auto-generated form will be displayed on your screen. Please take the printout of the same, get it signed by the HoD/Registrar, and upload the same before the submission of the application form.

No hard copies of the application form will be accepted or entertained at any point of time.

No, please fill all your details carefully while filling the application form, once submitted, it will not be modified. No queries will be entertained for the same.