No. $8/89/2-06/2019 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD (A Statutory Body of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India) 5 & 5A, Lower Ground Flor Vasant Square Mal Sector-B, Pocke-5 Vasant Kunj New Delhi = 110070, Dated 23 April 20°9 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Revision of emoluments for resoarch personnel engaged in R&D programmes of the Science and Engineering Research Board Consequent upon revision of fellowship by Department of Science and Technology {for research personnel vide OM no. SRIS8/Z-08/2018 dated 30 January 2019, the Science ‘and Engineering Research Beard has revised the fellowship. The details are as given below: SL Ne. Designation & Qualification Revised Emolumerts | ;per month (Re. 1. | rior Research Fellow CRF) 34,000 Post Graduate Degree in Basic Science OR Graduate J Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course solected ‘trough a process described through any one ofthe falling ‘Scholars who are selected tough National Elgilty Tests - CSIR-UGC NET including lectureship (Assistant Professorship) and GATE. b. The selection process through National level ‘examinations conducted by Central Government Departments and their Agencies and Institutions such as DST, DBT, DAE, DOS, DRDO, MRD, ICAR, ICMR, IT, ISe,ISER ete 2 | Senior Research Fellow (SRF) 35,000 Qualification prescribed for JRF with two years of research experience 3. |Research Associate —1 ‘4 | Research Associate ~ 11 &_| Research Associate 2. After completion of two years, an external assessment by the Institution where the ‘Student is enrolled for Ph. is mandatory for upgradation from JRF to SRF. The fellow may be awarded SRF after successful assessment. Annual Satisfactory Assessment is mandatery to continue the benefit of felowship during SRF period3. Research associates may be fed at a consolidated amount at one ofthe 3 levels 3s ‘ven depending upen the qualification and experience. The Insttute/Organzation ‘concerned may decide the level in which @ particular associete should be placed based on ‘the experience. The Essential Qualification (EO) for RA isa follows: Ph.DIMDIMS/MDS or equivalent degree or having 3 years of research, teaching and esign and development experience after MVScIM.Pharm/MEIM.Tech with at least ‘one research paper in Science Citation Indexed (SC) journal. 4. The revised emoluments wil tke effect from 01.01.2019, 5. The grantee institutions / Principal Investigators are advised to pay the arvears and enhanced emoluments from the grant avalable, and send the details of additional funds required due to revision in felowship along with a certficate that the research fellow ‘working inthe project satisty the eligibility conditions as. prescribed by this Ofice Memorandum tothe Programme Officer concerned. 8. Service conditions of the JRFISRFIRA will main 26 the same (OM No, SRIS872.08/2018 dated 30.01.2018, given in the DST 7. This issues withthe approval of Board taken in its meeting held on 2 February 2019 1nd subsequent concurrence by Secretary, SERB vide Dy. No. 2089 dated 23.04.2019. 2 {0 Praveonkumar 8) ‘Scientist €/ Tel No, 4000 0357 Copy to: Programme Coordinators / Member Secretaries PS to Secretary, SERB PS to Secretary, OST. PS to AS & FA, ST. Director, SERB All other concerned Notice Board / SERB Web portal