“SERB Science and Technology Award for Research (SERB-STAR)” is a prestigious award instituted by Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to recognize and reward outstanding...
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1. Fellowship of ₹15,000/- per month, research grant of ₹10 lakh per annum, and ₹1 lakh per annum as overhead charges for a period of three years. 1. Up to 30 awards per year and not more than 90 at any time.
1. The nominee should have completed an individual-centric SERB project in the previous three financial years with an "Excellent" grade. Only the Principal Investigator of such projects and not the Co-Principal Investigators shall be eligible. 1. The applicant must hold a regular academic/research position in a recognized academic institution or national laboratories or any other recognized R&D institution. 1. The age of the nominee should be within 40 to 50 years as of December 31 of the year in which the call is made. 1. Principal Investigators who have an ongoing fellowship/honorarium such as the JC Bose Fellowship, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, Swarnajayanti Fellowship, etc. are not eligible. 1. Individuals who are nominated for SERB STAR but are unsuccessful can be re-nominated for consideration in the following year subject to fulfilling other eligibility criteria. **Note: The term "Regular" refers to:** i. Those who are appointed by the institutions against the 'sanctioned' post. Such positions are regularized/confirmed after the probation period is over. ii. Those who are appointed in tenure posts but...
**Online** > **Nomination Procedure:** 1. Call for nomination would be made once in a year. 1. Nomination shall be made by the Head of the Institution of the nominee. 1. The application would be by nomination which must be submitted online through the website [www.serbonline.in](https://www.serbonline.in/SERB/HomePage) > **Application Procedure:** **Step 01:** The Principal Investigator needs to register in the SERB online portal. [Click here to register](https://www.serbonline.in/SERB/Registration) **Step 02:** After login, the Principal Investigator needs to fill all the mandatory fields in the Profile Details section under User Profile which includes Bio-data, Photo, Institution Address, etc. **Step 03:** Under ‘Form Submission’, choose Scheme: STAR, and fill out the STAR nomination form which includes details of the completed project, other scientific contributions, nominator details, etc. **Step 04:** After filling in the details, Principal Investigator should select “Send STAR nomination form to Nominator”. **Step 05:** The nominator will receive intimation via email with a link to the SERB online portal, to view the filled-in STAR Nomination form. **Step 06...