{"id":22795,"date":"2026-06-17T18:55:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/pm-research-chair-scheme-2026-government-invites-indian-origin-researchers-abroad-check-details\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:55:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:25:41","slug":"pm-research-chair-scheme-2026-government-invites-indian-origin-researchers-abroad-check-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/pm-research-chair-scheme-2026-government-invites-indian-origin-researchers-abroad-check-details\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Research Chair Scheme 2026: Government invites Indian-origin researchers abroad- Check details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131801511,imgsize-20460,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/1280720-2026-06-17t182736237.jpg\" alt=\"PM Research Chair Scheme 2026: Government invites Indian-origin researchers abroad- Check details\" title=\".\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education has opened applications for the Prime Minister Research Chair (PMRC) Scheme 2026. The scheme aims to bring Indian-origin researchers, scientists and professionals working abroad to India\u2019s top institutions and national laboratories for advanced research.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Applications for both Fellows and Host Institutions began on 1 June 2026 through the official PMRC portal. The scheme focuses on 13 priority areas including artificial intelligence, quantum computing, semiconductors, cybersecurity, biotechnology, healthcare and medical technology, space and defence, energy and climate change, agriculture technology and advanced materials.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The programme offers three categories \u2014 Young Research Fellows, Senior Research Fellows and Research Chairs \u2014 depending on experience and research achievements. <!-- -->Selected fellows will get funding support, access to laboratories and opportunities to work with leading Indian institutions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Eligible applicants include Indian nationals working abroad, OCI cardholders and Persons of Indian Origin with strong research credentials. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>PMRC 2026: How to apply (Step-by-step)<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Candidtaes can apply by following the below steps:<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"17\">\n<ul>\n<li>Visit the official PMRC portal: <a href=\"https:\/\/pmrc.education.gov.in\/\">pmrc.education.gov.in<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Prepare required documents, including Curriculum vitae and proof of past work and education, detail of Citizenship, details of research outputs, details of the preferred Host Institution.<\/li>\n<li>Submit the application<\/li>\n<li>Here&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/pmrc.education.gov.in\/signup\" data-type=\"tilCustomLink\" target=\"_blank\">direct link to apply<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The last date to apply is July 15. The engagement period is up to 5 years, between 2026- 27 to 2030- 31.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Seven lead institutions have been identified for the scheme: Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad and Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Check direct link to the <a href=\"https:\/\/pmrc.education.gov.in\/gallery\/PMRC-Call%20for%20Applications.pdf\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">official notification<\/a>.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/education\/news\/pm-research-chair-scheme-2026-government-invites-indian-origin-researchers-abroad-check-details\/articleshow\/131801138.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education has opened applications for the Prime Minister Research Chair (PMRC) Scheme 2026. The scheme aims to bring Indian-origin researchers, scientists and professionals working abroad to India\u2019s top institutions and national laboratories for advanced research.Applications for both Fellows and Host Institutions began on 1 June 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-education"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}