WOMEN SCIENTIST PROGRAMME

WOMEN SCIENTIST PROGRAMME

Subject: Government Schemes

Context : Vice President  said that while India produces the highest percentage of women STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Management) graduates in the world — about 40 percent but their share in jobs these categories in the country is very low — 14 per cent.

He also lauded the Centre’s ‘Women Scientists’ programme that encourages women to take up careers in science and maths.

Concept:

About the Scheme:

• Department of Science and Technology (DST) launched “Women Scientists Scheme (WOS).
• Under this scheme, women scientists are being encouraged to pursue research in frontier areas of science and engineering, on problems of societal relevance and to take up S&T-based internship followed by self-employment
• This initiative primarily aimed at providing opportunities to women scientists and technologists between the age group of 27-57 years who had a break in their career and not having regular employment, to explore possibility of re-entry into the profession..
• Following three categories of fellowships, with research grants, are available for India citizen:
• Women Scientist Scheme-A(WOS-A): Research in Basic/Applied Science
• Women Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B): S&T interventions for Societal Benefit
• Women Scientist Scheme-C (WOS-C): Internship in Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for the Self-Employment.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Post Graduate degree, equivalent to M.Sc. in Basic or Applied Sciences or B.Tech. or MBBS or other equivalent professional qualifications
• Phil/M.Tech/M.Pharm/M.VSc or equivalent qualifications
• D. in Basic or Applied Sciences.