Award Details
- Fellowship amount of INR 25,000 per month along with the regular income.
- Research grant of INR 15 Lac per annum to be utilized for engineering, research and innovation activities including consumables, manpower hiring, national/international travel for research purposes, etc.
- An overhead of INR 1 Lac per annum to the hosting Institute.
Note: As per the Government of India's IT rule, the fellowship amount is taxable.
Duration of Fellowship
- Initially, the fellowship is tenable for three years that can be extended up to two more years based on the performance of the fellows.
- The maximum duration to hold the fellowship is 5 years.
Selection
A specially constituted search-cum-selection expert committee is responsible for the selection of fellowship winners. The selections of 10 fellows will be made periodically i.e. twice a year.