National Renewable Energy Fellowship Scheme of the Human Resource Development Programme in New and Renewable Energy

Through this scheme, fellowships will be provided for pursuing higher studies/ advanced research in renewable energy. The fellowship scheme is directly aligned with the overall req...

Key details

Level: Central (all-India)
Category: Education & Scholarship
Last date: Always open
Beneficiaries: student, citizen

Benefits

##### **Funding Pattern**

> **JRF (Junior Research Fellow)**

Fellowship: ₹31,000 per month

HRA (House Rent Allowance): As per Central Government Norms

Contingency: ₹20,000 per annum

Duration: 2 Years

> **SRF (Senior Research Fellow)**

Fellowship: ₹35,000 per month

HRA: As per Central Government Norms

Contingency: As per Central Government Norms

Duration: 3 Years

> **PDF/RA (Post-Doctoral Fellow/Research Associate)**

I - Fellowship: ₹47,000 per month

II - Fellowship: ₹49,000 per month

III - Fellowship: ₹54,000 per month

HRA: As per Central Government Norms

Contingency: As per Central Government Norms

Duration: 3 Years

> **Master of Technology (M.Tech) and Master of Science (M.Sc.)**

Fellowship: ₹12,400 per month

HRA: Not Applicable

Contingency: Not Applicable

Duration: 20-24 Months (as per Institute Norms)

> **M.Sc (Renewable Energy)**

Fellowship: ₹4,000 per month

HRA: Not Applicable

Contingency: Not Applicable

Duration: 24 Months (as per Institute Norms)

**NOTE:** These fellowship rates are subject to revision according to the guidelines set by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), and the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

##### **Payment Schedule**

These fellowships will come into effect from the Date of Joining of the candidates. The Institute/University will keep the Ministry appraised about their selection process.

##### **Mode of Disbursal**

Fellowships will be disbursed on a monthly basis through beneficiary Bank Accounts. Monthly disbursement of fellowship will be done by the ministry through DBT mode on receipt of continuation/ attendance from the host institutions.

Eligibility (who can apply)

> **Eligibility Criteria for the Applicant**

The applicant should be pursuing higher studies in renewable energy viz. M.Sc, M. Tech, PhD in Renewable Energy technologies **OR** The applicant should be a Research Associate or post-doctoral Fellow pursuing advanced research in MNRE institutions and other key institutions.1. These Fellowships will exclusively be awarded for Courses on Renewable Energy related subjects only.
These Institutions will select the students for M.Tech /Ph.D. courses through GATE Score or CSIR Score or CSIR-JRF /AICTE/NET Qualified Score Only.
M.Sc fellowships will be provided to only to students pursuing an M.Sc in renewable energy qualified with NET.

**NOTE 1:** The Ministry would be guided by the norms of CSIR/DST/UGC for eligibility of the candidates for JRF/SRF/RA/PDF.

**NOTE 2:** The Ministry would be guided by the AICTE guidelines for M.Tech and Department of Biotechnology norms for M.Sc in renewable energy.

> **Eligibility Criteria for the Institute**

Only those institutes will be considered for the allocation of fellowship slots that are in the Top 100 institutes under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), faculty for required expertise in relevant areas of RE and infrastructure facilities available at such institutes for RE education and research in RE etc.
The scheme is open for Universities, Technical Institutions, National Laboratories having facilities for research in the identified thrust areas of RE, and institutes having M.Tech./ Integrated M.Sc. courses in energy studies/ renewable energy with specialization in any branch of renewable energy.

How to Apply

**Offline**
> **Call for Applications**
MNRE will publish advertisements on an annual basis inviting applications from interested universities/institutes for fellowships for higher education and research in renewable energy-identified thrust areas.
Institutes/universities engaged in renewable energy education and research may apply for allocation of fellowship slots against advertisement to the Ministry.
> **Selection Process for the Institutes**
The institutes will be selected by a committee chaired by eminent scientists/professors, two experts of the rank of professors from reputed academic institutions, DG, NISE, NIWE and NIBE, Group Head, and HRD as members.
Scientist-in-charge, HRD will act as convener.
> **Selection Process for the Candidates**

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What are the benefits of National Renewable Energy Fellowship Scheme of the Human Resource Development Programme in New and Renewable Energy?

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Last updated: 19 Jul 2026