ICMR Centenary-Post Doctoral Research Fellowship Scheme 2022

Eligibility
To be eligible, an applicant must –

• Be up to 32 years of age as on the date of application (Note – Relaxation of up to 5 years in age is given to SC/ST/OBC/PH and women candidates.)
• Be a new Ph.D./MS/MD degree holder or who has been awarded the degree in recent 3 years OR
• Hold a provisional Ph.D./M.S./M.D. degree

Note – 

• The PDF guide should have a minimum designation of a Scientist-C grade.
• Postgraduate medical students can also apply for the fellowship in MCI-recognized postgraduate medical colleges wherein a minimum of three batches have obtained their postgraduate degrees.

Benefits
A total of 50 fellowships are given every year, which will include –

• A consolidated fellowship grant of INR 65,000 per month
• House rent allowance (if the fellows are receiving accommodation by the ICMR centres/institutes, the HRA will not be paid to them)
• Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) as admissible
• A contingency grant of INR 3 lakhs per annum (25% of contingency grant can be used for travel including per diem expenses)

Documents
The following documents should be attached along with the application:

• Photograph of the applicant
• Affidavit of carrying different names/surnames in the certificates (if applicable)
• Attested copy of school leaving/high school/secondary school certificate (for the date of birth)
• Attested copies of grade cards/mark sheets and degrees for B.Sc/M.Sc/M.Phil/Ph.D., BE/ME/Ph.D., B.Pharm./M.Pharm./Ph.D., M.B.B.S./M.D./M.S.
• List of publications
• Reprints of publications
• A one-page summary of the Ph.D. thesis (six copies)
• Attested copies of letters of acceptance of papers accepted for publication and reprints
• Seven copies of the detailed research proposal
• Testimonials from 2 referees
• Attested copy of the Caste Certificate (if applicable)

How can you apply?