Website CCRH In Ayurvedic Sciences
PhD: Fellowships/Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) for NET qualified NonAYUSH (Non-Medical) Aspirants to pursue PhD in Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.
1. The Central Research Councils function under Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India to promote and coordinate research activities in the respective systems of medicine, as indicated below:
- Ayurveda: Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)
- Yoga & Naturopathy: Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN)
- Unani: Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)
- Siddha: Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS)
- Homoeopathy: Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)
2. The CCRAS on behalf of the above-mentioned five Central Research Councils invites applications from Non-AYUSH candidates (Non-Medical) who have qualified the concerned National Eligibility Test, namely Joint CSIR-UGC test for JRF and LS (NET): DBT- JRF in Biotechnology: Biotechnology Eligibility Test(BET): ICAR’s AICESRF (PGS); and ICMR JRF and willing to undertake research on AYUSH related projects for pursuing Ph.D. programmes in the University/Institution of their choice. The research project shall be in the fields of Biomedical Sciences with emphasis on Life Sciences such as Microbiology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Human Biology, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology. Immunology Pharmacology, Zoology, Environment Science, Botany, Veterinary Sciences, and Pharmacy etc.; Chemical Sciences such as Biochemistry, Chemistry including Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry – Phyto Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry & Natural Product Chemistry etc.; Physical Sciences including Biophysics, Social Sciences such as Psychology for Mental Diseases and Sociology for Demographic Survey etc., and Biostatistics.
Stream-wise no.of fellowships are as under:
| Research Council | Stream | No. of fellowship | Website |
| CCRAS | Ayurveda | 18 | http://www.ccras.nic.in |
| CCRYN | Yoga & Naturopathy | 4 | http://www.ccryn.gov.in |
| CCRUM | Unani | 3 | http://www.ccrum.res.in |
| CCRS | Siddha | 2 | http://www.siddhacouncil.com |
| CCRH | Homoeopathy | 5 |
Note: The no. of fellowship Indicated above are tentative and subject to change.
3. Essential Qualification: Post Graduation in Biomedical Sciences (with emphasis on Life Sciences Chemical Sciences/Physical Sciences/Social Sciences/Biostatistics and having a NET Certificate with an eligible validity period, as mentioned above.
4. Upper Age Limit: 28 years as on the date of issue of advertisement in the Employment News. This will be relaxable up to 5 years in the case of candidates belonging to Schedule Castes/Schedule Tribes/OBC, Physically Handicapped (lower locomotive disability only) and female applicants
5. Stipend & Contingency: The fellowship will be provided for pursuing PhD under a recognised University/institution of choice by the candidates and during their fellowship, they will be termed as Junior Research Fellows (JRFs) for 2-3 years extendable as Senior Research Fellows (SRF) for 2-3 years, the total for maximum 5 years. The monthly emoluments will be Rs. 25,000/- for JRF and Rs. 25,000/- for SRF + House Rent Allowance per month + annual contingency of Rs.20,000/- to the University/Institution (likely to increase as per DST norms, approved). In addition, the fellow may submit a project proposal to obtain one-time Research Contingency Grantin-Ald up to Rs. 01.00 lakh within 3 months of joining the fellowship subject to the approval of the concerned Research Council.
6. How to apply: The interested candidates possessing the above mentioned qualification as on the date of publication of advertisement in the Employment News may apply to the concerned research councils directly in the prescribed application form (Annexure-l of the AYUSH Ph.D. Fellowship Scheme 2018) for the respective streams of their interest (Ayurveda/Yoga & Naturopathy/Unani/Siddha/Homoeopathy) Candidates interested to apply in more than one stream of AYUSH are required to apply separately to respective councils. The Application Form (Annexure-1) and Fellowship Scheme are available on the given websites of Research Councils and the Ministry of AYUSH- http://ayush.gov.in. Only the shortlisted candidates will be Informed and called for interview by the respective Councils. The applicants are advised to visit these websites regularly for updates.
7. Last date for submission of Application Form: Up to Two Months (60 days) from the date of advertisement in the Employment News (i.e 22nd June-28th June 2019).
