The Prof. N. S. Ramaswamy Pre-doctoral Fellowship 2018

• Applicants must belong to SC, ST, or NC-OBC groups.
• Applicants must belong to PWD category (persons with disability).
• Applicants who have completed their secondary education (10th standard or equivalent) from a school where the medium of instruction was not English.
• Applicants who have completed their secondary education (10th standard or equivalent) from a rural school.
• Applicants who have completed their secondary education (10th standard or equivalent) from a Navodya School, or schools wholly owned by state governments, gram panchayats, or urban local bodies.
• Women and transgender applicants can also apply for the scholarship.
• Applicant must have a professional qualification such as CA, ICWA, CS, with at least 50 percent marks.
• Applicant must have a 4 year / 8 Semesters Bachelor's degree (10+2+4 pattern) with at least 50 percent marks.
• Applicant must have a Master's Degree or a 5-year Integrated Master’s Degree in any discipline, with a minimum of 50 percent marks

• Each fellow will receive a monthly stipend of INR 25,000 besides full tuition waiver for any coursework during their tenure.
• The fellows will be provided with a one-time contingency grant as per prevailing institute norms.
• The fellows will also receive a house rent allowance as per prevailing institute norms (currently INR 8000 per month).
• Financial support will be provided to attend one national academic conference as an observer (with prior approval of the faculty mentor).

Procedure to apply for the scholarship:

Step 1: Open link to apply for the scholarship.
Step 2: Register as a new user.
Step 3: Fill in all the details.
Step 4: Attach all the required documents.
Step 5: Submit the application form.