With a view to enhance the spread of Science and Technology in the specific regions of the country, the Inter Academy Panel has initiated the Focus Area Science Technology Summer Fellowship [FAST-SF]. This coming year (2027) our focus will be on the North Eastern States of the country, Andaman, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Uttarakhand, and the FAST-SF will be awarded to students and teachers studying/working in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Andaman, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, and Uttarakhand.
About 200 fellowships will be offered during 2027 to students / teachers studying / working in these states, to work with scientists associated with three Academies anywhere in the country.
Eligibility Criteria
Students
a) Applicants should be studying in one of the following:
• BS / BSc (II year only)
• BSc (Research) (III year only)
• BStat / BMath (II year only)
• BPharm (III and IV years only)
• BE / BTech / BCA (II and III years only)
• BArch (II, III and IV years only)
• MS / MSc / MVSc / MPharm (I year only)
• ME / MTech / MCA / MArch (I year only)
• MStat / MMath (I year only)
• (5-year integrated) MS / MSc / MTech / MBBS / BVSc (II, III, IV years only)
• PharmD (III, IV years only)
• (dual degree) BTech + MTech (II, III, IV years only)
• (dual degree) BE + MSc (II, III, IV years only)
• (dual degree) BS + MS (II, III, IV years only)
• Integrated PhD (I, II years only)
• MSc Tech (I, II years only)
Teachers
b) Teachers working in North-Eastern states of India, Andaman, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, and Uttarakhand only need apply.
• The minimum percentage of average marks in core subjects only (i.e. excluding languages) from X std. up to post-graduation (whichever years completed) should be 65% or above. The minimum percentage of average marks does not apply for teachers.
• PhD students are not eligible.
Student applicants should provide the email id of one of their teachers familiar with their work. The Academy will approach them for a recommendation letter in the prescribed format. The selected candidate should work with the assigned guide for two months any time during the calendar year though summer months are preferred.
A copy of the application format, instructions to applicants including eligibility criteria and a list of names of scientists/faculty who have consented to guide students/teachers to work on short-term projects are displayed online.
Application Contents
• The applicant should include a write-up (about 150–250 words) regarding the specific area of interest and indicate what the candidate would like to learn and achieve through this fellowship. It can also include the specific experiment or theory that the applicant wants to work on, but NOT a general description of the area. The write-up should not be copied and pasted from any source.
• Do not use special/scientific characters like Ø, Ü, etc. as the system will prevent you from uploading the application with such characters.
Enclosures to Application
• Both student and teacher applicants must upload scanned versions of mark sheets from class X till the last examination in JPEG Format (the size of each mark sheet should not exceed 700 kb).
• Teacher applicants should upload their publications, if any. On selection, an authorization letter from the Principal/HoD granting necessary permission/leave of absence must be sent by post to The Coordinator, FAST-SF 2027, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru 560 080.
Other Matters
• Student applicants must upload the contact details of one of their present teachers. The Academy will get in touch with the teacher to obtain the recommendation letter.
• All decisions regarding the selection of candidates will be at the sole discretion of the Academies. Any grievance or dispute concerning FAST-SF 2027 shall be addressed to the Academy whose decision thereon shall be final.
• If a candidate is found at any point in time to have submitted false information, the fellowship will be CANCELLED, and the candidate will be required to pay back the fellowship amount/travel allowance paid. Further, the guide and the Institution in which the candidate is currently studying will be informed of the matter.
• Without prejudice to item 15 above, only the courts at Bengaluru city shall be the fora for seeking judicial remedies for any dispute or grievance.
The last date for receipt of applications online is 30 November 2026.
Information of selection along with concurrence of the guide will be dispatched around March–April 2027. The selected students/teachers will be provided with entitled round trip train fare and a monthly fellowship to meet their living expenses at the place of work under the Fellowship program.
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