ICMR Centenary – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Scheme) by ICMR India

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ICMR Centenary – Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Scheme) by ICMR India

Designation/Position-  Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Scheme)

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a division of Human Resource Planning and Development (HRD), India invites application for Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Scheme) from eligible and interested candidates

About- ICMR, with its 26 state-of-the-art Institutes/Centers, is amongst the foremost research organizations in the field of Bio Medical Sciences. Over the years, the Council has helped India user in a scientific milieu, creating and nurturing talent in many disciplines such as communicable and non communicable diseases, basic medical sciences, reproductive health including nutrition, human resource developments etc. Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Scheme)

ICMR Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme is being instituted to foster high quality research opportunities to promising fresh PhD/ MD/MS holders in the cutting edge areas of basic science, communicable and non communicable diseases, and reproductive health including nutrition at ICMR Institutes /Centers. Special focus will be on fundamental research in areas of science and other priority areas identified by ICMR from time to time. ICMR intends to offer fifty (50) such fellowships every year for working in ICMR Institutes/Centers with state-of-art R&D facilities. These fellowships will be allocated by Director General, ICMR, depending upon the needs of the Institute /Centre.

Research/Job Area- Science

Location-  Indian Council of Medical Research Location- 

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Eligibility/Qualification–

Fresh PhDs/MD/MS within three years of completing their PhD/MD/MS and also those who have received their provisional PhD/MD/MS. Degree.

PDF Guide should be having the minimum designation of Scientist-C grade.

Postgraduate medical students are also permitted to carry out ICMR’s PDF in MCI recognized postgraduate medical colleges wherein minimum of three batches have obtained their postgraduate degree.

ICMR Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is open to Indian nationals only.

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Maximum Age Limit

32 years, relaxable upto 5 years in case of SC/ST/OBC/PH and women candidates, as on last date of application ( 30 June and 31 December ) .

For deserving candidates age can be relaxed maximum upto maximum of 3 years based on earlier work done, publications, awards etc. along with the request by sponsoring Director /Director-in-charge. Director General may consider and relax on the recommendation of thee screening committee.

Job/Position Description- 
Two years and extendable for maximum one more year based on outstanding performance

In the event of his/her leaving before completing one year, he/she may be required to refund the stipend drawn by him/her from the date of joining to the date of leaving the fellowship.

ICMR Post Doctoral Fellows will be paid a consolidated fellowship of Rs.50,000/- per month plus House Rent Allowance (HRA), Non Practicing allowance (NPA) as admissible and a contingency grant of Rs.3.0 lakhs per annum.

25% of the contingency grant can be used for travel including per diem expenses.

Mode of Selection

Selection of the “ICMR Centenary Postdoctoral Research Fellows” will be made through interview of short listed candidates by specially constituted Committees by Director General based on their publications, citation and its impact factor.

The place of interviews will be decided by the Director General, ICMR. Eligible candidates must route their applications through the sponsoring ICMR Institutes/ Centers.

Applicants coming abroad may also be considered in absentia, if eligible and found suitable by the committee.

How to Apply-  Applications duly filled in the prescribed format and complete in all respect should be sent to :

Director General
Attention: Dr N.C. Jain,
Scientist -G & Head,
Division of Human Resource Planning and Development,
Indian Council of Medical Research
Ansari Nager
New Delhi-110029

“Application for ICMR CENTENARY -Post- doctoral Research Fellowship” should clearly be written on top of the envelope containing application form.

Last Date for Apply– 30 June 2020

Selection will be made twice in a year i.e. 30th June and 31st December every year.

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