Organization : Science and Engineering Research Board
Fellowship Name : SERBOnline National Post Doctoral Fellowship N-PDF 2020
Applicable For : Ph.D/M.D/M.S Degree Students
Applicable State : All India
Application Last Date : 13.05.2020
Website : https://serbonline.in/SERB/npdf?HomePage=New
SERB N-PDF
Call for Proposals under National Post Doctoral Fellowship N-PDF 2020 scheme is now open.
Related / Similar Fellowship : SERB STAR 2020
Objective
The SERB-National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) is aimed to identify motivated young researchers and provide them support for doing research in frontier areas of science and engineering.
The fellows will work under a mentor, and it is hoped that this training will provide them a platform to develop as an independent researcher.
Eligibility
** The applicant should be an Indian citizen
** The applicant must have obtained Ph.D/M.D/M.S degree from a recognized University.
Those who have submitted their PhD/M.D/M.S thesis and are awaiting award of the degree are also eligible to apply. However, such candidates, if selected, will be offered lower fellowship amount till they qualify the eligible degree
** The upper age limit for the fellowship is 35 years at the time of the submission of application, age will be calculated by taking the date of closure of the respective call.
Age relaxation of 5 (five) years will be given to candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/Physically Challenged & Women candidates
** NPDF can be availed only once by a candidate in his/her career.
** Mentor must hold a regular academic/research position in a recognized institution in India. Should hold Ph.D. degree in Science or Engineering.
** A mentor shall not have more than two SERB NPDF fellows at any given time.
** Applicants of NPDF, SRG and EMR can submit their proposal only once in a calender year in any of these schemes.
Nature & Duration of Support
** The fellowship is tenable only in India and can be implemented in any of the recognized academic institutions, national laboratories and other recognized R & D institutions. The host institution should provide necessary administrative and infrastructural support
** The fellows will not be allowed to work with the Ph.D. guide/co-guide. It is also normally not availed at the same Department / institution where the candidates have earned their PhD/M.S/M.D degree.
** The fellowship is purely a temporary assignment, and is tenable for a period of 2 years.
** Research grant can be used for minor equipment, consumables, contingencies and domestic travel. There is no provision for providing manpower support under this scheme.
** The fellows are not eligible to receive any other fellowship from any Government or Non-Governmental source during the tenure of the fellowship.
How to Apply Online?
For successful online submission of the application the following points may be noted
Steps :
Step 1 : Applicants should first register into the online website
Register Here : https://serbonline.in/SERB/Registration
Step 2 : After log-in, applicants are required to fill all the mandatory fields in Profile Detail section under User Profile. which includes Bio-data, Photo, Institute Address etc.
Step 3 : Please ensure that your proposed Mentor is registered into the system by following the same procedure. After log-in, Mentor is required to fill all the mandatory fields in Profile Detail section under User Profile. which includes Bio-data, Photo, Institute Address etc.
Step 4 : Details including Project Title (max 500 characters), Project summary (max 3000 characters), Keywords (max 6), Objectives of project (max 1500 characters), Expected output and outcome of the proposal (max 1500 characters) should be provided online at the time of submission of the application.
Step 5 : Work Methodology and Research plan has to be uploaded in single PDF file not more than 3 pages (max 10 MB).
Documents Required
Documents required (in PDF) should be in prescribed format
** Bio-data (under user profile section)
** Age Proof Certificate
** Qualification Certificate
** Category Certificate (in case of Age Relaxation)
** Undertaking Certificate by the applicant
** Endorsement Certificate from the Mentor & Host Institute
** Short CV of the mentor (see online portal for its format)
** CV of Mentor
Fellowship Amount
The fellows will be entitled to receive the grants as given below
| Sl. No. | Budget Head | Amount |
| 1 | Fellowship | Rs. 55,000/- per month (consolidated) and Rs. 35,000/ p.m for candidates who have submitted the thesis but degree not awarded |
| 2 | Research Grant | Rs. 2,00,000/- per annum |
| 3 | Overheads | Rs. 1,00,000/- per annum |
Termination of the Fellowship
** If any fellow wishes to terminate the fellowship, he/she shall inform the SERB through the mentor and host institute immediately. The implementing institute should not incur any expenditure from the date of termination of the project or the date of resignation of PI.
** SERB reserves the right to terminate the Fellowship at any stage if it is convinced that appropriate progress is not being made or the grant has not been utilized properly.
Last Date
Eligible Researchers can submit the proposals till May 13 2020 05:00 PM.