Application Open for Visvesvaraya Post Doctoral Fellowship 2025 by Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, A total of 225 Post-Doctoral Fellowships are planned, offering 25 fellowships annually over a span of one year to promote advanced research in cutting-edge and emerging fields. These fellowships are intended for individuals with a strong research background, demonstrated through significant publications and academic achievements. Applicants currently receiving any other fellowship are not eligible to apply under this scheme.

If you believe you are the right fit for this prestigious program, don’t miss this opportunity! Submit your application before the deadline on August 4, 2025. We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming new fellows into our growing community.

Last Date of Submission: 4^th August 2025

Overview of (Application Open for Visvesvaraya Post Doctoral Fellowship 2025 by Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar)

Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics & IT was approved by the Government in 2014 to enhance the number of PhDs in Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and IT/IT Enabled Services (IT/ITES) sectors.

Objectives: (Application Open for Visvesvaraya Post Doctoral Fellowship 2025 by Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar)

The objective of Phase-I of Visvesvaraya PhD scheme (budget of Rs.466.00 Crores) was to support 3,000 additional PhD scholars (1,000 Full-Time + 2,000 Part-Time) in ESDM and IT / ITES sectors.

Phase-II of Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for 9 years, was approved by the Government with budget of Rs. 481.93 Crores in 2021 with an aim to support 1000 Full-Time PhD candidates, 150 Part-Time PhD candidates, 50 Young Faculty Research Fellowships and 225 Post-Doctoral Fellowships.

Support For Institutes: (Application Open for Visvesvaraya Post Doctoral Fellowship 2025 by Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar)

Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme is an institutional scheme, where PhD seats are allocated to the institutions and the institutions enroll PhD candidates on these seats following their admission procedures.

The institution is responsible for seeking financial support and for furnishing utilization certificates of the funds released based on the scheme parameters and as per conditions of the sanction of grant-in-aid.

The institutions are allocated the PhD seats for an Academic Year expecting enrollment of PhD candidates on allocated seats in the same Academic Year.

Details: (Application Open for Visvesvaraya Post Doctoral Fellowship 2025 by Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar)

Support for 225 Post-Doctoral Fellowships for candidates @ 25 seats per year for a period of support of one year is provisioned to encourage specialized research in emerging areas.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship is meant for those who have a proven track record as evident from their research publications and recognitions. If the Post-Doctoral fellow is availing any other fellowship, he/she is not eligible to apply.

The fellowship is tenable only in India and can be implemented in any of the recognized & eligible academic and R&D institutions. The fellowship is purely a temporary assignment, and is tenable for a period of 01 year. The award will be for one year initially and extendible based on performance review by PhD Cell, DIC, MeitY.

The fellows will be entitled to receive the grants as given below:

Fellowship: Rs. 1.08 Lakh per month

Contingency: Rs. 1.0 Lakh for the year

Contingency Grant can be used for minor equipment, consumables and similar items relevant to the research work. The host institution should provide necessary administrative and infrastructural support for the PDF fellow.

There is no provision for providing research personnel support under the scheme. The fellow is expected to undertake the research objectives by himself/herself during the entire duration of the fellowship. g) PDF is a full-time assignment. The fellows are not eligible to receive any other fellowship from any Government or Non-Government source during the tenure of the fellowship. h) Post-doctoral positions are non-transferrable. The research work is to be carried out in the same eligible institution at which PDF seat is allocated and the fellow is enrolled.

Eligibility (Application Open for Visvesvaraya Post Doctoral Fellowship 2025 by Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar)

• Proposals for allotment of PDF seats are to be submitted by eligible institutions only. Suitable no. of seats would be allotted to institutions for further enrollment of PDF fellows on these seats following the scheme guidelines.
• The PDF applicant should be an Indian citizen.
• The PDF applicant must have obtained PhD degree from a recognized University with first class (in terms of grades, etc.) in all preceding levels and a good academic record throughout.
• The eligible participating institution must ensure that the PDF applicant should have completed PhD within the past 5 years on the last date of submission of application to the institution.
• The upper age limit for the fellowship is 40 years on the date of submission of application to the eligible participating institution.
• A suitable Mentor/Guide under whom the proposed research would be carried out, must be identified by the institution.
• Mentor/Guide of PDF fellow must hold a regular academic/research position in a recognized institution in India. He/she should hold a Ph.D. degree in Science or Engineering.
• Preference would be given to the PDF applicants who have active industry linkages and their research proposal is directed towards industry specific problems.
• The research proposal of the PDF applicant, to be submitted to the institution, should define clear objectives, outcomes and deliverables against the award.
• PDF applicants currently in regular employment will not be considered. However, scientists or researchers with temporary positions in academia or research institutions would be considered however, they would be required to relinquish their current roles if selected for the fellowship.
• PDF applicants should not have completed their PhD at the same institution where the PDF fellowship is to be awarded.

How to Apply?

The call for proposal for PDF seats will be notified by PhD Cell, DIC; MeitY through the web portal https://phd.digitalindiacorporation.in and/or email.

1. b) The institution may design/have its own application form for advertisement of PDF; however, the guidelines for PDF are to be followed.
2. c) Just fulfilling the minimum eligibility criteria should not entitle a candidate to be selected.
3. d) PhD Cell, DIC; MeitY may change the T&C at its discretion, if deemed necessary.

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