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JRFBIO
Junior Research Fellowship
NationwideIndividualCentralCentral Sector SchemeMinistry Of Science And TechnologyOpen since 2004-01-01
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What this is
The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India provides fellowships for pursuing research in biotechnology and life-sciences through the "DBT-Junior Research Fellowship" (DBT-JRF) Programme.
In detail
The Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) from the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is a fellowship program that provides financial support to students who are pursuing doctoral research in biotechnology and life sciences. The JRF program is open to all Indian nationals who have a master's degree in biotechnology or a related field.
Who qualifies
- Applicant must be Indian citizen.
- Applicant must have a master's degree in biotechnology or a related field from a recognized university
- Applicant must clear the GAT or NET exam in biotechnology or a related field
- Applicant should not be more then 28 years for general and EWS category candidates and 33 years for SC/ST/PH category candidates
- Applicant must be willing to pursue full-time doctoral research in biotechnology or a related field at a recognized university or research institution in India.
What you get
> The fellowship amount for the JRF program is ₹31,000 per month for the first two years and ₹35,000 per month for the remaining three years.
Found elsewhere in government
Not published on myScheme · carried from another
government source, with the join score shown so it can be disputed
| Budget allocation | ₹600 cr for 2026-27
Central Sector
· Demand No. 26
· matched to budget line “PM Research Fellowship”
at 0.75 (likely) |
Union Budget, Expenditure Profile Statement 4B |
What it promises to deliver this year
Outcome Budget 2026-27, Output Outcome Monitoring Framework, p.100 · matched at
0.75 (likely)
| Indicator | Measure | Target 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| output 1.1 | Number of continuing | 1,445.00 |
| outcome 1.1 | Number of | 105.00 |
| outcome 1.2 | Number of | 4,524.00 |
| outcome 1.3 | Number of Patents | 214.00 |
| outcome 2.1 | Number of fellows | 1,444.00 |
| outcome 3.1 | Average man-hours | 50.00 |
Indicator wording is the first line of a
wrapped cell in the source PDF; target values are complete. The framework carries
targets and no achieved-versus-promised column, for this scheme or any
other.
Why this is here and not above
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Budget Expenditure Profile and is joined by name, so it is shown apart from the
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its gazette notification whether or not the portal repeats it. The checks
above ask only whether this portal tells a citizen, which is a different
and narrower question.
Listed by DBT BharatmyScheme
Documentation completeness
6 of 9 checks passed
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not about the scheme.
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Eligibility published here527 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name231 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereno URL and no offline mode declared
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Start date published here2004-01-01
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formedall parse
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance
Every field above, and where it came from
| schemeName | Junior Research Fellowship | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | 2004-01-01 | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | Ministry Of Science And Technology | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | True | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |