Human Resource Development and Nurturing Young Talent

SERC Fast Track Scheme For Young Scientists (FAST)

FAST track Young Scientists programme, Initiated in the year 2000, is aimed at providing quick research support to young scientists to purse their bright ideas in newly emerging and front line areas of research in science and engineering. This is also to encourage S&T institutions, professional bodies and other agencies including State S&T Councils to develop S&T programmes involving young scientist. The Department implemented a policy change and opened up submission of proposals under the FAST Track Scheme for Young Scientists. Now, Young Scientists can submit proposals anytime of the year, subject to eligibility.

Under this scheme, the upper limit for duration of the project is 3 years with total cost limited to Rs.17.00 lakhs(excluding Overheads). The Young Scientist not drawing any fellowship/salary are eligible for a lump sum fellowship of Rs. 20,000 per month apart from grants under travel, contingency, consumables and minor equipments. The institute that hosts the project on approval gets a grant of 20% of project cost as overheads.

So far, 600 young scientists have been awarded Fast Track Projects in various disciplines of Science and Engineering.

For Guideline / Format Click here

For Projects Sanctioned under FAST Track Scheme for Young Scientist Click Here.

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The scheme provides opportunities to Young Indian Scientists and Technologies (up to the age of 35 years), to interact with international scientist community and institutions and to participate in research and training activities in frontline areas of science and technology. The duration of the Fellowship is 3-12 months. Annually, on an average, about 40 young scientists are awarded this fellowship in various areas, such as plant-microbe interactions; plant genetic resources; agricultural ecology; biodiversity and conservation biology; transplant biology; industrial microbiology; semiconductor physics; mathematical science; electronic material and processing; earth and atmospheric science; palaeoclimatology; organometallics; supramolecular chemistry; manufacturing engineering; computer and information science, earthquake engineering and structural dynamics. The selected young scientist are also encouraged to attend scientific conferences and visit other institutions in the host country. Candidates selected under this scheme are expected to further generate and spread their expertise at the S&T laboratories/ Institutes across the nation.

Click here for the detailed Eligibility criteria.

Click here for the Guidelines governing the programme

Click here for the Advertisement/Formats for submission of application for the year 2010-2011

Result : BOYSCAST Fellowship 2009-10

Contact

For any other information regarding the BOYSCAST programme, please contact:

Dr. P.K. Malhotra
Scientist-G
Department of Science & Technology
Technology Bhavan
New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi-110016
Fax: 26963695
Phone: 26567373; 26562133; 26567421/Extn. 457
Email:idpkm at nic dot in