About the INSPIRE Scholarship Scheme

The term INSPIRE stands for “Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research”. It is an innovative programme sponsored and managed by the Department of Science & Technology for attraction of talent to the sciences.
This scheme was launched on 13th November 2008.

Main Features of INSPIRE Scheme

The striking features of INSPIRE is to communicate to the youth of the country the excitement of creative pursuit of science, attract talent to the study of science at an early age and thus, build the required critical human resource pool for strengthening the Science & Technology systems and expanding the research & development facility.

Through this scholarship scheme, various types of financial incentive is provided to the students who are pursuing their education in science stream.
The INSPIRE scheme has three components which are schemes for early attraction of talent, scholarship for higher education, and opportunity for research careers in science. The government offers various types of awards, internships, scholarships, and fellowships through this scheme so that each and every student can get the opportunity to pursue higher education.

Through this scheme, the government offers scholarships of Rs 80000 to around 10000 students every year. The age of the applicant should be 17 to 22 years. The student must be pursuing courses in sciences at the BSc, BS, and integrated MSc/MS level in the following areas of study:

Physics
Electronics
Astronomy
Geology
Statistics
Mathematics
Astrophysics
Biophysics
Genetics
Biology
Zoology
Botany
Microbiology
Anthropology
Marine biology
Ecology
Oceanic science
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Geochemistry
Geophysics
Atmospheric science

Students who have passed the KVPY (Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna), NTSE, Olympiad Medallists, and Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS) and are pursuing Natural/Basic Sciences courses are eligible.The students pursuing basic science or natural science from IISER, NISER or Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Basic Sciences at the University of Mumbai are eligible.
So, we can say that the main feature of this programme is that it does not believe in conducting any competitive exams for identification of talent at any stage. It believes in the efficacy of the existing educational structure for identification of talent.

SakshiMishra changed the title to INSPIRE Scholarship Scheme .

Meghaadhikari To apply for the scholarship under the INSPIRE program, follow the subsequent steps.
First of all user have to register themselves on the INSPIRE portal. Once they are successfully registered, they can sign in and apply for any part of the program, including the scholarship.
To register, take the following steps:

  • Go to the homepage https://online-inspire.gov.in/, click on “New User”
  • In the registration form, fill out all the details marked with “*”. These are mandatory. The form will not b e submitted with incomplete details.
  • Select the eligibilty criteria.
  • Create a password of minimum 8 characters and maximum 20. The password must contain at least one upper case, one lowercase, one numeric and one special character.
  • Enter the correct captcha code in the given box
  • Press “Submit”
    An activation link will be generated on the given email account and after that use the that link to activate the account.
    10 days later

    INSPIRE-SHE aims to enhance the attachment of talented youth (age group 17-22 yrs) to undertake higher education in science intensive programmes by providing scholarships and mentorship. The scheme offers 10000 Scholarship every year. The main feature of the scheme is the mentorship support provided to every scholar.

    Eligibility: Students who happen to be among the top 1% in 12th standard at their respective Board Examinations plus students who have secured top 10000 ranks in the JEE-Advance or in NEET as well as students admitted to renowned institutes like IISER, NISER, Department of Atomic Energy Centre for Basic Sciences (DAE-CBS) at the Univ. of Mumbai or happen to be Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY), National Talent Search Examination (NTSE), Jagadish Bose National Science Talent Search (JBNSTS) scholars and Science Olympiad Medallists, and those all opting to study Natural and Basic sciences in any academic institute or university leading to graduate and post-graduate degree, would be eligible for the scholarship.

    Fellowship amount: Rs.80,000 per year is provided to each candidate for undertaking Bachelor and Masters level education in the Natural and Basic Sciences.

    Sandeeprai changed the title to INSPIRE - SHE Scholarship for Higher Education .

    Which age group students are catered in this scholarship and what subjects are included?

      Ankit
      The talented youth in the age group 17-22 years, for undertaking Bachelor and Masters level education in Natural and Basic sciences in the 18 Science subject such as (1) Physics, (2) Chemistry, (3) Mathematics, (4) Biology, (5) Statistics, (6) Geology, (7) Astrophysics, (8) Astronomy, (9) Electronics, (10) Botany, (11) Zoology, (12) Bio-chemistry, (13) Anthropology, (14) Microbiology, (15) Geophysics, (16) Geochemistry, (17) Atmospheric Sciences and (18) Oceanic Sciences, either as major/honours or their combination in BSc/Integrated MSc/Integrated MS course will be under the scope of INSPIRE Scholarship.

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