AICTE National Doctoral Fellowships 2019, National Nodal Center, India
Designation/Position- AICTE National Doctoral Fellowships 2019
National Nodal Center, India invites application forAICTE
National Doctoral Fellowships 2019 from eligible and interested candidates
About- National Doctoral Fellowships 2019
Research/Job Area-
Nuclear Engineering and Allied Technologies
Robotics and Mechatronics
Energy Efficiency, Renewable and sustainable Energy
Electric and Hybrid Mobility
Smart Cities, Housing and Transportation
IoT, I2oT and Embedded Systems
Nano Science and Technology
Big Data, Machine Learning and AI
Drug modelling and development
Biomedical and Rehabilitation
Smart Technologies for Agriculture and Food Industry
Water purification, conservation and management
Location- PSG College of Technology, National Nodal Center, Coimabtore, India
Eligibility/Qualification–
1.A candidate under General and OBC Category must have secured a minimum cumulative grade point average of 7.5 on the scale of 10 or equivalent at both B.E/B.Tech/B.Pharm and M.E/M.Tech/M.Pharm. In terms of percentage it should be a minimum of 67.5%
2.For SC/ST/PwD candidates, minimum CGPA requirement will be 7.0 on the scale of 10 or equivalent or 62.5% marks at both B.E/B.Tech/B.Pharm and M.E/M.Tech/M.Pharm.
3.In addition to the above conditions, candidates irrespective of the category to which they belong, must have appeared in GATE/GPAT exams in the last six years including GATE 2019 (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. 2015 and 2014) and must have a valid GATE/GPAT Score. Candidates who do not qualify in GATE/GPAT and not having a GATE/GPAT Score are not eligible to apply to this scheme.
4. Candidates studying in the final semester of M.E/M.Tech/M.Pharm are also eligible to apply. In their case CGPA or percentage requirement is up to third semester in case of results published semester wise or up to 1st year in case of results published annually. These candidates must be able to complete their PG programme by July 31, 2019 and must be able to produce their final semester/final year results at the time of admission if selected under this scheme.
They must also satisfy the CGPA or Percentage requirements after the completion of their PG programme. If the candidates are not able to complete their PG programme by July 31, 2019 or unable to meet the minimum CGPA or percentage requirement after the completion of their PG programme, they will not be considered for admission even if they get selected through the selection process.
5.The candidate should be less than 30 years of age as on 31st July of year of application however age relaxation of 5 years would be applicable to candidates belonging to SC/ST, women and physically challenged category.
Job/Position Description-
Duration of the Fellowship
a) The duration of the Fellowship shall be for a period of 3 Years. No further extension will be granted, however, extendable by 6 months in special cases with the recommendation of Institute and approval of National Nodal Centre. Further extension of 6 months may be given on the recommendations with the approval of AICTE.
b) The awardee shall devote full time to research during the tenure of fellowship and will not be permitted to take any part time/ full time assignment. He/ She will not accept any other salary or fellowship, if offered during the tenure of fellowship through any other source. An undertaking in this regard has to be provided by the awardee. The nature of the candidature (Full time AICTE sponsored National Doctoral Fellow) will not be changed during the program.
Intake of the Fellowship
The total number of candidates selected under this scheme per year would be limited to 300 per year. If the seats allotted to the institution remain vacant, these seats will be allotted to the other institutions by the Nodal Centre on the approval of AICTE.
Reservation Policy
Reservation for fellowship shall be as per Central Reservation Policy i.e. 15% to SC candidates, 7.5% to ST candidates and 27% to OBC candidates (NCL only), 4% for Persons with Disability and will be observed at National level. In addition, EWS not covered under any shall get 10% reservation
Amount of the Fellowship
The candidate will be provided the fellowship of Rs. 28,000/- per month + House rent allowance wherever the hostel accommodation/Institute accommodation is not available (as per the rates of Ph.D. Scholarship notified by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education (Technical Section-I) vide F. Number 17-2/2014-TS.I dated 18.02.2015).Contingency grant will be admissible at the rate of Rs.15,000/- per annum.
Processing Methodology
Candidates will be identified by the National Nodal Centre of AICTE as per the functions and duties of National Nodal Centre.
How to Apply- Eligible and interested candidate can apply online.
For Contact-
Dr S Saravanan,
Principal Coordinator,
AICTE-NDF,
PSG College Of Technology, Peelamedu,
Coimabtore – 641004,
Phone : 0422-4344426 (Office Timing: 09:00 AM – 06:00 PM )
Email: ndf@aicte-india.org
Last Date for Apply– 12 May 2019
