SRF & RA Fellowships @ CSIR-Human Resource Development (HRD)

The Human Resource Development (HRD) Group of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, provides opportunities to bright young men and women in the form of Senior Research Fellowships (SRFs)/ SRF (Extended)/ Research Associateships (RAs) for training in methods of research under the expert guidance of faculty members/scientists working in universities, laboratories and institutes of Government Departments and recognised laboratories of industry in various fields of science and technology. 1. Sr. Research Fellowships: Qualifications: M.Sc./ BE/ B.Tech. or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks and one publication in SCI Journal and should have completed at least two years of post M.Sc./ BE/ B.Tech. research experience as on the last date of application, as evidenced from fellowship/ associateship or from date of registration for PhD. Or M.Tech./ ME or equivalent degree in Engineering/ Technology with at least 60% marks. Or BE/ B.Tech. or equivalent degree with at least 60% marks and two years research experience as on the last date of application. Or MBBS/ BDS or equivalent with at least 60% marks and one year internship. Or B.Pharm./ B.V.Sc./ B.Sc.(Ag.) or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks and one publication in SCI Journal and should have completed at least three years research experience as on the last date of application, evidenced from fellowship/associateship or from date of registration for PhD. Or M.Pharm./M.V.Sc./ M.Sc.(Ag.) or equivalent degree with at least 55% marks and one publication in SCI Journal and should have at least one year research experience as on the last date of application, evidenced from fellowship/ associateship or from date of registration for PhD. Age Limit (As on 02/09/2014): 32 years for Sr. Research Fellowships and 33 for SRF Extended Stipend & Tenure: For Science disciplines: Rs. 18000/- per month for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year. For Medical/Veterinary/ Pharmacy, Engineering and equivalent disciplines with PG degree: Rs. 18000/-p.m. for the 1st and 2nd year and Rs. 20,000/-p.m. for the 3rd and 4th year. In addition, each SRF will receive a contingent grant of a maximum Rs. 20,000/-p.a. The grant will be provided to the University/Institution with which the SRF will be affiliated. SRFs will be given Rs. 3000/- (lump sum) extra on submission of Ph.D thesis in e-form. For details regarding format, etc. of e-thesis please see CSIR’s Unit for R&D of Information Products (URDIP) at www.urdip.res.in. SRF (Extended): The selected candidates will be offered SRF (Ext) for one year only at a stipend of Rs. 20,000/-p.m. 2. Research Associateships: Qualifications: i). The applicant should have a PhD before the last date of application (in a science or engineering subject) or MD/MS/MDS (in medical science subject) or ME/ M.Tech./ M.Pharm./ M.V.Sc. with three years R&D experience as on the last date of application, evidenced from fellowship or associateship or from date of registration of PhD. ii). The candidate must have at least one research publication in standard refereed journal as listed in Journal Citation Reports (JCR), etc. Age Limit (As on 02/09/2014): 35 years Stipend: The stipend of RA will be one of the following for the entire tenure Rs. 22,000/- p.m. (Fixed), Rs. 23,000/-p.m. (Fixed), Rs. 24,000/-p.m. (Fixed), as recommended by the selection committee. In addition, each RA will receive a contingent grant of a maximum of Rs. 20,000/-p.a which will be provided to the concerned University/Institution. How to Apply: Candidates can apply online and take printout of the fill in online application and paste his/ her recent photograph in the space provided and send along with the all relevant documents to Scientist-In-Charge, EMR-I, Human Resource Development Group, CSIR Complex, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi-110012. Important Dates: Closing date of online registration 02-Sept-2014 Last date for submission of hard copy of the application 08-Sept-2014 For more details, please visit: http://csirhrdg.res.in/advt_srf_ra_2014.pdf