The Centre offers summer fellowships for two months to bright undergraduate and MSc students (renewable for a second year for selected students). This programme has proved to be popular and competitive; each year, about 5000 students from all over India apply for the 120 fellowships awarded. Fifty fellowships are supported by the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, fifteen by the Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, New Delhi, and the rest by the Centre. Students are placed with research groups at the Centre or with scientists elsewhere in India. Selected students get the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research, and several summer projects have led to publications in leading journals. Many of the summer students of past years have gone on to pursue graduate studies and a research career, at the JNCASR or at another leading university.

• Students who have secured not less than 80% in Maths and Science subjects in their 10^th and 12^th standard or equivalent examinations, and not less than first class in graduation and post graduation (if applicable).
• Students presently studying in I and II year of B.Sc., II, III & IV year of B.S., I, II & III year of B.E. /B.Tech., I year of M.Sc., and I‑IV year of Integrated M.Sc. can apply for Life Sciences and Mathematics.
• Students presently studying in I & II year of B.Sc., II, III & IV year B.S., II, III & IV year of B.E/B.Tech., I year of M.Sc. and II-IV year of Integrated M.Sc. can apply for Physical Sciences, Engineering Sciences and Atmospheric Sciences.
• Students presently studying in I year of M.Sc. can apply for Materials Sciences and Chemical Sciences.

Detailed information and application form can be downloaded fromhttp://​www​.jncasr​.ac​.in/​f​e​/​s​r​f​p.php. The filled in application form with attested documents should reach the address mentioned below:

Mailing address:
The Academic Coordinator
Fellowships and Extension Programmes
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560 064.