PG-Star

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 Read More

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Guidelines for Project Submission

Kindly read and follow the SUBMISSION GUIDELINES before applying

REVIEWER GUIDELINES

Guidelines for Reviewing the Research proposals

Only for registered reviewers

Essential Downloads

Annexures for students, Guides and Reviewers

ELIGIBILITY

Ayurveda medical post-graduate scholars of admission batch 2024-25 (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

Total Number of Registrations

Number of Projects Submitted

Scholarships to be Offered

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APPLICATION TIMELINE

Registration: 1st January–22nd January, 2026

Receipt of Recommendation Letter from Head of Institution: 27th January, 2026.

Submission of Proposals: Through the link shared by CCRAS (pgstar.ayu@ccras.nic.in) 28th January, 2026 to 16th February, 2026.

Internal Scrutiny: Will be updated soon.

Technical Review: Will be updated soon.

Final Evaluation and Declaration of Merit List: Will be updated soon.

Receipt of Acceptance Letter and Declarations: Will be updated soon.

Release of First Installment: Will be updated soon.

1st Interim Progress Report Submission: Will be updated soon.

2nd Interim Progress Report Submission: Will be updated soon.

Final Report Submission: Will be updated soon.

Evaluation of Final Report: Will be updated soon.

Release of Second Installment: Will be updated soon.

Submission of Final Utilization Certificate and Statement of Expenditure: Will be updated soon.

Release of Certificates: Will be updated soon.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

There is a fully online application for this programme. Hard copies shall neither be accepted nor entertained.

Interested Candidates and their respective guides are required to register on CCRAS PG-STAR website in the month of December and those candidates recommended/ nominated by the head of the respective college or institute only can submit the application form and proposal online which will be evaluated by the Council.
Research proposals endorsed by the head of the respective college or institute, following scrutiny through an internal screening mechanism based on 10% of the total sanctioned PG strength of the institute should be submitted in the specified format as per the scheme guidelines, provided that the proposals are approved by the respective affiliated universities

After the successful registration of guide and student and receipt of recommendation letter from the respective colleges, a link from the PGSTAR team from mail id: pgstar.ayu@ccras.nic.in. The students will be able to upload the synopsis and other documents only after they receive this link.
Only readable PDF files can be uploaded on CCRAS website and other formats viz. MS Word, JPEG etc. will not be accepted.

Students/Guides are requested to submit PG-STAR applications well in advance and not to wait for the last date to avoid the last-minute rush.

Only two students can submit the approved synopsis as per scheme format in PG – STAR under one guide.

Information such as Name of the Scholar/Guide/College/University, Address/ Contact details or any other identity should be removed from the PG – STAR proposal before online submission failing which such proposals will be deemed rejected. Provide only the reference PG – STAR ID for identification on the top of the proposal.

Students must submit the budgetary provisions of their research proposal in the prescribed format as per the scheme for obtaining financial assistance from the Council up to Rs.1,00,000/- provided no changes in the total demand will be entertained in the future.

Selections for “PG-STAR” will be made by technical evaluation of the research plan by a panel of experts in the CCRAS. Selection would be made on the basis of merit. The decision of the Council in regard to selection of students will be final.

All correspondence will be sent on e-mail and /or College address only.

For any further clarifications applicant may contact on given e-mail and the PG – STAR ID in all the e-mail correspondence must be quoted for quick reference.

After completion of the project under “PG-STAR”, CCRAS and Ministry of AYUSH shall not be responsible to provide / ensure any kind of paid or honorary, part or full-time employment to the student in the Council or Ministry.

Ayurveda medical post-graduate scholars are permitted to submit their Approved synopsis of MD/MS curriculum only to avail CCRAS’s financial assistance under PG STAR programme to pursue their thesis work.

The submission of research projects other than their approved thesis work of the MD/MS curriculum neither entertained nor accepted.

The institutions and candidates who fail to abide the rules and regulations of the scheme may face disciplinary action, including potential withdrawal from the programme, refund of all amount disbursed to date and blacklisting of the particular college for future sessions.