The scheme offers a Post-doctoral fellowship of โน45,000/- + 10% HRA per month along with an annual contingency grant of โน75,000/-.
Duration of the Fellowship is limited to a maximum of 2 years.
Eligibility (who can apply)
Only women candidates are eligible to apply.
Applicant should be a Permanent Resident of Kerala.
Applicant should be unemployed and should be under career-break due to family commitments or other related matters, at the time of application.
Applicant should not receive any emoluments from any source at the time of application.
Those who have availed KSCSTE Back-to-Lab Fellowship earlier for their PhD programme are not eligible to apply.
Age limit: 40 years - as on the date of application, relaxable for 3 years for OBC and 5 years for SC/ST.
Applicant should have qualified Ph.D. in Science/Engineering subjects.
Applicant should have scored a minimum of 60% marks for post-graduation.
Applicant should have chosen an institution as Research Centre subject to the following.
The Research Centre should not be the same as the Ph.D. Research Centre.
Tenable only in R&D institutions (National/State level) or University Departments in Kerala and should belong to the category of โGovernment Institutionsโ [however, premier National Institutions viz., IISER, IIT, IISc. etc. outside the State shall also be considered].
Applicant should have published at least one research paper in a SCI Journal/ secured patent.
Those who have already availed of one Post-Doctoral Fellowship from KSCSTE or elsewhere are not eligible to apply.
How to Apply
**Online**
Eligible applicants may apply online in the KSCSTE web portal for new applications in the following link: [www.submit.kscste.kerala.gov.in](https://submit.kscste.kerala.gov.in/)
> **Scrutiny of the Application:**
Preliminary scrutiny of the application is carried out for verification of basic eligibility conditions and supporting documents.
> **Peer review:**
All eligible applications are subjected to peer review by five subject experts in the relevant area of research.
Proposals with at least three reviews graded greater than 5 (on 10 point scale) are only considered for further processing.
> **Presentation before Expert Committee:**
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for เจฌเฉเจ-เจเฉ-เจฒเฉเจฌ เจชเฉเจธเจ-เจกเจพเจเจเฉเจฐเจฒ เจซเฉเจฒเฉเจถเจฟเจช เจชเฉเจฐเฉเจเจฐเจพเจฎ / what is the eligibility?
1. Only women candidates are eligible to apply.
2. Applicant should be a Permanent Resident of Kerala.
3. Applicant should be unemployed and should be under career-break due to family commitments or other related matters, at the time of application.
4. Applicant should not receive any emol...
What are the benefits of เจฌเฉเจ-เจเฉ-เจฒเฉเจฌ เจชเฉเจธเจ-เจกเจพเจเจเฉเจฐเจฒ เจซเฉเจฒเฉเจถเจฟเจช เจชเฉเจฐเฉเจเจฐเจพเจฎ?
1. The scheme offers a Post-doctoral fellowship of โน45,000/- + 10% HRA per month along with an annual contingency grant of โน75,000/-.
1. Duration of the Fellowship is limited to a maximum of 2 years.
How to apply online for เจฌเฉเจ-เจเฉ-เจฒเฉเจฌ เจชเฉเจธเจ-เจกเจพเจเจเฉเจฐเจฒ เจซเฉเจฒเฉเจถเจฟเจช เจชเฉเจฐเฉเจเจฐเจพเจฎ?
**Online**
Eligible applicants may apply online in the KSCSTE web portal for new applications in the following link: [www.submit.kscste.kerala.gov.in](https://submit.kscste.kerala.gov.in/)
> **Scrutiny of the Application:**
Preliminary scrutiny of the application is carried out for ver...