The WISE Fellowship for Ph.D. (WISE-PhD) of the Department of Science and Technology aims to provide opportunity to carry out Doctoral research in basic and applied sciences to women scientists and technologists between the age group of 27-45 years who want to pursue research in STEM fields as bench-level scientist.
Vision : WISE-PhD provides opportunity to women to pursue higher education, i.e., Ph.D. through independent project grant.
Objectives : The main objective of WISE-PhD is to encourage women scientists to conduct Doctoral research in science and engineering and to engage them in knowledge dissemination through SSR.
Target Group : Women who have Post Graduation in Basic or Applied Sciences or equivalent degree and wish to pursue PhD in basic & applied sciences can apply in WISE-PhD programme for financial support. Women in regular employment are not eligible for this programme.
Scientific Disciplines : Under WISE-PhD, support is available in 5 scientific disciplines viz. (1) Physical and Mathematical Sciences [PM]; (2) Chemical Sciences [CS]; (3) Life Sciences [LS]; (4) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences [EA]; and (5) Engineering & Technology [ET]
Eligibility :
• Educational Qualification : Women Scientists having Post-Graduate Degree in Basic/ Applied Science or equivalent degree like M. Phil., M. Tech., M. Pharm., etc. or B.Tech. are eligible for WISE-PhD.
• Age : The minimum age to apply in the programme is 27 years and maximum is 45 years (Relaxation of 3 years in the upper age limit is allowed for SC/ ST/ PH candidates). Women scientists, less than 27 years of age are NOT eligible. Cut-off date for age calculation would be the date of submission of WISE-PhD application.
• Who Can Apply : Unemployed women who want to pursue Ph.D. can apply for fellowship under WISE-PhD. The programme is open for both candidates; those who have not yet registered as well as who have already registered for Ph.D., but not availing fellowship from any sources. Although, candidates who have completed two (2) years duration in Ph.D. as on the date of application are NOT eligible.
Financial Support : This Programme provides fellowship of the applicant @Rs. 31,000/- per month along with House Rent Allowances (HRA) as per norms, Research Grant of Rs. 1.00 lakh per year and Institutional overhead charges @Rs. 0.50 lakh per year.
Duration : The project tenure is up to maximum 5 years duration.
Call for proposal submission : Call is open throughout the year.
Application Procedure : The interested candidates with their requisite eligibility for respective programs may contact any of the faculties for their consent to apply for further processing. Fill- inapplication should be submitted in the prescribed format given below (also available on CNCI website: cnci.ac.in/career) along with copies of relevant documents/certificates,only via email : ugirhossainsk@cnci.ac.in; Application will be opened on the respective tenures of individual fellowship application which may be available at the above mention websites of respective programs.
Conditions for recruitment :
1. Candidates meeting the age criteria and possessing the required qualification, experience,etc. and willing to work for the above-mentioned project may email their filled-in application form (available in CNCI website advertisement (cnci.ac.in/career), following the prescribed format) to ugirhossainsk@cnci.ac.in, on or before the last date of receipt of applications as mentioned above. There is no need to send hard-copy of any application form / documents at this stage.
2. The list of shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the website of CNCI and these candidates will be called for interview/personal discussion as through Walk-In-Interview.
3. Late and incomplete applications or applications not submitted in the prescribed format will not be considered.
4. The above position will be filled purely on temporary CONTRACT appointment basis.
5. The rates of emoluments/stipend shown in this advertisement are as per the guidelines and as per the sanction.
6. Age relaxation is admissible in respect of SC/ST/OBC/PWD and women candidates as per government rules.
7. Engagement of applicant for a particular position will be decided by appointing authority.
8. Qualification & experience should be in relevant discipline/field and from an Institution of repute. Experience should have been gained after acquiring the minimum essential qualification.
9. Mere fulfilling the essential/educational qualification does not guarantee the selection.
10. Persons already in regular time scale service under any Government Department/Organizations are not eligible to apply.
11. Submission of wrong or false information during the process of selection shall disqualify the candidature at any stage.
12. Contract appointee shall not have any claim on a regular post in this institute or Funding Agency or in any Department of Government of India and their contract service will not confer any right for further assignment or transfer to any other project or appointment/absorption in funding agency or in this institute. Benefits of Provident Fund, Pension Scheme, Leave Travel Concession, Medical claim, etc. are not admissible. An undertaking to that effect must be submitted at the time of joining.
13. Initial appointment will normally be for a period of one year and further continuation/extension of the service will depend on requirement of the Project, performance evaluation and approval of the competent authority in case-to-case basis.
14. In the event of selection, a candidate must produce all documents or certificates in original relating to (1) Educational qualifications (2) Date of Birth (3) Experience certificates (4) One recent passport size photograph (5) Identity proof i.e. Aadhaar/PAN /Voter ID/Driving License etc. (6) One set of self-attested photocopies of all documents (7) SC/ST/OBC/Disability Certificate, if applicable, for verification at the time of joining the post.
15. Candidates who fail to bring the original certificates at the time of joining and if any discrepancy is found in the documents such candidates will not be allowed to join the selected contract post and the position will be offered to the waiting list candidates.
16. The engagement can be terminated at any time by giving one month notice on either side. Contract can be terminated forthwith or before expiry of the notice period by making payment of a sum equivalent to one-month contractual amount. However, you will not be permitted to surrender one- month contractual amount in lieu of the period of notice of unexpired portion thereof and you will be required to serve the full period of notice.
17. Leave shall be applicable as per Host Institutional policy for contract staff in this regard.
18. CNCI reserves the right to cancel/modify the recruitment process at any time, during the process, at its discretion.
19. The institute reserves rights to consider or reject any application/candidature. The decision of the Director, CNCI will be final and binding.
20. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
21. TA/DA will not be paid by CNCI for attending the interview.
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