Scheme for Fellowships for conducting Ph.D. Programmes and research projects in AYUSH streams through Research Councils under Ministry of AYUSH
There are five autonomous Research Councils working under Ministry of AYUSH namely, Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences{CCRAS}; Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy{CCRYN}; Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine{CCRUM}; Central Council for Research in Siddha {CCRS}; and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy{CCRH}. These Councils are engaged in various research, namely, fundamental research, Clinical Research, drug standardization, validation of classical drugs, literary research etc. These researches are conducted under Intra Mural Research programmes, i.e. in-house programme; Extra Mural Research programme or collaborative programmes.
There are 82 institutes under these Councils across the country. These Research Councils require manpower for their own organization. It may also help other organizations to conduct their programmes through provision of fellowships to suitable scholars for pursuing Ph.D. programmes. In this background, Ministry of AYUSH through its Research Councils envisage a scheme to provide fellowship to meritorious scholars from AYUSH system.
- The Research Councils under Ministry of AYUSH will provide Research Fellowships to bright young men and women for training in methods of research under the expert guidance of faculty members/scientists working in government University Departments/Institutes of National Importance/National Laboratories and Institutes of Research Councils in various fields of Science & Technology and Medical Sciences, particularly in AYUSH systems. The Council concerned for respective streams of AYUSH will be as under:
- AYURVEDA- Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (www.ccras.nic.in)
- Yoga and Naturopathy: Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (www.ccryn.org)
- Unani: Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (www.ccrum.res.in)
- Siddha: Central Council for Research in Siddha (www.siddhacouncil.com)
- Homoeopathy: Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy
(http://ccrhindia.nic.in)
AGE LIMIT The upper age limit for applying for the award of Fellowship shall be 28 years for JRF as on 1st January of the application session and 32 years for SRF as on 1st January of the examination session (e.g. 01.01.2019 for the application session/examination session 2018-19, as per the case) which will be relaxable up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes/OBC [Non-creamy layer (NCL)], Physically Handicapped (lower locomotive disability only) and female applicants. Physically Handicapped (lower locomotive disability only) shall get additional relaxation of 5 years in age for SC/ST Category and 3 years for OBC (NCL) category.
