Notification for INSPIRE fellowships for 2012 will be announced by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. INSPIRE is meant for Innovation in Scientific Pursuit for Inspired Research. This is a prestigious fellowship program initiated by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. These fellowships will be awarded for top / first rank holders in Post Graduation and those who are very much interested in pursuing Doctoral Program (Ph.D.) with fellowship in Science and Technology. The basic purpose of the fellowship scheme is to encourage young students to go for research in science education. Fellowship amount under INSPIRE scheme is equivalent to NET qualified candidates.
INSPIRE fellowships are offered in the disciplines of 1. Life Sciences 2. Chemical Sciences 3. Physical Sciences 4. Engineering Sciences 5. Earth and Atmospheric Sciences 6. Mathematics and Statistics 7. Medical Sciences 8. Pharmaceutical Sciences 9. Veterinary Sciences and 10. Agricultural Sciences
Eligibility: Applicants should have secured first rank in the Post Graduate Degree in any of the Basic and Natural Sciences. Candidates with degree in Engineering Sciences / Pharmaceutical Sciences / Agricultural Sciences / Medical Sciences / Veterinary Sciences are also eligible. Selection will be based on merit in the qualifying examination. Selected candidates will be awarded research grants for five years to pursue research leading to Ph.D. Degree in any reputed institute. Applicants must have completed their qualifying examination after 2008. There are several other Government Scholarships available for those interested in science research.
Application Procedure for INSPIRE: Interested candidates can obtain application format on DST website www.inspire-dst.gov.in. Address to send filled in applications: Head, INSPIRE Program, Department of Science & Technology, Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110 016. Candidates need higher cut offs in class 12 for UG scholarships.
Apart from these, INSPIRE Awards and Internships also offered to the students from Tenth class to Graduates and Post Graduates. Internship camps will be conducted for tenth passed candidates across the country and will be paid Rs. 5000 as an award. About 10000 students of Bachelors Degree and PG courses also will receive Scholarships of Rs. 80000 per year. They must be between 17-22 years of age. Another innovative scheme of of the DST is INSPIRE Faculty Awards Scheme.
Last date for receipt of completed applications along with required documents for all types of INSPIRE awards, fellowships and scholarships: March 2012 (Tentative). Details of application procedure, previous papers if any and selection procedure can be obtained from www.inspire-dst.gov.in .
Sir, can you please tell me the last date to apply Inspire fellowship 2012.
I am university topper in the year 2009. I am applying for phd this month. Am i eligible for INSPIRE fellowship? and what is the last date of application submission?
When is the last date for the application ?
What is the last date for the application this time, admin?
SIR I DID MY MBBS CAN I APPLY FOR THIS
Yes you can, provided you meet the eligibility requirements such as first rank at the University level and others.
Sir/madam,
Myself Nilakshi kakati, i have completed my PG in Environmental Management in oct.2011 from Dimoria college under Gauhati university (Assam) securing 1st class 1st position.But i am not taking admission in Ph.D programm.Actualy i m waiting for the Inspired Fellowship 2012. So kindly inform me may i eligible for this fellowship as i am not register myself in Ph.D till now.Also i am unable to find application form in your website. kindly inform me about the procedure for applying it as soon as possible.
sir, i am a student of phd first year in genetics & plant breeding, i was first ranker in BSc at university level and I have completed my PG with distinction but still it is not declared wheather I am fisrt or not. I want to ask that suppose I am not a first ranker though am I applicable to fellowship on the basis of distinction in PG and first ranker in UG level? plz reply me soon…….. thanking you
Dear sir/madam
I completed my msc degree in Sep -2010 with first rank, and i could not able to join phd in same year because during that time there was no openings for phd, so i joined for phd during 2011. We got advertisement about this inspire fellowshiph 2012-13, in DST inspire website there they clearly mentioned about eligibility criteria, that who got eligibity for joining phd during jan 2011 to dec 2011, those only can apply for this inspire, what does it means either we should join for phd during this time or we should complete our msc during this,,,,,, actually i was an hope that i will get this fellowship for my phd financial assistant thats why i joined for phd by leaving my job now if criteria is so what i have to do…. ………..? i have to leave my phd only…… don’t think this is mine problem only but students like me they are doing phd and having hope on this. after seeing this my request i think you are going to give some solution that i should get this inspire fellowship for my phd continuation………………………,
Dear sir/madam,
I completed my m.sc. degree in Aug -2008 with first rank from NDRI , karnal, and joined my ph.d. in Oct., 2011 as I could not join phd before due to some urgent family related affairs and worst financial conditions of my family. so i joined for phd during 2011, with the hope to get Inspire Fellowship from Govt. of India, as i was strongly dedicated with the aim of research in my field to do something for the country in general, and also particularly to fulfil my aims.
I have been contineously going through the website starting from 2008 till 2011 about the eligibilty criteria for this is that “candidates who have acquired their required qualifications on or after April 2007 are eligible to apply”.
But this year the notification came,”Candidates who have acquired their required qualifications necessary for admission to the PhD program during 2011 i.e. January to December 2011 are only eligible”.
Sir, I want to know its exact meaning.
Sir, I joined the Ph. D. with the hope of getting the financial assistance from Inspire fellowship only and only.But If the eligibility criteria suddenly changed like this, then I will have no other way than leaving this ph.d. leaving all my dreams left out.
So Sir, I hope that the Govt. of India will surely arrange to offer the fellowships for the first rank holders keeping the eligibility criteria like previous years so that students like us will be highly benefitted also will be highly grateful to the Dept. of DST, Govt. of India.
Lastly, please help me in the above regards by giving clear solutions to my queries
Jui Ray
Dear sir/madam,
I have completed my Masters in Applied Microbiology from Padmavathi University, Andhra Pradesh in 2011. And I was the first ranker from the University. But I want to take up my research programme after 2013, can I apply for this INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP in the next notification. please reply me whether I am eligible to apply for the 2013-2014 fellowship.
Thanking u