The Department and The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) provide Biotechnology fellowships to foreign scholars from developing countries who wish to pursue research in newly emerging areas in biotechnology for which facilities are available in the Laboratories/ Institutes in India. The fellowships are tenable in Institutes in India and are provided under three categories: a) Full-Time Postgraduate Fellowship to pursue a PhD research programme in India, b) Sandwich Postgraduate Fellowship to pursue a PhD research programme in India, and c) DBT-TWAS Postdoctoral Fellowship to pursue a postdoctoral research programme in India. Few achievements of the scheme are: 75 Predoctoral and 36 Post doctoral fellows have availed this scheme, currently 25 fellows are availing this fellowship. This year, 25 fellows were selected and will be joining their respective host institutes in next financial year..
Concerned Officer for more information
| Programme Head | Dr.(Mrs) Meenakshi Munshi, Scientist G |
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| Email | meenakshi29[at]dbt[dot]nic[dot]in |
| Phone No. | 011-24360984 |
| Programme Coordinator | Dr. Suraksha S. Diwan, Scientist E |
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| Phone | 011-24361035 |
| E-mail | ssdiwan[dot]dbt[at]nic[dot]in |
| Attached Officer | Dr. Sneh Lata Singh, Scientist C |
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| Email | snehlata[dot]singh[at]dbt[dot]nic[dot]in |
Guidelines including eligibility
