Eligibility: The objective of AcSIR is pursuit of excellence as well as doing something relevant. We promote the culture of being singularly dynamic and innovative. The Academy was established by a Resolution of the Parliament in 2010 and received recognition as an “Institution of National Importance” by the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Act 2011. The Academy aims to maximize the number of qualified researchers and professionals of impeccable quality in the domain of science and engineering; and to equip them with the skills to innovate and conduct seamless interdisciplinary research. FACULTY There are about 2000 Scientists of CSIR across about 40 national institutes who are Faculty members of AcSIR. In addition, there are Eminent Academy Professors, Distinguished Emeritus Professors and Adjunct Faculty members from reputed institutions and industry who contribute professionally to AcSIR. ABOUT PROGRAMS The programs equip students to undertake interdisciplinary research by providing a broad-based practical training in the best in the class national laboratories of CSIR. The Programs are structured around academic coursework (as per program requirement) and mandatory courses viz. one Project Proposal & one Review Article writing; and Societal Program; and research in frontier areas of Science, Technology and Engineering leading to Ph.D degree. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION 1. Ph.D in Engineering (i) A Master’s degree in Engineering or Technology following a four-year engineering/technology or 4/5 year science degree; or an integrated minimum-5-year M Tech degree; or equivalent. AND (ii) At least one of the following (a) Awarded a national-level fellowship (such as NET JRF) tenable at CSIR institutes (b) Meeting all the conditions required for eligibility for the CSIR-SRF (c) Meeting all the conditions for award of the INSPIRE fellowship (typically awarded to students ranked first in the University) (d) Meeting all the conditions stipulated by AcSIR for Project Assistants to register for a PhD (e) Meeting all the conditions stipulated by AcSIR for industry-sponsored* students. 2. Integrated Dual-Degree PhD (IDDP) Program (i) A 4-year undergraduate degree in Engineering or Science (such as BE/BTech/BS), or a five year degree in Science (such as MSc), or equivalent. AND (ii) At least one of the following (a) Awarded a national-level fellowship (such as NET JRF) tenable at CSIR institutes (b) Meeting all the conditions required for eligibility for the CSIR-GATE-JRF (c) Meeting all the conditions for award of the INSPIRE fellowship (typically awarded to students ranked first in the University) (d) Meeting all the conditions stipulated by AcSIR for Project Assistants to register for a PhD (e) Meeting all the conditions stipulated by AcSIR for industry-sponsored* students. * with endorsement from Industry, Academic or Research Institutes for required academic leave and financial support during program. These are only minimum quality yardsticks of eligibility for consideration for admission and bear no relationship with financial assistance or scholarship. Any stipend, scholarship or financial source for study would be the sole responsibility of the student. AcSIR itself does not provide any such scholarship or have any rule in these matters
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