Abdul Kalam National Fellowship 2019
The official call for the Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship 2019-2020 has been released. Interested and eligible candidates can check out all of the details on the same below:
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Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship 2019-2020
Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology (DST) had established the INAE-SERB, DST Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship in the year 2017 to recognize, encourage and support translational research by Indian Nationals working in a variety of capacities of engineering profession, in public funded institutions in the nation.
The nominee needs to have a minimum of 5 years’ service left in the parent organization. The Fellowship amount is Rs 25,000/- a month along with wages being drawn along with a Research Grant of Rs.15.00 lakh per annum will also be provided. An Overhead of Rs.1.00 lakhs per annum will also be provided to the host institute. A Maximum of 10 Fellowships will be given annually. The length of the Fellowship will be initially for 3 years, extendable by up to two years based on the performance and the
Fellowship could be held for a maximum of five years.Nominations are accepted for the Fellowship through the year. Additionally, two calls for nominations are announced in each Financial Year. A soft copy of the nomination must be forwarded to INAE via email, followed with a single ink-signed original hard copy to be sent to INAE Office, Gurgaon through Speed Post/Courier.
Background
Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) will award Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowships to outstanding engineers to recognize, promote and support translational research by individuals to attain excellence in engineering, technology and innovation development.
Scope
- All areas of engineering, technology and innovation are all covered by this fellowship.
Eligibility
- The scheme is applicable to Indian nationals working in India in a variety of capacities of the engineering profession in public funded institutions.
- The applicant must have adequate professional qualifications and maintain at least a bachelor’s degree
- This applicant needs to have a minimum of five (5) years of service left from the parent organization according to the date of this award.
- The applicant shouldn’t be holding any additional fellowship and in case of selection, he/she is going to need to go for just one of the fellowships.
Duration
- The duration of the fellowship will be initially for 3 years, extendable by up to two more years based on the performance.
- The fellowship can be held for a maximum of five years.
Nature of Support
- The fellowship amount is Rs. 25,000 a month along with regular income.
- A Research grant of Rs.15.00 lakh per annum
- An Overhead of Rs.1.00 lakhs per annum to the host institute.
- The fellowship is taxable according to IT rule of Government of India.
Expected Outcome
- Commercialized or deployable technology; pilot scale or field trial worthy technologies; patent (filed/ sold/ commercialized); working prototype or model for trial and demonstration.
Nomination
- The nominations can be sent by the Heads of the Institutions/ organizations, Presidents/ fellows of National science/ engineering academies, SS Bhatnagar Awardees and JC Bose awardees.
- The nominations will be accepted during the year.
Fellowship
- A Maximum of 10 Fellowships will be given annually.
Selection
- Selection of Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellows will be made periodically (normally twice per year) by a Search -Cum-Selection Expert Committee specially constituted for the purpose, in Accordance with the broad guidelines of this fellowship
Contact to Learn More on Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship
Brig Rajan Minocha
Convener cum Member Secretary (Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellowship)
Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
6th Floor, Unit No. 604-609, SPAZE I-Tech Park,
Tower A, Sector 49, Sohna Road,
Gurgaon – 122018
Phone: 0124-4239480
Fax: 0124-4239481
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.inae.in
The last date for the receipt of nominations to be considered in response to the first call for nominations for the Financial Year 2019- 2020 is August 10, 2019.
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