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Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) open to all science and technology graduates
Deccan Herald | 09 September 2018 | Prakash Kumar |
A science and technology graduate from any higher education institute in the country, who has secured a minimum 8.0 CGPA (cumulative grade point average) in his BTech, will be eligible to apply for the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) from 2019. Students, who are in the final year of their four-year B Tech programme, as well as those pursuing M Tech from any university or engineering college after clearing the GATE (graduate aptitude test in engineering), can also join the race. The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry will open the process for registration of students in February 2019 for selection of the fellows under the scheme. Students to be awarded with the PMRF will be enrolled to PhD programmes at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER). They will have to conduct research in various cutting edge science and technology domains at these premier technical institutes with focus on national priorities.
The PMRF selections (to be announced in May 2019) will be open for all the eligible students from the recognized universities and the institutes of science and technology in lndia from next year,an official said. The central government, which rolled out PMRF earlier this year only for the students of the premier centrally-funded technical institutions like IITs, IISERs and IISc, recently decided to open the scheme for meritorious science and technology students of all higher education institutions in view of “the growing demand” from the students community. The PMRF turned out to be a popular scheme among the students, within a few months after its launch in February, as it provides for the award of highest amount of research grants offered under any of the regular fellowship schemes and enrollment to PhD at country’s premier technical institutes. Under the scheme, a student is entitled for a fellowship of Rs 70,000 per month for the first two years, Rs 75,000 per month for the third year, and Rs.80,000 per month in the fourth and fifth years of their PhD programme. In addition to this, students are also entitled for a research grant of Rs 2 lakh for a period of five years to cover their foreign travel expenses for presenting research papers in international conferences and seminars. The selection process for the PMRF will be a rigorous process consisting of screening by the reviewers, and final selection by the selection committee for each research vertical to ensure competition, standardization, transparency and selection of the best talent. The process may also include written test and/or discussions, if necessary,†a ministry official said. The central government has earmarked a total cost of Rs 1,650 crore for implementation of the scheme for a period of seven years beginning 2018-19. A maximum of 3000 fellows would be selected in the first three-year period.
Application window for PMRF December 2018 will be open till 11 pm on 30 September 2018.
THE PORTAL FOR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR PMRF MAY 2019 WILL GO LIVE IN FEBRUARY 2019 – https://pmrf.in/
Students from all universities will be allowed to apply for Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF)
Hindustan Times | Jul 27, 2018 | New Delhi | PTI |
Students from all universities will be allowed to apply for the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) under which Rs 70,000 per month is given to a student apart from a research grant of Rs 2 lakh per year. So far, the scheme was restricted to IISc, IITs, NITs, IISERs and centrally funded IIITs. The decision that all students will be eligible for the PM fellowship subject to certain conditions for admission to full-time PhD programmes was taken on Friday at a three-day national conference of vice-chancellors, chaired by HRD minister Prakash Javadekar.
Students from all universities will be allowed to apply for the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) under which Rs 70,000 per month is given to a student apart from a research grant of Rs 2 lakh per year. So far the scheme was restricted to IISc, IITs, NITs, IISERs, centrally funded IIITs. The decision that all students will be eligible for the fellowship subject to certain conditions for admission to full-time PhD programmes was taken on Friday at a three-day national conference of vice-chancellors, chaired by human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar. The minister also released the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) report and said the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in higher education in the country has gone up from 25.2% in 2016-17 to 25.8% in 2017-18, which is calculated for 18-23 years of age group. “Lack in innovation and quality research is the foremost challenge before the country. Quality expansion and teaching reform is the need of the hour,” the minister said. The GER for male students is 26.3% while for females it is 25.4%. For Scheduled Castes, it is 21.8% and for Scheduled Tribes it is 15.9% as compared to the national GER of 25.8%, the AISHE report noted.
The total enrolment in higher education has been estimated to be 36.6 million with 19.2 million boys and 17.4 million girls. Girls constitute 47.6% of the enrolment,” the survey report for 2017-18 said. AISHE was initiated in the year 2011 to prepare a robust database on higher education. Since then, seeing the usefulness of data collected during the first year of survey, the government decided to make this survey an annual exercise of data collection in the higher education sector. The minister also announced that all research projects of HRD including IMPacting Research, INnovation and Technology (IMPRINT) will be opened to teachers and students of all varsities. To fight plagiarism, Turnitin software will be made available at no cost basis to all universities in the country. “The Higher Order Skills for Higher Education (HOSHE) scheme will be launched this year for providing degree (professional) to all non tech students at undergrad level. Under this, Rs 10,000 crore will be made available for training and apprenticeship of 10 lakh students studying undergraduate degrees,” said Javadekar. – Courtesy
Only 13% of Prime Minister’s research fellowships (PMRF) likely to be offered
The Indian Express | Ritika Chopra | New Delhi | June 23, 2018 |
A total of 43 selected students — the highest — have been offered research opportunities in IISc, followed by IIT Bombay (24) and IIT Delhi (20).
The government is likely to offer only 135 out of the 1,000 fellowship positions announced under the recently launched Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) this year, The Indian Express has learnt. Announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget earlier this year to fight ‘brain drain’, the PMRF aims to give 1,000 students direct admission to doctoral (PhD) programmes in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) for carrying out research in cutting-edge science and technology domains, with focus on national priorities. The opportunity, however, is limited to students who have either completed or are pursuing the final year of their B Tech or integrated M Tech or integrated M Sc from either IISc, IITs, National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) or Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs). As per the latest status report, shared by IIT Hyderabad —tasked with screening applications and final selection — out of the 2,035 applicants interviewed across 18 disciplines, about 135 have been offered direct admission to PhD programmes in IISc and IITs in Mumbai, Delhi, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Roorkee, Guwahati, Hyderabad and Gandhinagar.
A total of 43 selected students — the highest — have been offered research opportunities in IISc, followed by IIT Bombay (24) and IIT Delhi (20). The biggest chunk of admissions offered have been cornered by candidates seeking to pursue research in mechanical engineering (26), material science and metallurgical engineering (24), interdisciplinary programmes in science and engineering (21), electrical engineering (21) and civil engineering (20). Stringent selection procedure, government officials say, is the reason behind utilisation of just 13% of fellowship this year. “This is the first year of the fellowship and the IITs and IISc set the bar really high for screening candidates. We want the brightest minds for this fellowship. The response is expected to improve with each passing year,” said a senior official, without wishing to be named. Under PMRF a fellow will receive a monthly stipend of Rs 70,000 in the first two years of research, Rs 75,000 in the third year and Rs 80,000 in the last two years of PhD. That apart, each fellow is also eligible to receive an annual research grant of Rs 2 lakh. While launching the scheme in February this year, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar had said that the fellowship is expected to attract best talent in the country, which could go a long way in addressing faculty shortage in the country. “The initiative will convert brain drain into brain gain,” he had said then. – Courtesy / https://pmrf.in/
PM research fellowship can’t stop brain drain from top engineering, tech institutes, say faculty, students at IITs
The New Indian Express | Sumi Sukanya dutta | 24th February | Opinion |
NEW DELHI: Government’s flagship PM Research fellowship scheme for PhDs at IITs and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is being touted as a measure to check brain drain of “brightest minds” but the programme is being met with scepticism by students and faculties at premier institutes. On Friday, the Union human resource ministry invited application from the engineering graduates from IITs, IISc, National Institutes of Technology, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Indian Institutes of Science Research and Education for the programme—first announced in the budget this year. The scheme promises up to Rs 80,000 stipend to about 1000 students apart from Rs 2 lakh annual research grant and urges them to come up with research idea in subjects such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology- among several others- with clear deliverables and outcomes.
It also makes it clear that only those students who have the Cumulative Grade Point Average upward of 8 will be considered. “Every year about 20 per cent brightest minds from premium engineering and technology institutes leave country either for jobs or higher studies—this scheme should put a brake on that practice,” a senior hrd official said. Several faculty members across IITs, however conceded that unlike the undergraduate programmes at IITs, PhDs are considered less “prestigious”. “In fact, the reality is that only 200-300 students from IITs prefer to do PhDs at IITs while most prefer to go abroad for better exposure and academic experience,” said an IIT director, not wishing to be named. “Also for many students who want to pursue higher studies instead of taking up high-paying jobs, money is not very high on the priority list nor is what is being offered by the government very lucrative.” Dheeraj Sanghi, professor of Computer Science at IIT Kanpur said that scheme might benefit students from other institutes more than the older IITs and IISc. “The students will be interested in staying back for the purpose of research here if there is a healthy research ecosystem in India but the government perhaps needs to find several other ways to ensure that,” he said. “Also what is the guarantee that after five years of research these students wont go to countries like US for post-doctoral experience or jobs?” Samarth Malik, a mechanical engineering student at IIT Kharagpur said that there is hardly any buzz around the scheme on the campus. “Many talented students are attracted towards PhDs in US universities because of the best academic experiences they promise—I doubt if PMRF can deter such students,” he quipped. – Courtesy
Online Registration For Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship Begins
ND TV | Education | Maitree Baral | February 24, 2018 |
B.Tech graduates or those in the final year of B. Tech or Integrated M.Tech or integrated M.Sc. in Science and Technology streams from IISc/ IITs/ NITs/ IISERs/ IIITs are eligible for the fellowship. Additionally, applicants must have also secured 8 CGPA or more for being eligible for the fellowship.
NEW DELHI: Online registration for Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) has begun. The last date to apply is 31 March. B.Tech graduates or those in the final year of B. Tech or Integrated M.Tech or integrated M.Sc. in Science and Technology streams from IISc/ IITs/ NITs/ IISERs/ IIITs are eligible for the fellowship. Additionally, applicants must have also secured 8 CGPA or more for being eligible for the fellowship. The fellowship will lead to direct admission in IISc or 23 IITs for full time PhD programme. Application submission portal will be available at pmrf site. On 7 February 2018, Union Cabinet approved of the PMRF scheme under which 1000 best students with the eligibility criteria mentioned above will get direct PhD admission with fellowship ranging from Rs. 70000 to 80000. In addition to this, a research grant of Rs.2.00 lakh will be provided to each of the Fellows for a period of 5 years to cover their foreign travel expenses for presenting research papers in international conferences and seminars.
Candidates with B.Design admitted through JEE/UCEED and 4-year BS or B.Sc students of IISc, IITs, or IISERs admitted through JEE, KVPY and SCB are also eligible. Applicants must send abstract on topics related to science and technology with focus on national priorities. The word limit of the abstract is 1000 words and must be sent in a PDF format. There will be written test and interview for the selection. The syllabus of the written test will be same as that of GATE/ JAM/ CEED and it will be held at the respective IIT or IISc whichever is the nodal institute. Interviews at nodal institutions will begin in the mid of May (exact date will be notified on the official website) and final list will be out by 1 June 2018. Click here to Apply Online – https://pmrf.in/
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