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- Country of study
- India
- Target level
- Researcher
- Fields of study
- Health and Engineering
- Work experience
- The Principal Investigator must be a regular faculty member/scientist with demonstrated extensive experience in health-technology development, clinical/rehabilitation research, biomedical engineering or a closely related area.
- Other conditions
- The call is open to investigators from institutions eligible for ICMR Extramural Research support.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: The call is open to investigators from institutions eligible for ICMR Extramural Research support.
- Inclusion of at least one Co-PI from PI’s institute is mandatory.RequiredOrganisation’s wording: Inclusion of at least one Co-PI from PI’s institute is mandatory.
The real funding
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- Length of the funding
- 60 months
Dates
- Applications open
- 7 October 2026 at 00:00 GMT+5:30, time zone not specified
- Applications close
- 13 November 2026
- Results announced
- 15th December 2026
Application steps
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Step 1: Submission of detailed full proposal via the ICMR e-PMS portal
- With whom
- Principal Investigator (PI)
- By when
- 13 November 2026 — 13th November 2026, 1700hrs IST
- Documents to provide
- Detailed full proposal as per ICMR Extramural Research guidelines
Where to apply
Indian Council of Medical Research (opens in a new tab) · ICMR Centres for Advanced Research under NIRMAN-AT
Official title (in English): Special Call for Establishment of ICMR Centres for Advanced Research (CAR) under the National Initiative for Reliable Medical Device Development and Assessment Network - Assistive Technology (NIRMAN – AT)
Official website of Indian Council of Medical Research: icmr.gov.in