How To Activate CSIR Fellowship, Check Step Wise

Candidates who are Qualified for the CSIR Fellowship, must formally activate CSIR Fellowship by submitting a joining report and necessary documents to the fellowship section of your university/institute. The fellowship begins either from the date of joining or the result declaration date, whichever is later. It is important to complete these formalities immediately within the stipulated time given, as the fellowship can be terminated if the joining process and PhD registration are not done within the specified time, usually within two years of the CSIR result. This guide breaks everything down in simple, easy way to take you through the process of CSIR Fellowship activation without any trouble.

CSIR Fellowship Annexure II Form

Annexure II is the most important form you will fill during the CSIR JRF activation process. You can download it from the official CSIR HRDG website. Here Research fellow and Supervisor both needed to fill this annexure. Items to be filled is Undertaking by the research fellow , self declaration about themselves such as Department name, Institute Name and more, Attestation page and topic of research and subject. Below is the link to download Annexure II Form.

Link to Download Annexure II Form

Here is a page-by-page guide to filling Annexure II:

CSIR Fellowship Joining Form and Application to Chairperson

Apart from the Annexure II, you need two more things to complete your forms set. These are simple but important, missing either one will delay your activation. Together with Annexure II, these make up the full 7-page set that you need to get attested and submitted.

Documents To Be Attached for CSIR Fellowship

After your forms are ready, you need to gather supporting documents. These prove your academic qualifications and personal identity. Every photocopy in this set must be self-attested, means you have to sign across each copy yourself. Keep them neat and organized into two identical sets, just like your forms.

Here is the complete list of documents required:

Note: One full set (Forms + Attested Documents) goes to your department office. The second set (Forms + Attested Documents), along with your soft copies, goes to the scholarship cell.

Soft Copies of Your Documents for CSIR Fellowship

Along with your physical sets, you also need to submit soft copies, either on a pen drive or sent by email. The CSIR portal has guidelines about file size and file naming, and even a small space in a file name can cause problems. Always make the PDFs from the same self-attested set, do not scan fresh unattested copies.

Follow these rules for every soft copy:

Submission at the Scholarship Cell and Complete Portal Activation for CSIR Fellowship

Once your physical sets and soft copies are ready, visit your institution’s scholarship cell,  this is the department that handles fellowship activations. The staff here will upload your documents to the CSIR portal on your behalf. After that, the rest of the process is completely online. CSIR handles everything digitally- including monthly attendance different from other fellowships.

Step-by-step from submission to first fellowship credit: