The SERB-National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N‑PDF) is aimed to identify motivated young researchers and provide them support for doing research in frontier areas of science and engineering. The fellows will work under a mentor, and it is hoped that this training will provide them with a platform to develop as independent researchers.

• The applicant should be an Indian citizen
• The upper age limit for the fellowship is 35 years at the time of the submission of the application, age will be calculated by taking the date of closure of the respective call. Age relaxation of 5 (five) years will be given to candidates belonging to SC/​ST/​OBC/​Physically Challenged & Women candidates
• NPDF can be availed only once by a candidate in his/​her career.
• Mentor must hold a regular academic/​research position in a recognized institution in India. Should hold a Ph.D. degree in Science or Engineering.
• A mentor shall not have more than two SERB NPDF fellows at any given time.
• Applicants of NPDF, SRG, and EMR can submit their proposals only once in a calendar year in any of these schemes.

The applicant must have obtained Ph.D/M.D/M.S degree from a recognized University. Those who have submitted their Ph.D/M.D/M.S thesis and are awaiting the award of the degree are also eligible to apply. However, such candidates, if selected, will be offered a lower fellowship amount till they qualify for the eligible degree

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