RBI Young Scholars Award 2011-2012

Reserve Bank of India

RBI Young Scholars Award 2011-2012

Reserve Bank of India has invited applications under the ‘RBI Young Scholars Award Scheme’, aimed at encouraging learning about the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) among the youth of the country. This is a major awareness and sensitization exercise on the role of the Reserve Bank and the banking system across the country, which is expected to expose youngsters to an actual banking and financial environment and inculcates in them, a sense of pride of having had the opportunity to associate themselves, with a prestigious organization, the central bank of the country.

Eligibility: Applicant should be of age 18 years or more but less than 23 years as on September 1, 2011, should have completed the 10+2 or its equivalent from recognized Institutions/Boards in 2011 or before and should be currently pursuing their Undergraduate studies. Those who have enrolled for or having acquired Degree(s) higher than Graduation are not eligible. Those who have qualified and worked at RBI as a Young Scholar in any of the previous years are also not eligible to apply.

CSIR-Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Human Resource Development Group
CSIR Complex, Library Avenue,
New Delhi – 110 012, INDIA

CSIR-Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an ensemble of 37 state-of-the art institutes, is amongst the foremost scientific and industrial research organizations. Over the years, this unique organization has helped India usher in a scientific milieu, creating and nurturing talent in a wide variety of S&T domains, spawned many organizations, many disciplines and most importantly has served as a nursery and training ground for most of India‟s talented scientists and technologists. CSIR annually publishes over 3800 papers in science journals and holds over 3000 patents.

“CSIR-Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Scheme” has been instituted to identify promising young researchers with innovative ideas and provide them with training and research opportunities in niche areas of basic science, engineering, medicine and agriculture. The scheme aims at facilitating their transition from mentored to independent research career. CSIR intends to offer one hundred (100) such fellowships every year to promising fresh PhD holders for working in CSIR laboratories with state-of-art R&D facilities.

Eligibility: PhD degree holders within three years of award of PhD degree, or those who have submitted PhD theses. Applicants who are about to submit thesis are also eligible to apply, but their selection will be subject to the condition that they would have submitted thesis before the expiry of the validity of the award offer. Applicants should have research publications in high impact SCI journals.
Though CSIR Nehru Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowship is open to Indian nationals, Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), a certain number (up to 20%) of fellowships may be offered to foreign nationals.
Maximum Age Limit: 32 years, relaxable upto 5 years in case of SC/ST/OBC/Physically handicapped and women candidates.

CBSE Scholarship 2011

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)7th floor, CBSE, Shiksha Kendra, 2, Community Centre,

Preet Vihar, Delhi-110092