The Innovative Young Biotechnologist fellowship (IYBA), renamed as Har Gobind Khorana- Innovative Young Biotechnologist fellowship , was instituted by the Department of Biotechnology in 2005. This is a career-oriented fellowship to identify and nurture outstanding young scientists with innovative ideas who are desirous of pursuing research in the frontier areas of Biotechnology.
Nature of Fellowship: Up to 15 fellowship are given per year. The fellowship of Rs.1.30 Lakh/annum is provided to selected candidates who have a permanent faculty position along with a project grant (Equipment-Up to Rs.10.00 Lakh, Manpower-One, Consumables Rs.10.00 Lakh/year, travel, contingency, Overhead-As per DBT norms) to pursue their innovative ideas at the beginning of their career.
Eligibility: The applicant should be an Indian citizen with an excellent academic credentials and track record, high impact peer reviewed publications or should have developed technologies, Indian and/or International patents, with research work proposed under the award must be of very high scientific quality with innovativeness. The applicant must have a PhD in any branch of Life Sciences, Computational Sciences (applied to Biotechnology, Medicine or Biological Sciences), Veterinary Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Agricultural Sciences. Master degree holders in Medicine or Dentistry (MD/MS/MDS or IMC designated equivalent) and Engineering/Technology (M.Tech or AICTE designated equivalent) are also eligible to apply. The research work can be carried out at any recognized research institution/university in India having adequate facilities. Age limit is below 35 years of age on the last date of submission of application. Age relaxation of 5 years is made for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC, Women and differently abled candidates.
Submission of applications: Applicants are sought in response to advertisement every year published in DBT website/national dailies/science magazines.
To apply for the fellowship, please visit: https://dbtepromis.nic.in/AwardeesIYBF.aspx
Contacts Concerned Officer for more Information
| Sl.No. | Name of Officer | Designation | Phone No. | Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Gandharva Nagpal | Scientist-D | gandharva[dot]nagpal[at]dbt[dot]nic[dot]in | ||
| 2. | Sh. Anil Kamboj | DEO-B | Room. No. 615, 6th Floor, Block-2 | ak[dot]kamboj[at]nic[dot]in |
