Biotechnology Career Advancement And Re-orientation (BioCARe) Programme For Women Scientists

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The scheme of BioCARe program will be advertised on PMU and the Department of Biotechnology website. The desirous candidates are required to apply through the link created on the website or as specified. Applications received through any other mode/channel will not be considered and are liable to be rejected. The process requires one full application with two parts. Part A requires General Information of the Applicant and Part B requires details related to the research proposal, budget, and regulatory details (see Annexure).

Selection Process

a) The eligible applications will be screened by an Expert Committee constituted by the Department for shortlisting based on the following parameters:

1. Novelty
2. Scientific merit
3. Experience and the qualification of the Applicant as well as Mentor
4. Publications record
5. The infrastructure of the Host Institution b) Shortlisted applicants will be required to submit their full proposal which will be peer-reviewed and based on the reviews, the selected ones will have to present their research proposal to the Expert Committee. c) Once the project is technically approved, a formal sanction order will be issued as per the recommendations of the Expert Committee (EC). The total cost of the project will be based on the latest quotation(s) of equipment(s) approved under the project and other relevant documents related to consumables etc. submitted by the applicant.

Post-Selection Instructions for the Candidates

1. Applicants cannot use this program to pursue their Ph.D./higher studies.
2. Applicants with an MSc degree or those pursuing a PhD/ MTech/ MPharma/ MVSc/ MD/ MDS/equivalent are not eligible to apply.
3. The applicant must have been successfully awarded Ph.D./ MTech/ MPharma/ MVSc/ MD/ MDS/equivalent degree before applying.
4. The applicants currently availing of any postdoctoral or contractual fellowship have to resign from the same before accepting the project under BioCARe program.
5. The applicant cannot hold another Fellowship/Grant/Award that provides them salary/stipend/emoluments/personal support concurrently with BioCARe project.
6. The applicants holding or had availed any funding under Women specific scheme of DST or any other funding agency are also not eligible to apply.
7. The candidates are required to spend 100% of their research time on the BioCARe project. The research time should be corroborated by the Host Institution at the time of submission of annual technical and financial reports.
8. In case the applicant joins any regular employment during the tenure of the BioCARe project, then she will not receive any fellowship or honorarium from the BioCARe project.
9. It will be mandatory for the applicant to get a Co-PI nominated from the Institute/Organisation where she intends to join and work as a regular employee. All the necessary documents will be required to be submitted again for the same.
10. The applicants must indicate the number of years of experience post-qualifying degree (i.e. PhD/MTech/MVSc/MD/MDS/MPharma) in the application form and will be required to provide documents along with the application.
11. The candidates are required to clearly indicate any non-research career break and submit evidence along with the application form.