AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship PDF Scheme 2024-25
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Organization : All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
Scholarship Name : Post-Doctoral Fellowship PDF Scheme 2024-25
Applicable For : Ph.D. degree Student
Launch of the scheme: 13.06.2024
Website : https://www.aicte-india.org/
What is AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship PDF Scheme?
AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship PDF Scheme 2024-25 is sponsored by All India Council for Technical Education. Only the unemployed candidates who have been awarded the Ph.D. degree in the relevant subject/discipline are eligible to apply. Candidates should be below 35 years of age. The total number of Fellowships are 200 per year. Applications are open throughout the year.
Eligibility of Post-Doctoral Fellowship
(A) Eligibility criteria for scholars :
a. Only the unemployed candidates who have been awarded the Ph.D. degree in the relevant subject/discipline of Engineering and Technology, Management, Design, Planning, Applied Arts Crafts & Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Computer Application, Applied Sciences and Inter Disciplinary Areas are eligible to apply.
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General category candidates having minimum 55% of marks or equivalent percentage converted from CGPA score either at PG/ UG level are eligible to apply. A relaxation of 5% of marks is allowed for reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC/women / PWD (Persons with Disabilities)
Note: Persons already in regular service are not eligible to apply.
b. Candidates should be below 35 years of age (as on the date/last date of application) For admission age relaxation of 5 years would be applicable to candidates belonging to SC/ST/Women, Physically Challenged and 3 years for OBC category. In case, a candidate falls in more than one category, the maximum age relaxation would be of 5 years only.
c. AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship can be availed only once by a candidate in his/her career.
d. It is necessary that the candidate identifies a Supervisor (affiliated to AICTE approved University/Institute wherein Post-Doctoral Fellowship is tenable) for his/her post-doctoral research work and obtain his/her consent for the mentorship. Candidates applying for PDF must upload the No Objection Certificate from the proposed research centre duly signed by the Supervisor, HOD and Registrar/Director of the University/Institute in the online application.
(B) Eligibility of Supervisor :
a. The supervisor should be approved Ph.D guide in University.
b. The supervisor should not be superannuated and must be either regular faculty or professor of practice (may not be superannuated).
c. The Supervisor must have been awarded the Ph.D. degree.
(C) Eligibility of research centre :
The fellowship under AICTE Post Doctorate Fellowship will be available for pursuing research work in AICTE approved University/ Institution.
Emoluments & Allowances of Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Fellowship : Rs. 65,000/- pm
Contingency Grant : Rs. 50,000/- per year
Contingency Grant:
PDF students shall be entitled for a Contingency Grant limited to Rs. 50,000/- per year to meet the miscellaneous expenditures related to research work. The student is not bound to follow purchase rules of the Institute/ AICTE for procurements under contingency grant. The bills will not be sent to the AICTE.
Dearness Allowance (DA):
PDF students will not be entitled to DA
House Rent Allowance (HRA):
PDF students may be provided hostel accommodation wherever available. PDF students residing in hostels shall not be entitled to HRA. Wherever hostel accommodation is not possible, HRA is allowed as per Central Government norms applicable in the city where the admitting institution located. The percentage for calculatingHRA will be based on the amount of Fellowship.
Medical assistance: No separate/fixed medical assistance is provided. However, the scholars may avail the medical facilities available in their Institution concerned.
Application Process of Post-Doctoral Fellowship
a. The candidate shall be allowed to apply for PDF in portal throughout the year
b. Candidates applying for PDF must upload No Objection Certificate from the proposed research centre duly signed by the Supervisor, HOD and Registrar/Director of the University/Institute in the online application.
c. Incomplete applications such as un-formatted documents, false/misleading information etc. shall to be summarily rejected.
Selection Procedure of Post-Doctoral Fellowship
a. To promote the quality of research in the field of Engineering & Technology/ Management/ Design/ Planning/ Applied Arts, Crafts & Design/ Hotel Management and Catering Technology/ Computer Application/ Applied sciences and inter disciplinary area, the evaluation committee of the AICTE will evaluate the research proposal of the candidate before admitting candidate in the scheme or grant of any financial benefit.
b. The evaluation includes the candidate’s accomplishment at the Ph.D. level, the professional standing of Supervisor and the university/ institution where the post- doctoral research is to be carried out.
Detailed Notification Download here : https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/pdf2024/61465-s.pdf