INSPIRE fellowship

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‘A Disaster for the Basic Sciences’: KVPY Fellows React to the Scheme’s End

Raunaq Saraswat 22/07/2022

While the government has promised that existing fellows will...

The University of Hyderabad (HCU). Credit: University of Hyderabad

Seeking More Funds, University of Hyderabad Charges Students for Lab Water

Vasudevan Mukunth 19/09/2018

Students from disadvantaged backgrounds will be the primary victims...

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Citing DST Budget Limit, INSA Cuts Facilities for Young Scientist Awardees

Amrit B.L.S. 10/09/2018

The INSA council has decided to dispense with the...

The faculty hall at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Credit: mapbox/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

One Year On, the PM’s Research Fellowship Is off to a Sputtering Start

Kshiti Mishra and Krishna Anujan 08/07/2018

In its first year, the PMRF honoured only 135...

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The Shift to Aadhaar-Linked Funds Transfer is Hurting Young Scientists

Virat Markandeya 21/06/2018

Aadhaar-linked direct benefit transfer of scholarships to CSIR and...

IIT Kanpur. Source: iitk.ac.in

Indian Flagship Programme to Retain Young Scientists Hits Rough Patch

T.V. Padma 11/01/2018

About 35% of the initial batches of INSPIRE faculty...