Research Fellowship Scheme · Major & Minor Research Projects

Turn a research idea into a fundable story.

A guided, discipline-aware studio for Major and Minor Research Projects—built around the official screening criteria, with your own ideas preserved and strengthened by AI.

Verified window in supplied circular3 August 2026 · 4:00 PM to 18 August 2026 · 4:00 PM — closed; check COGENT for any official extension

2 years₹3.50 Lcurrent ceiling

Research gapMethodologyImpact

01 Idea02 Design03 Proposal

Proposal language *AI narrative will use this language. Official COGENT headings, subject names and administrative labels remain in English. Research topic *A very short topic produces general content. Name the variable, the population and the place - the more specific the topic, the closer the proposal stays to your idea.

Project category

Official subject to be scrutinisedExact 47-subject list from the 2026 circular.Study context

Applicable ceiling₹3,50,000

Subject groupGroup A

Duration2 years

Actual proposed project budget (₹) *Must be within the applicable two-year ceiling.

Candidate budget distributionEditable reference/default · proposed total 100%

COGENT Original / Reference Distribution: 45/35/10/5/5/0. This is only a reference/default, not a hard government head-wise ceiling. Enter the candidate percentages freely for the actual project; they must total exactly 100% so the rupee amounts reconcile.

Research staff COGENT reference 45% Field work COGENT reference 35% Equipment & study material COGENT reference 10% Contingency COGENT reference 5% Publication / workshop / seminar COGENT reference 5% Consumables / reagents COGENT reference 0%

Proposed total100%Ready for generation

Your points for AI to craft Retained verbatim0 points · Every submitted point is retained verbatim in the export for your final integration check.

Applicant details for front pagesUsed only to prepare your editable title sheet and form-style pages.

Applicant name * Designation * Department * Institution / University * Institution category * Employment status * Contact details Co-investigator

I confirm that I am a regular salaried eligible applicant in one of the covered Gujarat institutions. *I confirm that this project has not received financial assistance from another source. *

Applicant-assistance formatKCG has not issued a new 2026 proposal template in the supplied circular/manual. This studio follows the official portal fields, 2,500-word upload requirement and six scoring criteria; it is not presented as a prescribed KCG form.

Eligibility & guideline notes

Eligible applicants are regular salaried Principals, Professors, Associate/Assistant Professors, Lecturers, Librarians and PTIs in covered Gujarat institutions; contractual, ad-hoc and visiting faculty are excluded.
Choose one of the 47 named subjects and the applicable Major/Minor category exactly as in the current circular.
The displayed amount is the two-year ceiling, not an automatic entitlement; one Major and one Minor project are selected per listed subject.
A project must score at least 60/100 in the Subject Expert Committee screening and must not be funded elsewhere.
Verify all facts, citations, infrastructure, ethics permissions and investigator eligibility before submission.

COGENT upload checklist · July 2026 manual

Passport photo — JPEG/JPG, 420×525 px, 2–100 KB, white background. Signature — JPEG/JPG, 100×40 px, 2–100 KB, white background.
Research Proposal Document — 2,500 words, PDF, maximum 2 MB.
Forwarding letter by Principal/Registrar — PDF, maximum 2 MB.
Last salary slip — PDF, maximum 2 MB.
“PPT for Research Project Proposal” upload — PDF, maximum 2 MB. Build it with the Deck (PPT) button above, then print to PDF.
Co-investigator details/documents where applicable. Review carefully before Lock & Submit; editing is then disabled.

Your complete submission pack appears here

One button creates graphical front pages and a full proposal. Every generated section stays editable before export.

Title sheetForwarding letterApplicant profileScored proposalBudget

Group A₹3.50 L / ₹1.75 LMajor / Minor

Group B₹2.00 L / ₹1.00 LMajor / Minor

Group C₹1.00 L / ₹50,000Major / Minor

Official 2026–27 ceilings · Always reconcile with the applicable circular and COGENT portal.