INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Scheme 2023

INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Scheme 2023 is a flagship programme of the Department of Science and Technology, under the Ministry of Science and Technology (Government of India) for Ph.D. degree holders in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Pharmacy, Medicine, and Agriculture related subjects from any recognised university in the world.
This fellowship programme is a component of the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) program. It provides research fellowships to young achievers, giving them the chance to conduct independent research and become future leaders in science and technology. The selected fellows will receive a consolidated amount of INR 1,25,000 per month and other awards.

Eligibility INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Scheme 2023

Education Qualification
be an Indian citizen or people of Indian origin including PIO/NRI status
be 32 years of age as of 1st January 2023 (For General category)
be 37 years of age as of 1st January 2023 (For SC/ST/Women candidates)
be 42 years of age as of 1st January 2023 (For Divyangjan with not less than 40% of a specified disability)
hold a Ph.D. degree in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Pharmacy, Medicine or Agriculture-related subjects from any recognised university in the world
have obtained 60% (or equivalent CGPA) marks throughout their academic profile, starting from the Senior Secondary Examination (Class 12)
have publication(s) in highly reputed journals demonstrating the outstanding research potential 
Desirable Qualification - 
be within the top 1% in class 12 examination, IIT-JEE rank holders, and 1st rank holders either in graduation or postgraduation level university examination
Benefits For INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Scheme 2023
The selected fellows will receive a consolidated fellowship of INR 1,25,000 per month as fellowship with an annual increment of INR 2,000.
In addition, a research grant of INR 7,00,000 every year for 5 years will also be provided to each successful candidate.
Documents For INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Scheme 2023
Passport size photograph (Mandatory, JPEFG and 50 KB)
Class X Marksheet or Certificate [for proof of Date of Birth (Mandatory, PDF, 1MB)]
Marksheets of educational qualifications (like 12th, UG & PG Program) (Mandatory, PDF, 1MB)
Ph.D. degree certificate (Marksheet/Certificate of Class 12, B.Sc, M.Sc and Ph.D degree certificate with publications as a single PDF, 1MB)
Community/Caste Certificate (only if the applicant belongs to SC/ST, PDF, 1MB)
Proof of disability (for persons with benchmark disability only) with DOB as a single PDF, 1MB
Appointment letter (if employed,  PDF, 1MB)
The following documents must be submitted with an appropriate word limit before filling out the online application - 
Details of Professional Recognitions, Awards and Fellowships received
Proposed area of research and a brief outline of the proposal (Maximum allowed word count: 2,500) under the following sub-sections -
Origin of the proposal, objectives
a brief outline of the methodology to be adopted,
significance of the proposal in the context of the current status in the field
prospects of the work for extending it as a long-term project beyond the tenure of the “INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship” position
Details of Professional Training and Research Experience, specifying period (Maximum allowed word count - 2,000)
Details of work done so far and significance of the scientific contribution. (Maximum allowed word count - 1,000)
List of publications in three categories viz.
Published
Accepted for publication
Submitted
Application Form INSPIRE Faculty Fellowship Scheme 2023
1. Click on the "Apply Now" button.
2. Click on the 'Register' button on the right-hand side of the dashboard and fill in the required details to 'Register'. 
3. Navigate to 'New User? Register here' on the right-hand side of the dashboard. 
4. Click and complete the form by filling in the relevant details to 'Register'.
5. After successfully registering, log in with valid login credentials.
6. Fill in the required details, upload the supporting documents in the prescribed format and submit the application.