To commemorate the birth centenary year (2000) of Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, who was the first Vice-President of CSIR in the Independent India, CSIR has instituted a special fellowship, namely, "DR. SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJEE (SPM) FELLOWSHIP" open to toppers of CSIR-UGC JRF (NET) awardees.The objective of this fellowship is to nurture the budding scientific talent and to nourish the objective of pursuit of scientific research.
Eligibility
Toppers of CSIR-UGC JRF (NET) awardees: A maximum of 10 SPM Fellowships each in Chemical Sciences and Life Sciences, and 5 each in Earth, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences will be awarded through interview mode
Chemical Sciences, Life Sciences, Earth, Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Purpose
Innovations
Fellowship / Financial Assistance
1. Rs.36000/- + HRA per month during the first two years of the fellowship and a Contingency grant of Rs.70000/- p.a.
2. Rs.42000/- + HRA per month from third year onwards