INSPIRE Fellowship Program – Eligibility Requirements and Selection Procedure

INSPIRE fellowship program is the most sought after for the students who wish to enter into science career. The fellowship scheme is intended to encourage the student to take up career in scientific research.

INSPIRE Scheme
Inspire Scheme is the best for aspiring researchers and scientists in basic sciences. The program aims at encouraging student to pursue science research in important fields of science.

Students often confused a lot regarding eligibility requirements for INSPIRE fellowship program. Here we are giving complete details of the eligibility requirements for this program.

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Following categories of students are eligible:

1) INSPIRE Scholar having secured minimum 65 percent marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA at M.Sc or Integrated MS / MSc program of any recognised university / institution.

2) 1st rank holders at University Level Examination are only eligible. Autonomous College Level examinations are not considered. The 1st rank should be of overall full time post graduate program in disciplines such as science, engineering /technology / agriculture / pharmacy / other applied science streams and also undergraduate studies in Medicine i.e. MBBS.

It should be noted that the toppers in any subject specialization in Post graduation 2nd year course only are not eligible. Most importantly, just having the eligibility for the INSPIRE Fellowship will not guarantee the selection for fellowship. The Expert Committee will select the candidates based on the research proposal by the fellow.

INSPIRE Scholarships Intermediate – Class 12 Cut Off Marks

Following are Intermediate / Class 12 Board cut offs for INSPIRE Fellowships for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010. Cut off marks for CBSE, ICSE and State Boards have been given in the table. Students applying for INSPIRE fellowships 2012 can use this data to get basic understanding of the percentage of cut off marks required to get this prestigious INSPIRE scholarships for higher education (SHE).

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The 12th Class / Intermediate cut off marks for various state have been increasing every year due to growing competition for these scholarships. If you take the example of Andhra Pradesh, cut offs have gone up to 95.2 percent in 2010 from 82.3 and 81.2 in 2009 and 2008 respectively. Cut offs for Kerala, Madhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu and Karnataka Boards also going up year on year. For CBSE and ICSE Boards 12th class cut offs are around 91 – 93 percent.

Inspire scholarships cut offs for 12th Class
INSPIRE Fellowship Scheme Cut Off Marks for 12th Class students of various states.
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