Swarna Jayanti Endowment Fund (SJEF) Grant

Preamble

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. A trust has been managing the funds with the support of IIM Head Quarters.
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 GRANTS” for partial assistance to young scientists (including research scholars) to participate in International Conferences. SJEF is neither intended for attending conferences within India nor for applicants located outside India.

Purpose

Purpose

Purpose

To enable young scientists to present their work in international forums

Description of the Grant

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

Eligibility & Selection Criteria

Young Scientists for the award SJEF-PARTIAL GRANT are selected based on:

• The applicant must be below 35 years of age at the time of submission of the application.
• The applicant must be a valid member of The Indian Institute of Metals (IIM).
• The applicant must have obtained a PhD degree or be currently pursuing a PhD in Metallurgy / Materials Science & Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering.
• The research paper proposed for presentation must be directly related to the above-mentioned disciplines.
• Applications should be submitted preferably at least Three Months prior to the conference date.
• A candidate who has once received the SJEF Grant shall not be eligible to apply again for a period of five years.

Procedure for Applying

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 Bonafide certificate signed by the Competent Authorityin a single pdf file 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

Contact

Prof. Rahul Mitra, Convener, SJEF Committee (rahul@metal.iitkgp.ac.in) and
Brig. Arun Ganguli (Retd), Secretary General (secretarygeneral@iim-india.net)

APPLY FOR SJEF GRANT

IIM-SJEF Partial Grant Recipients (Council Year 2025-26)

Rajendra Hodgir
Rajendra Hodgir
Research Scholar, IIT Bombay
Sahil Dhiman
Sahil Dhiman
Doctoral Candidate, Center of Interdisciplinary Programs,
IIT Hyderabad
Mr. Krishna Avatar
Mr. Krishna Avatar
Pursuing PhD from Dept of Materials Science & Engineering,
IIT Kanpur

IIM-SJEF Partial Grant Recipients (Council Year 2024-25)

Jyotirmoy Deb
Jyotirmoy Deb
National Post Doctoral Fellow
Pranjul Bhatt
Pranjul Bhatt
Research Scholar, Materials Engineering, IIT Roorkee
Ghorpade Ajinkya Sampatrao
Ghorpade Ajinkya Sampatrao
Research Scholar, MMED,
IIT Roorkee
Swati Mahato
Swati Mahato
Research Scholar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Diya Mukherjee
Diya Mukherjee
DST-INSPIRE-Senior Research Fellow (SRF) and Research Scholar, CSIR , AcSIR
Ipsita Mohanty
Ipsita Mohanty
Research Scholar, Mechanical Engineering Department,
IIT Kharagpur
Dr. Haripria Padmaganesan
Dr. Haripria Padmaganesan
Research Associate, IIT Bombay
Jyoti Ranjan Sahoo
Jyoti Ranjan Sahoo
Research Scholar, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,
IIT, Roorkee
Rahul M R
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
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

2019

Sl No
Name
Affiliation during approval of the Grant
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
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