IIT Patna takes immense pride in sharing the information that Dr.Rishi Raj, Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering) and Associate Dean (Resources) has been conferred the prestigious Swarnajayanti Fellowships for Year 2020-21.

This year total 17 faculty members from the whole country are chosen and Dr. Rishi Raj is one of them.

The award consists of a Fellowship of Rs 25000/- per month in addition to the salary drawn from the parent Institute for a period of 5 years, The fellows selected along with their projects will be considered for funding by the Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB) as per SERB norms, for fellowship, recurring and non-recurring heads.