CSIR’S JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (JRF) – GATE SCHEME

INTRODUCTION
To promote academic excellence in CSIR labs and to generate high level science, CSIR’s JRF-GATE Scheme was introduced in 2002 for GATE qualified engineering and pharmaceutical graduates to pursue research through a suitable Ph.D programme. These fellowships are tenable only at CSIR laboratories and JRFs selected under this scheme will have excellent opportunity to work with CSIR Scientists with state-of-art R&D facilities. WHO ARE ELIGIBLE BE/B. Tech degree holders in engineering discipline with valid GATE score
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Candidates with B. Pharm degree and having qualified GPAT Candidates selected for the award of JRF-GATE will be eligible for fellowship subject to getting registered/enrolled for PhD/Integrated PhD program.
WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE Candidates with BE/B. Tech in Biotechnology;
Candidates with ME/M. Tech degree;
All those eligible for direct CSIR SRF are not eligible to apply for JRF-GATE. AGE LIMIT The upper age limit for JRF shall be 28 years which is relaxable upto 5 years in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, OBC, women and physically handicapped applicants. STIPEND & TENURE The fellowship amount is Rs 16000/-per month plus HRA. In addition, contingency grant of Rs.20,000/- per annum (calculated on pro rata basis for fraction of a year) is also provided.
Further on completion of two years as JRF-GATE, the fellowship may be upgraded to SRF-GATE and stipend may be increased to Rs. 18000/- per month in the subsequent years on the basis of assessment as per CSIR JRF-NET guidelines.
The total duration of fellowship is five years within which the candidate is expected to complete the PhD degree. SELECTION PROCEDURE
Selection of JRF-GATE will be done by CSIR laboratories by following selection procedure guidelines of advertising and interview by Committee duly constituted by the Director. The recommendations duly approved by Director may be forwarded to Head, HRDG, along with all necessary supporting documents. A formal award letter will be issued by CSIR-HRDG after scrutinizing and verifying the relevant documents. Candidate selected for the award of CSIR JRF-GATE fellowship by the designated Selection Committee may be permitted by the Competent Authority of a CSIR laboratory to provisionally join fellowship subject to fulfilling the prescribed eligibility criteria.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE NOTED JRF-GATE are not to be deployed in any sponsored project.
JRF-GATE will be governed by terms and conditions of CSIR JRF-NET.

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