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/ mam
I have completed my M. Pharmacy in 2010. I am topper of my university .can i eligible to apply for dst inspire fellowship as i am going to pursue phd now i. e. gap of 4 yrs? kindly reply.
thnx
Sir/Madam,
I am pleased to inform you that I have been selected for the final award of DST INSPIRE Fellowship for the year 2013 in the subject ‘Statistics’. Since I was availing a scholarship from some other source prior to the selection, in the final offer letter, I was asked to resign from my previous fellowship. I resigned from the previous fellowship with effect from 30.09.2013 and the resignation letter has been shown to be received at the concerned office at the Technology Bhavan on 01.10.2013.
So, sir/madam, I would like to know the tentative date of the release of the sanction letter of the fellowship amount from their side.
Your kind reply is eagerly awaited.
I am pleased to inform you that I have received the sanction letter of the DST INSPIRE Fellowship on 18.11.2013. I would be getting the arrear money for the months Oct-Nov, 2013 in this month.
Hi Sahana,
Have you received your other sanction
sir i am university topper of of m.sc bioteh 2013.i want to apply for inspire fellowship.when next notification will come.and i also want to know whether i have to register for phd before applying for inspire.
kindly mail me.
thanku
i am not geeting what does it mean by awaiting moderation
Respected Sir/Madam,
I have passed out M.Sc in 2013 with Applied physics.My OGPA is 8.37.I am already an INSPIRE Scholar.But I have not been selected till now.
I will be highly obliged if you kindly suggest me what to do now,
Do you mean, you have been selected provisionally and awaiting final selection ? DST takes at least 3 months for processing.
Respected Sir,
I am L.B.Divya Jyothi secured (CGPA-8.52%) grade marks in first year M.Sc. Botany. I got first Rank in overall department of Botany in Andhra University for the year 201. now I am appearing in M.Sc. IInd year. My degree B.Sc. (CBZ) core subjects are Chemistry, Botany & Zoology and parentage of B.Sc. marks (CGPA-8.07%) in grade first Rank
in my group for the year 2012.
Sir, I am interested to do Ph.D and I am eligible or not for apply for the DST Inspire fellowship Scheme.
yes you are. Irrespective of the subject.
Sir/mam,
I am V.madhuri i got 96.2% in my intermediate. Eventhough i got a letter from INSPIRE scholarship i didnt applied for it as iam out of station at that time and that application was lost. Now i want to apply for this and is there any chance of getting selected. Now i am pursuing my 3rd year B.E Metallurgical engineering in ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, and my CGPA is 91%.So,i request you to inform me if there is a chance for me to apply for the scholarship basing on my academic performance.
Dear Sir/Madam,
This is Farheen Farzana, a PhD student working at Vasavi Medical and Research Center and registered as Osmania University, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. I have been awarded the final offer letter for INSPIRE scholarship (S.no: 321-2012 and Reg. no. :IF130466) on 26th July, 2013. I have sent all the required documents to DST, Delhi on 4th June, 2013
I request you to kindly provide me information on the status of the fellowship and a tentative date on when the fellowship will be released, for me to be able to commence work.
dear sir,
i have applied for DST inspire fellowship( on 13th june 2013) after getting Rank-1 in Anna university. But my application is under Clarification. What is the next procedure. How can i proceed further.
kindly reply to the below mail id : premsaf@gamil.com
Respected Sir,
My self Monika Bhairm , I have Completed my Master Degree in Pharmacy From CIP, Raipur ,Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University Bhilai, with honors and as per merit list, I have topped university and University Gold medalist in 2012 Batch with Maximum percentage among all the branches of Master of pharmacy.
Sir I have applied for the INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP and have also submitted my application according to the format given in the official website of DST and have attached all required documents.
Sir, I have found my name (Monika Bhairam D/o Blkishan Bhairam) in the clarification list.
I am not able to understand that what type of clarification are they demanding for I have sent everything separately but it’s asking for an individual application which I confusing in.
Sir could you please help me out that what type of clarification I have to send and with what documents.