DST Scheme For Young Scientists & Technologists – Ministry of Science & Technology

Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologists | DST – Ministry of Science and Technology

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Government of India
Ministry of Science and Technology
Department of Science and Technology
Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologists

Indian nationals who have a Master’s Degree in any Science & Technology stream, are eligible to apply for the Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologists which is focused on young scientists & technologist who have adequate background and training in fields of science and technology and show inclination to undertake socially relevant action research projects.

Eligibility:

1. The applicant should possess at least Master’s degree in any Science and Technology stream. Those having PhD will be given preference.
2. The candidate should be less than 35 years of age on the last date of submission of the application to DST. However, age relaxation of 5 years would be given to Women and Differently-abled (Divyangjan) applicants and those belonging to SC/ST/OBC category.
3. The applicant not in regular position should align himself or herself with an Academic Institution of repute, S&T based agencies including reputed Voluntary Organization with minimum 5 years in existence for implementation of S&T based projects

Application Process:

Applicants are required to submit three copies of the full proposal in the prescribed format at the address given below (mentioning the TPN No), along with a soft copy uploaded to http://onlinedst.gov.in before closing hours (1730hrs IST) on 15th March, 2018.

Project tenure proposed should not be be more than three years. Formats for application can be downloaded from the DST website www.dst.gov.in and www.scienceandsociety-dst.org

Officer-in-charge may be contacted for any questions/queries relating to submission of proposal under this Call. A Screening Committee constituted by DST will screen the proposals received and only the selected candidates may be called for presentation before an Expert Committee.

Last Date to Apply : 15th March, 2018

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