MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Technology Bhavan New Mehrauli Road New Delhi 110016
offers Boyscast Fellowship Scheme- “Better Opportunities for Young Scientists in Chosen Areas of Science and Technology” (Boyscast) programme of the Department of Science & Technology (DST) to provide opportunities to the young Indian Scientists/Technologists for visiting international institutes to enable them to interact with Scientists/Technologists abroad, get exposure to latest research techniques, participate and contribute to the latest development in specially chosen areas of Science and Technology.
The selected areas are: Atmospheric and Earth Sciences: Geotectonic Models and Experiments, Thermodynamics of Multiphase Systems, Isotope Hydrology and Glaciology, Isotope and Chemical Tracers for Oceanography, Limnology, Global change, Paleoclimatology and Palaeo-environment, Evolution and Dynamics of the Indian Lithosphere, Seismic Tomography, Recent advances in Seismology and Tsunami probabilities. Wide angle MCS and MRP of Marine sequences, Monsoon Dynamics, Regional and Global Climate Studies and Predictions, Atmospheric effects on Radio Communications, Palaeobiogeo Chemistry and Organic Geochemistry, Satellite Geophysics for Atmospheric Solid Earth Studies, Ground water source Modelling, Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution, Long range transport of Air Pollution, Wet and Dry Deposition of Pollutants.
Chemical Sciences: Organometallic, Heterogeneous Catalysis, Novel Materials, Bio-Sensor, Bioinorganic and Biomeric, Molecular Electronic Structure and Dynamics, Polymer and Surface Chemistry, Marine Chemistry, Laser Spectroscopy and Chemical Dynamics, Ultra-fast reactions, Photochemistry, Synthetic Methodology, Magnetic resonance and Mangneto-Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry, Asymmetric Synthesis, Molecular Mechanics and Energetics, Combinatorial Chemistry, Chemical aspects of Hydrogen Storage and Fuel Cells, Chemical aspects of Nano-Materials and Nano-Technology.
Engineering Sciences: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Interface Science and Engineering, Development of Speciality Chemicals, Advanced Materials, Surface Technology, Laser Materials Processing, Smart Sensors and Materials, Transducer and Sensor Technology, Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) System Design, Embedded Systems, Signal processing Technologies, Micro-instrumentation/Nano-instrumentation, Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and Nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS), Micro-fabrication/Micro-machining and Nanotechnology, Multi-criteria decision making including Genetic algorithms and Neural networks, Optical Information Processing and Optical Computation, Quantum computing, Wireless Communication/Computing, Virtual reality, Internet Techniques, E-commerce, Machine intelligence, Robotics and Automation, Intelligent manufacturing, Recycling in manufacturing, Computer integrated manufacturing, Manufacturing process simulation, Advanced production Technologies, Advanced Mechanical design, Mechatronics, Fuel Cells, Thermal Engineering, Magnetics (Magneto-striction, Giant- colossal- and tunneling-magneto-resistance, Mangnetofludics, Magneto-refrigeration), Advanced Characterization Techniques, Biomechanics, Smart Structures/ Earthquake Engineering, Textile Technology.
Life Sciences: Gene therapy, Site directed mutagenesis, Magnetic Encephalograph, Brain mapping, Functional NMR/In Vivo spectroscopy, Biomedical Engineering, Transplant Biology, Ecological Engineering, Reproductive Technology, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Industrial Microbiology, Plant-Microbe interaction, Crop Biotechnology including Molecular mapping, Molecular marker assisted Plant breeding, Transgenic Plants and Animals, Plant Genetic Resources, Molecular Biology of biotic and abiotic stresses in Plants, Evolutionary Biology, Genetic Engineering, Modelling for new drug development, Molecular epidemiology, Drug delivery systems. Biological sensors, Molecular Cytogenetics, Vaccine development, Stem cell research, Organ transplantation, HIV/AIDS research.
Mathematical Sciences: Algebra, Analysis, Topology, Differential and Algebraic Geometry,
Life theory and representation theory, Number theory, Differential equations, Non-commutative geometry, C-Algebras, Computational initial equations, Design of efficient numerical/ qualitative methods for solving differential equations (both ODE and PDE), Stochastics process modeling, Algebraic and geometrical methods in control theory, Mathematical theories of systems and Cybernetics, Exploratory data analysis, Dynamical systems, Game theory, Combinatorial optimization, Spectral and inverse spectral theory, Wavelet analysis, Graph theory, Fuzzy/Hazy/Rough set theory, Mathematical logic, Expert systems and artificial intelligence, Compulability and Complexity theories, Parallel computing and artificial neural net theory.
Physical Sciences: Electronic materials and Processing, Nonlinear Optics and Optical Materials, Nonophase Materials, Optoelectronics, Gradient-Index and Micro-optics, Semi-Conductor Physics, Ultrafast Phenomena, Plasma physics and plasma diagnostic techniques, Development of Synchrotron Radiation sources, Physics of advanced instrumentation.
Eligibility:
(i) Applicants should possess one of the following degrees or equivalent: Master in Engineering or Technology/M.D. in Medicine/Ph.D. in Science and Technology or equivalent.
(ii) Should be less than 35 years of age (as on the specified date). Those belonging to SC/ST/OBC and Women candidates may be allowed relaxation in the age limit up to 5 years.
(iii) Candidate should hold regular position in recognised Science and Technology Institution and should be actively engaged in research in the relevant area.
(iv). An Institution abroad should have expressed its willingness to accept the applicant on a BOYSCAST fellowship for training/ research based on their proposed research work plan, past research experience and publication record indicating period of stay necessary to complete the work.
Sponsorship: Candidates must be officially spoiisored (their applications to be formally forwarded) by their employer/head of the institution or agency with the commitment to depute them for research/training under BOYSCAST scheme.
Details of the award:
1. The candidates should themselves correspond with the research institution abroad for their placement. Institution which are to be visited should have to be recognised outstanding institutions where major developments in chosen areas are in progress.
2. The fellowships are awarded for a period of three months to one year. Candidates should specify the period (based on correspondence with host institution) at the time of application. It will not be possible to extend period of stay.
3. The1 fellowship awarded will be US $ 2400 per month (or equivalent in other foreign currency) per month up to six months and US $ 2000 per month (or equivalent in other foreign currency) per month from 7th month onwards with maximum duration of fellowship being 12 months.
4. Cost of air passage in economy class by Air India for joining overseas laboratory and back.
5. Rules governing payment of salary, seniority, leave, medical benefits, gratuity, GPF and pensions etc. of the institution to which a fellow belongs would continue to be applicable. However, no liability under these rules will be borne by DST.
6. Bank Commission charges, Medical Insurance expenses. Visa Fee, Airport tax and taxi charges etc. will be met by the fellow from out of the personal contingent grant.
7. The candidates selected for the award of BOYSCAST fellowship should commence their research/training before the end of the financial year in which the award is given. Failure to do so would render them forfeit the award.
8. Every selected BOYSCAST fellow shall be required to execute a bond as per the rules for the parent institute before proceeding on
fellowship and shall also be required to a service bond to serve in India for-at least three years after retarn to India.
9. If the fellow does not return to India or gets a job opportunity overseas on completion of the fellowship, he/she will be required reimburse the whole of the expenditure incurred on him/her during the fellowship period.
