The main aim of the scheme is to recognize active eminent senior resident Indian superannuated scientists for their outstanding contributions both nationally and internationally, in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) & Medicine, to promote excellence and growth in R&D.
The main aim of the scheme is to recognize active eminent senior resident Indian superannuated scientists for their outstanding contributions both nationally and internationally, in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) & Medicine, to promote excellence and growth in R&D.
देश में सार्वजनिक धन के साथ विभिन्न मंत्रालयों/विभागों/अकादमियों द्वारा स्थापित कुछ पीठ/प्रोफेसरशिप उपलब्ध हैं। इस तरह के अवसरों की सीमित संख्या को ध्यान में रखते हुए, विज्ञान और इंजीनियरिंग अनुसंधान बोर्ड (एस. ई. आर. बी.) ऐसी ही एक योजना-राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान अध्यक्ष: वैज्ञानिक उत्कृष्टता और विज्ञान नेतृत्व को पूरा कर रहा है। इस योजना का मुख्य उद्देश्य सक्रिय वरिष्ठ निवासी भारतीय सेवानिवृत्त वैज्ञानिकों को राष्ट्रीय और अंतर्राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर, विज्ञान, प्रौद्योगिकी, इंजीनियरिंग, गणित (एसटीईएम) और चिकित्सा के क्षेत्रों में उनके उत्कृष्ट योगदान के लिए मान्यता देना है, ताकि अनुसंधान और विकास में उत्कृष्टता और विकास को बढ़ावा दिया जा सके। प्रकाशन, पेटेंट, प्रौद्योगिकी हस्तांतरण, सॉफ्टवेयर विकास या नीति पर प्रभाव) और अनुसंधान और विकास में अपने काम को जारी रखने के इच्छुक लोगों को इस मोड के माध्यम से मान्यता दी जाएगी। एस. ई. आर. बी. असाधारण रूप से मेधावी वरिष्ठ वैज्ञानिकों की विशेषज्ञता का उपयोग करने की आवश्यकता को पहचानता है। उनकी विशेषज्ञता का गैर-उपयोग, एक मायने में, एक राष्ट्रीय नुकसान है और प्रदर्शन करने वाले वैज्ञानिकों के लिए उम्र मानदंड नहीं होना चाहिए। उद्देश्य: प्रतिष्ठित वरिष्ठ सेवानिवृत्त वैज्ञानिकों की अनुसंधान और विकास गतिविधियों में उत्कृष्टता के लिए समर्थन जारी रखना जो अनुसंधान में उत्साही हैं जैसा कि एस एंड टी आउटपुट से पता चलता है। सलाहकार समिति: राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान अध्यक्ष सलाहकार समिति (एन. एस. सी. ए. सी.) के रूप में संदर्भित एक समिति का गठन अध्यक्षों के विकास की निगरानी करने, पुरस्कार विजेताओं के चयन के लिए सिफारिशें करने, उनकी प्रगति/विस्तार की समीक्षा करने, अनुसंधान और विकास की संवर्धन, प्रासंगिकता और गुणवत्ता सुनिश्चित करने के साथ-साथ पुरस्कारों के लक्ष्य को पूरा करने के लिए निर्धारित गतिविधियों को शुरू करने के लिए किया गया है। पदों की संख्या:-पदों की अधिकतम संख्या तीस (30) तक सीमित है। कार्यकाल और शुरुआत:-यह पुरस्कार शुरू में 3 साल की अवधि के लिए दिया जाएगा और एन. एस. सी. ए. सी. की सिफारिशों के अधीन अधिकतम दो साल के लिए बढ़ाया जा सकता है। - चयनित अध्यक्षों को प्रस्ताव पत्र जारी होने की तारीख से छह महीने की अवधि के भीतर शामिल होना होगा।
1. पुरस्कार विजेता को फेलोशिप के रूप में प्रति माह डेढ़ लाख रुपये की राशि दी जाएगी। 1. इस मामले में शोध अनुदान प्रति वर्ष 25 लाख रुपये होगा। 1. अतिरिक्त खर्चों के लिए, प्रति वर्ष ₹1 लाख मेजबान संस्थान को दिए जाएंगे। * नोट: अनुदान का उपयोग श्रमशक्ति, उपकरण, यात्रा (अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सहित), आकस्मिकता आदि के लिए किया जाएगा। इसका उपयोग मेजबान संस्थान के मानदंडों के अनुसार किया जाना चाहिए। आकस्मिक अनुदान से खरीदी गई वस्तुएं कार्यकाल पूरा होने के बाद मेजबान संस्थान की संपत्ति होंगी। हालांकि, कुछ सूचीबद्ध वस्तुओं में, पुरस्कार विजेता द्वारा उनके प्रतिधारण का निर्णय इस विषय पर मौजूदा सरकारी नियमों और विनियमों के अनुसार किया जाएगा।
चरण 1: Online — Step 01
The nominee needs to register in the SERB online portal.
चरण 2: Online — Step 02
After login, the Nominee needs to fill in all the mandatory fields in the Nominee Details section under User Profile which includes Photo, Institution, Address, etc.
चरण 3: Online — Step 03
Under Form Submission, choose Scheme: National Science Chair, and fill out the National Science Chair nomination form which includes details of the Nominee Details, Qualification Details, Employment Details, Professional Recognition/Fellowship, Scientific Research Index, Publication Details, Patent Details, Upload Documents, Nominator Details and Other Information, etc.
चरण 4: Online — Step 04
Proposed area of research and a brief outline of the proposal of Nominee to be uploaded in a single PDF file not more than 5 pages.
चरण 5: Online — Step 05
After filling in the details, the Nominee should click on "Send to Nominator".
चरण 6: Online — Step 06
Nominators will receive intimation via email with a link to the SERB online portal, to view the filled-in National Science Chair Nomination form.
चरण 7: Online — Step 07
The Nominator can choose to submit the nomination to SERB or resend the form to the Nominee for any revision.
चरण 8: Online — Step 08
Once submitted, Nominee and Nominator will receive an intimation regarding the successful submission. > Selection Procedure: - The proposals will be examined by the NSCAC to ascertain their merit. - The recommendations of the Committee will be considered by the SERB to make funding decisions. <br>
The nominations are being accepted in online mode only through SERB online portal i.e. www.serbonline.in.
1. The nominee should be an active resident Indian scientist/academician, with an outstanding research track record in any one or more areas of STEM and medicine, particularly during the last five years. 2. The nominee must have received recognition for his/her work from national/international scientific bodies such as fellowship in prestigious academies and S&T awards. 3. The nominee could be affiliated with an academic institution / R&D lab or should have consent on the subject from the future host institution. 4. The nominee should not hold any administrative roles and functions and is not in receipt of any honorarium/fellowship/salary from any other institute or organization at the time of initiation of the NSC award if offered by SERB.
1. Research Proposal with brief Introduction, Objective, Methodology, Budget and expected outcome (upto five pages) (For Mode-1 nominations only). 2. Endorsement Letter by the head of the Host Institute. 3. Certificate from the Nominee.
Yes, you can but after withdrawing your position from the foreign institution and getting a No Objection Certificate from the same institution to apply under NSC Award.
Researchers working in areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and Medicine are eligible to apply under this fellowship.
Your nomination will be reviewed by an approved NSC Advisory Committee (NSCAC).
The final decision on all nominations is based on the recommendations of NSC Advisory Committee. The high level committee comprises of eminent experts in the field of S&T. The SERB solely depends on the recommendations of the Selection Committee.
This will usually follow approximately four to six weeks after the selection committee meeting. Please note that we cannot provide any personalised information before this juncture so as not to delay the notification process.
Yes, you can but the decision on the plea will be taken, after thorough discussion and deliberations in the successive NSCAC meeting only.
No, it is not possible to apply for both modes at same time. However, if your nomination is not accepted for recommendations, you may apply to any other program as long as you fulfill the eligibility requirements in the successive call(s).
The essential aspect of the nomination is the individual nominee track record. Please refer to the eligibility and assessment criteria sections for more details on the selection criteria.
A letter is sent by the SERB to the nominee as well as to the host Institute informing the award of NSC. After receiving the same the nominee has to join the chair within six months of the date of offer letter and to send his / her Acceptance Letter to the Host Institute, indicating the tentative Date / Month when the nominee wants to start the award. Then the Institute will forward his Acceptance / Joining Letter to Science & Engineering Research Board along with the updated details of the bank for transfer of fund through RTGS (in the prescribed format). Based on this letter, SERB will process the file for getting administrative and financial approvals and then a Sanction Order is issued to the Host Institute. The start date, as per joining letter date of the nominee, of the award will be mentioned in the Sanction Order.
The selected NSC fellow, cannot avail of any other fellowship, during the tenure of the award but they are free to seek additional funds for pursuing research from other funding agencies excluding fellowship/honorarium/salary. However, if they want to switch over and carry out any other fellowship, then they are required to submit the surrender certificate first with other relevant documents i.e. final Statement of Expenditure, Utilization Certificate, Project Completion Report, and unspent balance to SERB and then only they should start the other fellowship.
No, you cannot delay the implementation date after issuance of the sanction order for the award. Your joining date of the institute will be counted as the date of start for the fellowship.
It is strongly advised to have one host institution for fund transfer & account management. However, you may get into collaboration with any other institute or organization.
In general, the host institute will receive overhead @ [?]1,00,000/- per annum, apart from this there is no provision to provide additional funds.
Yes, the Grant received under NSC Award is taxable as per I.T. rules.
Applications are accepted only on the official government portal.
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