AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship

AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship

About AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship

The main objective of AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship is to encourage 200 Indian Engineering, Management, Design, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Applied Sciences, Planning, Computer application, Applied Arts Crafts & Design, Inter Disciplinary Area scholars who have completed their Ph.D and wish to pursue a regular career in research and development.

The broad discipline of study within the domain of AICTE are:

1. Engineering & Technology
2. Management
3. Design
4. Planning
5. Applied Arts Crafts & Design
6. Hotel Management & Catering Technology
7. Computer Application
8. Applied Sciences
9. Inter Disciplinary Area

Objective

The objective of these fellowships is to provide an opportunity to carry out the advanced studies and research in Engineering and Technology, Management, Design, Planning, Applied Arts Crafts & Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Computer Application, Applied Sciences and Inter Disciplinary Area in AICTE approved institutions.

Number of Fellowships : 200 Fellowships per year

Duration of Fellowship

The tenure of the fellowship is initially for one year. If the research work is found satisfactory by the expert’s committee, his/her tenure will be extended for a further period of one another year. Thus, the total period of fellowship is two year and there is no further provision of extension.

Eligibility

(A) Eligibility criteria for scholars

a. Only the unemployed candidates who have been awarded the Ph.D. degree in the relevant subject/discipline of Engineering and Technology, Management, Design, Planning, Applied Arts Crafts & Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Computer Application, Applied Sciences and Inter Disciplinary Areas are eligible to apply. (Provisional Certificate may be accepted in case the degree is not awarded).

OR

General category candidates having minimum 55% of marks or equivalent percentage converted from CGPA score either at PG/ UG level are eligible to apply. A relaxation of 5% of marks is allowed for reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC/women / PWD (Persons with Disabilities)

Note: Persons already in regular service are not eligible to apply.

b. Candidates should be below 35 years of age (as on the date/last date of application) For admission age relaxation of 5 years would be applicable to candidates belonging to SC/ST/Women, Physically Challenged and 3 years for OBC category. In case, a candidate falls in more than one category, the maximum age relaxation would be of 5 years only.

c. AICTE Post-Doctoral Fellowship can be availed only once by a candidate in his/her career.

d. It is necessary that the candidate identifies a Supervisor (affiliated to AICTE approved University/Institute wherein Post-Doctoral Fellowship is tenable) for his/her post-doctoral research work and obtain his/her consent for the mentorship. Candidates applying for PDF must upload the No ObjectionCertificate from the proposed research centre duly signed by the Supervisor, HOD and Registrar/Director of the University/Institute in the online application.

(B) Eligibility of Supervisor

a. The supervisor should be approved Ph.D guide in University.

b. The supervisor should not be superannuated and must be either regular faculty or professor of practice (may not be superannuated).

c. The Supervisor must have been awarded the Ph.D. degree.

(C) Eligibility of research centre

The fellowship under AICTE Post Doctorate Fellowship will be available for pursuing research work in AICTE approved  University/ Institution.

Information Document

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