ABOUT PG – STAR SCHEME
The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has initiated “SCHEME FOR TRAINING IN AYURVEDA RESEARCH FOR PG SCHOLARS (PG- STAR)”
for Ayurveda Post Graduate Scholars pursuing their MD/MS(Ayu) courses. Currently a total of ~ 4600 scholars are pursuing MD/MS degree in various branches in NCISM / GoI affiliated / recognized colleges/institutes.
This scheme aims at facilitating MD/MS Scholars by providing them financial and technical support. This scheme is primarily aimed at promoting good quality research
in Ayurveda students pursuing post-graduation courses as well as to improve visibility and accessibility of their research work to larger research audience.
The research proposal which are dynamic and catering to national health needs will be given priorities. The area may be prioritized as – literary research, fundamental
concepts as applied to current health care, standardization / validation of the quality of Ayurveda drugs, assessment of safety of the drugs, techno innovation, Ayurveda
interventions in public health care and role of Ayurveda as a standalone or adjuvants treatment in National Health programme etc
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Guidelines for Project Submission
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REVIEWER GUIDELINES
Guidelines for Reviewing the Research proposals
Only for registered reviewers

ELIGIBILITY
Ayurveda medical post-graduate scholars of admission batch 2023-24 (from NCISM/GoI recognized Colleges/Institutions) who have received approval for their MD/MS dissertation synopsis by the respective affiliated universities and who wish to avail CCRAS’s financial assistance for pursuing their thesis work.
PG-STAR is open to Indian nationals only. The applicant should be an Indian citizen
- Number of Scholarships: 100 per year
- Amount of Scholarship- Up to Rs 1,00,000/- per scholar
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