The Associateship is tenable in Research Institutional Universities including non-profit R&D Institutions within India. The Associateships are awarded under a program sponsored by the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology and Government of India.

The Age qualification is below 40 years of age for men and below 45 years for women candidates, should hold Ph.D in Science, Engineering or M.D. or M.S Degree in any area of Medicine with research interests in Biotechnology and Life Sciences and a good academic record.

The Research Associateship is for a period of 2 years. ln exceptional cases, depending upon the progress of the research, the Associateship maybe extended up to 5 years. Each fellow would be entitled to a stipend in the range of Rs.16,000 to Rs.18,000 per month and a research contingency grant of Rs. 50,000 per year, payable to the host Institution.

Candidates who are yet to be awarded Ph.D/M.D/M.S Degree, if selected, will be paid Rs. 14,000 per month till the award of Degree. The Associate would also be entitled to HRA and other benefits as per DST guidelines applicable to Research Associateship. The interview held at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in November 2009. Those applicants called

How to apply for DBT Research Associateship 2009 - 2010
Candidates may submit their application on plain paper along with Bio-data, list of Publications (attaching reprints of 2 important papers), copies of certificates (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D/M.D/M.S), One page synopsis of Ph.D/M.D/M.S thesis and 2 letters of recommendation (Academic). Applicant is advised to propose his/her place of work, Name of the Supervisor, enclose one page synopsis of proposed research which must he compatible with the on-going research of the proposed supervisor and his/her consent for availing the Associateship.

They should also enclose a declaration stating that if selected for the Associateship, he/she will complete the tenure of the Associateship. However, they may be allowed to relinquish the Associateship only if accepting permanent employment in India. Those who had applied previously need not apply.

Applications should reach 'Coordinator, DBT-Research Associateship Program
Department of Biochemistry,
Indian Institute of Science Campus,
Bangalore - 560 012',
The last date for the same is April 20, 2010 http://www.sid.iisc.ernet.in/dbtpdf.html in an envelope clearly marked as 'DBT-Research Associateship'.

DBT Resuts 2010 available at www.scholarships-india.com