ugcdskpdf.unipune.ac.in DR. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme : Savitribai Phule Pune University

Organization : Savitribai Phule Pune University
Fellowship Name : DR. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme
Applicable For : Young Researchers
Website : http://unipune.ac.in/

Savitribai Phule DR. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship

Postdoctoral research is an important enabling step in grooming young researchers for launching an academic/research career.

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A postdoctoral stint also provides an opportunity to acquire new skills, broaden one’s horizon and offers a platform for transiting into cross-disciplinary areas.

Experience in other parts of the world has shown that university faculty is best inducted from among candidates who had a year or two of postdoctoral training and is generally considered an essential requirement.

Eligibility & Duration

** Aspirant below 35 years of age (Up to 3, 5 and 10 years of age relaxation for OBC, SC/ST/Women and physically handicapped respectively is admissible), who have either received a Ph.D. degree or submitted their Ph.D. thesis under science faculty are eligible to apply.

** Teachers below age of 35, working on confirmed posts in Academic Institutes may also apply. However, along with the hard copy, they will be required to submit a certificate from their Head of the Institution (Registrar of University / Principal of a college) that the teacher will be given attest one year of sabbatical / special leave without financial support for carrying out their postdoctoral work.

** The fellowship will be awarded on a yearly basis with renewal/termination clause on the basis of PDF mentor/peer group appraisal. However, the maximum duration of the PDF award would be 3 years. No extension is possible under any circumstances.

** If applicant has already applied for Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship and has been declared as unsuccessful, he/she is permitted to apply freshly with new research proposal only after one year from date of declaration of the earlier result.

Stipend

The monthly stipend for these awards would be as follows
1. Bridging fellowship for First, Second and third year : Rs. 34,100/-
2. Normal fellowship for First, Second and third year is Rs. 43,400/-, Rs. 45,000/- and Rs. 46,500/- respectively
3. Higher fellowship for First, Second and third year : Rs. 46,500/-
4. The Fellow is provided with a contingency grant of Rs. 1,00,000 p.a.

Application Steps

Applications should be filled electronically using the forms that are available on the website.

** The candidate should apply for Login ID and Password before uploading the actual application. For getting the Login ID, he/she should fill the basic form, wherein he/she has to enter some preliminary information about his/her and doctoral degree.

** After filling the basic form, the candidate will receive a system generated e-mail for the email verification. The candidate may follow the instructions mentioned in that email in order to authenticate the information provided by him/her.

** After verification of the information at DSKPDF Cell, the candidate will receive a mail containing a Login ID and Password at the E-mail address provided by the candidate within 10 working days of your request

** The candidate has to fill the application form by using the provided Login ID and Password within 10 days. Login ID and Password will expire after 10 days. Thus candidate should strictly adhere to this Last Date.

** Please fill-in all the columns and attach the summary of your Ph.D. work, a summary of the proposed research work and a Mentor’s CV. All uploaded files should be strictly in the specified format (Click here for the formats) limiting to 100 kb size individually.

** All the valid applications will receive a system-generated acknowledgement from Dr. D. S. Kothari Fellowship Cell. This will be accompanied by a file containing your complete application. A unique Application No. (ID) will be assigned to each application. Please note this number for further reference

** The candidates are requested to take a printout of the Application file provided at the end of Application Filling procedure. He/she has to affix his/her recent photograph and sign on the application at indicated places.

** The candidate has to arrange to send the signed hard copy with the application form along with aforementioned documents to the following address
The National Coordinator,
Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship Cell,
C/o Interdisciplinary School of Scientific Computing
Savitribai Phule Pune University
Ganeshkhind Post Office, Pune 411 007.
India

Required Documents

Attach duly attested copy of following documents:
** Summary of Ph.D. Work, in prescribed format. Same as uploaded online
** Concept proposal of the postdoctoral research, in prescribed format. Same as uploaded online

** A brief Mentor CV, in prescribed format. Same as uploaded online
** Copy of your Graduation and Post graduation certificate
** Copy of your S.S.C.(10th Class Certificate)/Age Proof Certificate

** Ph.D. Degree Certificate Or Certificate signed by Research Guide specifying that you have submitted a thesis (with the Title & Name of the University)
** Original Certificate of Mentor on proper letterhead specifying that he/she is willing to guide you for your Postdoc Research work, in prescribed format

** NET/SET Certificate if applicable
** Reserved Category/Physically Handicapped Certificate if applicable

Selection Process

After scrutinizing the documents sent by the applicant, the National Coordinator of the scheme will constitute a standing (core) peer committee of reviewers as per the area of research mentioned by applicant.

The committee will access the applications on the web and grade them electronically. On the basis of the grades received (electronically) from the peer committee, the National Coordinator of the scheme will make the final recommendation to UGC.

Annually, there will be about 300 such awards, as recently decided by the UGC.

Application Deadline

There are no deadlines. The application will be received throughout the year.