INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Scheme 2023

To be eligible, an applicant must - 

• be an Indian citizen or people of Indian origin including PIO/NRI status
• be 32 years of age as of 1st January 2023 (For General category)
• be 37 years of age as of 1st January 2023 (For SC/ST/Women candidates)
• be 42 years of age as of 1st January 2023 (For Divyangjan with not less than 40% of a specified disability)
• hold a Ph.D. degree in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Pharmacy, Medicine or Agriculture-related subjects from any recognised university in the world
• have obtained 60% (or equivalent CGPA) marks throughout their academic profile, starting from the Senior Secondary Examination (Class 12)
• have publication(s) in highly reputed journals demonstrating the outstanding research potential 

Desirable Qualification - 

• be within the top 1% in class 12 examination, IIT-JEE rank holders, and 1st rank holders either in graduation or postgraduation level university examination

Note - 

• The candidates who are employed in regular/contractual positions within India can also apply for INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship for improvement and enhancement in their career prospects but, upon selection, the candidates will need to resign (no lien or deputation or any type of leave would be accepted) from the current job and organization before taking up the INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship.
• The candidates, who get selected for regular positions in any institute/university after submission of the IFF application, would be entitled to receive the Research Grant only as INSPIRE Faculty Fellows.
• Applicants who have submitted their Ph.D. thesis and are awaiting the degree award are eligible for the Fellowship, which will be confirmed only after the Ph.D. degree is awarded.

The selected fellows will receive a consolidated fellowship of INR 1,25,000 per month as fellowship with an annual increment of INR 2,000.

In addition, a research grant of INR 7,00,000 every year for 5 years will also be provided to each successful candidate.

Note - The consolidated amount of INR 1,25,000 per month is an all-inclusive fellowship and taxable as per the Indian IT Act.

• Passport size photograph (Mandatory, JPEFG and 50 KB)
• Class X Marksheet or Certificate [for proof of Date of Birth (Mandatory, PDF, 1MB)]
• Marksheets of educational qualifications (like 12th, UG & PG Program) (Mandatory, PDF, 1MB)
• Ph.D. degree certificate (Marksheet/Certificate of Class 12, B.Sc, M.Sc and Ph.D degree certificate with publications as a single PDF, 1MB)
• Community/Caste Certificate (only if the applicant belongs to SC/ST, PDF, 1MB)
• Proof of disability (for persons with benchmark disability only) with DOB as a single PDF, 1MB
• Appointment letter (if employed,  PDF, 1MB)

The following documents must be submitted with an appropriate word limit before filling out the online application - 

• Details of Professional Recognitions, Awards and Fellowships received
• Proposed area of research and a brief outline of the proposal (Maximum allowed word count: 2,500) under the following sub-sections -
  • Origin of the proposal, objectives
  • a brief outline of the methodology to be adopted,
  • significance of the proposal in the context of the current status in the field
  • prospects of the work for extending it as a long-term project beyond the tenure of the “INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship” position
• Details of Professional Training and Research Experience, specifying period (Maximum allowed word count - 2,000)
• Details of work done so far and significance of the scientific contribution. (Maximum allowed word count - 1,000)
• List of publications in three categories viz.
  • Published
  • Accepted for publication
  • Submitted

Note -

• The publication details should contain the author's name, title of the paper, journal name, volume, year, page numbers and impact factor.
• The documents must be submitted in the specified size, format and word limits only.

The eligible candidate can apply for the position through the below-mentioned steps - 

Step 1: Click on the "Apply Now" button.
Step 2: Click on the 'Register' button on the right-hand side of the dashboard and fill in the required details to 'Register'. (Note - If already registered, log in using the registered email ID.)
Step 3: Navigate to 'New User? Register here' on the right-hand side of the dashboard. 
Step 4: Click and complete the form by filling in the relevant details to 'Register'. (Note - If the applicant is already registered, then directly log in using valid credentials.)
Step 5: After successfully registering, log in with valid login credentials.
Step 6: Fill in the required details, upload the supporting documents in the prescribed format and submit the application.

Application Starting Date - 18th July 2023
Application Deadline - 30th August 2023