The "WISE Fellowship for Ph.D. (WISE-PhD)" of the Department of Science and Technology aims to provide an opportunity to carry out Doctoral research in basic and applied sciences t...
Unemployed women who want to pursue a Ph.D. can apply for a fellowship under WISE-PhD. The programme is open for both candidates; those who have not yet registered as well as those who have already registered for a Ph.D., but not availing of a fellowship from any sources. However, candidates who have completed two (2) years duration in Ph.D. as of the date of application are NOT eligible. The following are the primary eligibility criteria:
> **Qualification:**
The applicant should have an M. Sc./ M. Tech. or equivalent degree like B. Tech., M.Phil., M. Pharm. etc. in basic and applied sciences from a recognized University/Institute.
> **Age:**
The minimum age to apply for the programme is 27 years and the maximum is 45 years (A relaxation of 3 years in the upper age limit is allowed for SC/ ST/ PH candidates). The cut-off date for age calculation would be the date of submission of the WISE-PhD application.
> **Employment:**
Women in regular employment are not eligible for WISE-PhD.
Unemployed women who want to pursue a Ph.D. can apply for a fellowship under WISE-PhD. The programme is open for both candidates; those who have not yet registered as well as those who have already registered for a Ph.D., but not availing of a fellowship from any sources. However, candidat...
1. The fellowship amount under this programme is ₹37,000/- per month along with House Rent Allowances (HRA) as per norms. 1. This Programme also provides a Research Grant of ₹1.00 lakh per year and Institutional overhead charges @₹ 0.50 lakh per year (as per DST norms).
**Online** **Step 01:** The call is open throughout the year for proposal submission under WISE-PhD at ePMS ([https://onlinedst.gov.in](https://onlinedst.gov.in)). **Step 02:** The proposal format is available at [https://dst.gov.in](https://dst.gov.in), [https://onlinedst.gov.in](https://...
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