Thiruvananthapuram: Five students from Indian Institute of Science Education Research (IISER) have been recommended for the prestigious Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) for the May 2020 cycle.
These five students are as followed: Ms. Mabel Maria Mathew (School of Biology), Mr. Probal Nag (School of Chemistry), Ms. Swathi Krishna P. E. (School of Chemistry) and Mr. Sandip Guchchait (School of Physics) have been recommended for the PMRF for the May 2020 cycle.
Meanwhile, 14 students from IIT Guwahati have been awarded PMRF for May 2020 cycle.
The Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship for May 2020 cycle has been closed now. For November-December, the application window will open soon.
According to the PMRF scheme, each fellow will be eligible to get a monthly fellowship of Rs. 70,000 for the first two years, Rs. 75,000 for the 3rd year, and Rs. 80,000 in the 4th and 5th year. In addition to this, each fellow would be eligible for a research grant of Rs. 2 lakh per year (a total of Rs 10 lakh for five years).
After the selection, every fellow will be given deliverables to be achieved each year. The deliverables will be decided by the assigned guide. The deliverables will be designed while keeping in view the research topic selected by the fellows and are also likely to be reviewed annually for the progress of their research objectives.
About the Scheme: PMRF The Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) scheme was announced in the 2018-2019 Budget and has been designed for improving the quality of research along with providing unparalleled research opportunities in various higher educational institutions in the country. The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Education and aims to propel and promote the growth of engineers and scientists through constant annual reviews and weightage recorded in accordance to the publication in reputed journals and conferences.
The Government of India has amended the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme by allowing lateral entry and also modifying the minimum score required to be eligible for the scholarship. As per the revised scheme, the minimum score in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), has been reduced from 750 to 650. In addition to the direct entry, provision for lateral entry has also been made permitting ongoing PhD students who have already been enrolled for 12 or 24 months to avail this fellowship. This has allowed more and more students to benefit from this prestigious fellowship.
