Science & Engineering Board (SERB) have released a notification announcing an increase in JC Bose Fellowship. The official notification for the Enhancement of Fellowship amount under JC Bose Fellowship has been released. The JC Bose Fellowship has been doubled and the fellowship increment will be effective from 1st April 2019. You can check out all of the details below on the same.
SB/S9/Z-13/2019
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD
(a statutory body of the Department of Science & Technology)
5 & SA, Lower Ground Floor, Vasant Square Mall,
Sector-B, Pocket-5, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Enhancement of Fellowship amount under J.C Bose Fellowship.
1) The fellowship amount under the JC Bose Fellowship Scheme has been revised from the existing rate of Rs.25,000/- pm to Rs.50,000/- pm.
2) The revised amount becomes effective from 1st April 2019.
3) Other norms and terms and conditions of the Scheme will remain the same.
4) The issues with the concurrence of the Chairman, SERB vide Dy. No. ER-96793 dated 20-08-2019
About the JC Bose Fellowship
The J.C Bose fellowship is awarded to outstanding scientists for their remarkable contributions by SERB. The fellowship is scientist-specific and very selective. All Areas of Science (in the
broadest terms) is covered under the fellowship. The duration of the fellowship is 5 years with an upper age limit of 68 years. The selection for JC Bose Fellowship is made twice a year by a Search-cum-Selection Committee specially constituted for the purpose, as per the broad guidelines of the fellowship scheme.Fellowship Amount:
- Initially, the fellowship amount was Rs 25,000 per month in addition to regular income. Now it has been increased to Rs 50,000 per month.
- Along with the fellowship a Research grant of Rs. 15.00 lakh per annum is also given.
- Also an Overhead of Rs.1.00 lakh per annum to the host institute.
