inspire-dst.gov.in 9th AORC INSPIRE Faculty Scheme 2015 : Department of Science & Technology

Organization : Ministry of Science & Technology | Department of Science & Technology
Scheme Name : 9th AORC INSPIRE Faculty Scheme 2015
Applicable For : Indian Citizens With PhD
Applicable States : All India
Application Last Date : 21st August, 2015

Website : https://online-inspire.gov.in/
Notification: https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/2908-Form.pdf

9th INSPIRE Faculty Scheme 2015:
INSPIRE Faculty Scheme a component of “Assured Opportunity for Research Career (AORC)” under INSPIRE. The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has launched the “Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)” [http://www.inspire-dst.gov.in] program in 2008. The program aims to attract talent for study of science and careers with research. INSPIRE includes many components. The importance of Assured Career Opportunity in R&D sector has been recognized. INSPIRE Faculty Scheme opens up an “Assured Opportunity for Research Career (AORC)” for young researchers in the age group of 27-32 years. It offers a contractual research awards to young achievers and opportunity for independent research in the near term and emerge as a future leader in the long term.

a) Eligibility:
Essential:
** Indian citizens and people of Indian origin including NRI/PIO status with PhD (in science, mathematics, engineering, pharmacy, medicine, and agriculture related subjects) from any recognized university in the world,
** Those who have submitted their PhD Theses and are awaiting award of the degree are also eligible. However, the award will be conveyed only after confirmation of the awarding the PhD degree.
** The upper age limit as on 1st July 2015 should be 32 years for considering support for a period of 5 years. However, for SC and ST candidates, upper age limit will be 35 years.
** Publication(s) in highly reputed Journals demonstrating research potential of the candidate.

Desirable:
Candidates who are within top 1% at the School Leaving Examination, IIT-JEE rank, 1st Rank Holder either in graduation or post-graduation level university examination (which are used presently for identifying INSPIRE Scholars at under-graduate level and INSPIRE Fellows for doctoral degree).?

a) Applications:
Three routes i.e. Direct, Nomination and Institution mode are available for applying by the eligible candidates,

Candidates, who intend to apply Direct or Nomination mode, may apply only online. Application formats with detailed guidelines are available at the website: www.inspire- dst.gov.in for information. To apply online, please visit the website: www.online- inspire.gov.in and follow the process prescribed therein. After submission of application through online, the candidate must obtain a print of the application thus submitted.

Under `Institutions Mode’, candidates may directly approach reputed academic institutes and the host academic Institute shall be required to adopt their own internal process and mechanism as available before forwarding names of shot-listed candidates for final selection by the Apex Committee.

Nominations from academic institutions or Industry R&D through Vice-Chancellors/ Directors of Institutions/ Head of Institutions/ Presidents and Fellows of Science Academies or Eminent Scientists from India and Abroad based on personal knowledge. Nominations to be sent to Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi.

Eligible candidate who wishes to consider in „Direct (A)? and „Nominated (B)? route, may also send application directly to Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi for consideration.

b) Method of Selection:
** Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi in coordination with DST will be implementing this INSPIRE Faculty Scheme up to the selection of candidates for awarding INSPIRE Faculty Award.
** A two-tier selection process i.e. Discipline-based Expert Committee in case of candidates under `Direct? and `Nomination? routes and Institutional level short-listing in `Institutional route? followed by final selection by the Apex Level Committee.
** Discipline-wise committees of INSA would evaluate and screen the candidates who apply on Direct and Nominated Routes without support from host-institutions.
** Reputed academic institutions enjoying the status of Centre of Excellence like IITs, IISc, IISERs, TIFR, CSIR Laboratories etc. and Central & State Universities selected under PURSE scheme of DST could employ their own internal processes to short-list candidates and submit the list for final selection by the Apex Committee.
** The Apex Committee shall finally select short-listed candidates for offering INSPIRE Faculty Award under this Scheme and decision of the Apex Committee for selecting candidates in this Scheme shall be the final.
** Candidates, who have not identified host institutions at the time of their application, should do so immediately after their final selection. All selected candidates should avail the INSPIRE Faculty Award within 3 months of their final selection.

Last date:
A] Eligible students choosing ‘Direct Mode’ must apply in the prescribed format of ‘Direct Mode (A)’ to The Executive Secretary, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002 on or before 21st August, 2015.

B] Nominated applications in the prescribed format of ‘Nomination Mode (B)’ should also reach The Executive Secretary, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi – 110002 on or before 21st August, 2015.

C] Under ‘Institutions Mode’, the reputed Institutes or Universities should send all the relevant papers of pre-selected candidates to INSPIRE Program Division, Department of Science & Technology (DST), New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110016 on or before 30th November, 2015.