Preamble
Preamble
The Indian Institute of Metals has formed a trust “IIM Swarna Jayanti Endowment” in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of the Institute in the year, 1996.
This trust aims to encourage, assist and extend the knowledge base in the field of metallurgy, materials science and engineering.
In pursuance of the aforesaid, and for the promotion of such educational and research activities, every Quarter of the year, the IIM Swarna Jayanti Endowment Trust Fund announces“SJEF PARTIAL GRANTS” for partial assistance to young scientists (including research scholars) to participate in International Conferences and meetings.SJEF is neither intended for attending conferences within India nor for applicants located outside India.
Purpose
Purpose
To enable young scientists to present their work in international forums
Description of the Grant
Description of the Grant
A Grant, not exceeding Rs. 50,000/- will be awarded to the Selected Candidates as partial reimbursement of the cost being incurred by the Candidate towards visiting internationallocations for attending the Conferences, subject to submission of the requisite documents as would be intimated later by The Indian Institute of Metals.
Eligibility & Selection Criteria
Eligibility & Selection Criteria
Young Scientists for the award SJEF-PARTIAL GRANT are selected based on:
• Applicant’s age should be equal to or below 35 years (at the time of application)
• Academic credentials of the Applicant
• Applicant should submit the application 3 months before the conference
• Candidates should preferably hold an UG degree in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Applicants from other backgrounds will be considered only if they are currently pursuing a PhD in Metallurgy and Materials Engineering at a recognized institute. Applications not meeting this criterion will not be considered.
• Scientific quality of the submitted abstractby a candidate should only be related to Metallurgical Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering;
• Candidateshould preferably be enrolled as a Life Member of IIM;
• Once selected for the Partial Grant Reward, Candidates will not be entitled for the same any further.
Procedure for Applying
Procedure for Applying
Applications can be submitted year-round by completing the Google Form and uploading the required documents - CV, submitted abstract, acceptance letter/paper, and the endorsement form signed by both the Guide and the Head of Department (HoD) - through the IIM website, Grants. Applications should be submitted preferably three months before the conference date, enabling the candidates to avail the Grant for attending the Conference.
Applications will be consideredfor assessment during the Council Year, specifically during August, October, December, February, April and June of every year.
Contact
Contact
Prof. Rahul Mitra, Convener, SJEF Committee (rahul@metal.iitkgp.ac.in) and
Brig. Arun Ganguli (Retd), Secretary General (secretarygeneral@iim-india.net)
IIM-SJEF Partial Grant Recipients (Council Year 2025-26)

Rajendra Hodgir
Research Scholar, IIT Bombay
Sahil Dhiman
Doctoral Candidate, Center of Interdisciplinary Programs,IIT Hyderabad
IIM-SJEF Partial Grant Recipients (Council Year 2024-25)

Jyotirmoy Deb
National Post Doctoral Fellow
Pranjul Bhatt
Research Scholar, Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee
Ghorpade Ajinkya Sampatrao
Research Scholar, MMED,IIT Roorkee

Swati Mahato
Research Scholar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Diya Mukherjee
DST-INSPIRE-Senior Research Fellow (SRF) and Research Scholar, CSIR , AcSIR
Ipsita Mohanty
Research Scholar, Mechanical Engineering Department,IIT Kharagpur

Dr. Haripria Padmaganesan
Research Associate, IIT Bombay
Jyoti Ranjan Sahoo
Research Scholar, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,IIT, Roorkee

Rahul M R
Assistant Professor,IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
List of SWARNA JAYANTI GRANT Recipients wef Council Year 2015-16
2025
Sl No |
Name |
Affiliation during approval of the Grant |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Haripria Padmaganesan Jyotirmoy Deb Pranjul Chandra Bhatt Ghorpade Ajinkya Samapatrao Diya Mukherjee Ipsita Mohanty Jyoti Ranjan Sahoo Swati Mahato Rahul Monyland Radha Krishnan |
Research Scholar, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT Bombay Post-Doctoral Fellow (NPDF), Advanced Computation and Data Sciences Division (ACDSD) & Materials Sciences and Technology Division (MSTD), CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology, Jorhat, Assam, India Research Scholar, Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee Research Scholar, Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee DST-Inspire SRF, CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur and AcSIR-RMIT Australia Research Scholar, Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Kharagpur Research Scholar, Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee Research Scholar, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur Asst. Professor, Dept. of Fuel Minerals and Metallurgical Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad |
2024
Sl No |
Name |
Affiliation during approval of the Grant |
---|---|---|
1 |
Mr Pravendra Pratap Singh |
Research Scholar, Dept. of Metallurgical & Materials Engg, IIT Roorkee |
2023
Sl No |
Name |
Affiliation during approval of the Grant |
---|---|---|
1 2 3 |
Dr Gautam Anand Mr Kali Prasad Mr Sai Gautam Gopalakrishna |
Assistant Professor at Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials Engg, IIEST, Shibpur, Howrah Research Scholar, Mechanical Engg Dept, IIT Madras Assistant Professor, Dept of Materials Engg, IISc Bangalore |
2022
Sl No |
Name |
Affiliation during approval of the Grant |
---|---|---|
1 |
Mr Yasam Palguna |
Research Scholar, Materials Science and Metallurgical Engg, IIT Hyderabad |
2021
Sl No |
Name |
Affiliation during approval of the Grant |
---|---|---|
1 |
Bibhu Prasad Sahu |
Research Scholar, IIT Kharagpur |
2020
Sl No |
Name |
Affiliation during approval of the Grant |
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2019
Sl No |
Name |
Affiliation during approval of the Grant |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Mr Ravi Gautam Mr Sandeep Kr Sahoo Mr Srinivasan N Reshma Sonkusare Mr Prince Kumar Sing Dr Sumit Ghosh |
Project Scientist-B, Centre for Automotive Energy Materials (CAEM), ARC-I, IIT-M Phd. Student Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur Research Scholar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur Research Scholar, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras Research Scholar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur Post-doctoral researcher, Dept. of Materials Engg, IISc Bangalore |
2018
Sl No |
Name |
Affiliation during approval of the Grant |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Mr Ashok K Mr Luv Gurnani Nitish Bibhanshu Farjana J Sania Mr Manjesh Kumar Mishra Mr Anish Kumar |
Scientist, Metal Extraction & Recycling Division, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT BOMBAY Lab fot Texture and Related Studies Department of Materials and Engineering, IIT Bangalore Research Scholar High Temperature and Energy Materials Laboratory, MEMS Dept. IIT Bombay Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT BOMBAY Research Scholar Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IIT Kharagpur |
2017
Sl No |
Name |
Affiliation during approval of the Grant |
---|---|---|
1 2 |
Ramkishor Anant Manoj Kumar Jangid |
Research Scholar Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering IIT Roorkee Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, IIT BOMBAY |
2016
Sl No |
Name |
Affiliation during approval of the Grant |
---|---|---|
1 2 3 4 |
Mr. Karthi Selva Mr Hemant Upadhyay Mr Deepak Sahoo Mr Vaibhab Pandey |
Research Scholar Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras Manager, Blast Furnace-Operations Jindal Steel and Power Limited Raigarh Scientific Officer E, BARC, Mumbai Research Scholar Department of Metallurgical Engineering IIT BHU |