Applications are invited for Namaste Governor Acharya Award 2026

NAMASTE GOVERNOR ACHARYA AWARD 2026

Applications are invited for five NAMASTE GOVERNOR ACHARYA AWARD 2025-26 from the PhD students of different Centers/Schools of JNU working on different aspects of research (e.g. political, social, ecological, environmental, gender, poverty, health, geography, literature, biodiversity, etc.) and welfare of the Eight States of North East India.

The applications should fulfill the following criteria:
1. The applicant must have got his/her PhD synopsis approved, between 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025.
2. The applicant can submit, in addition, any other publications on North East India.
3. The applicant has to provide documentary evidence of the work done on North East India.
4. Those who have received this award in previous years will not be eligible.

• Duly filled and signed application forms along with necessary documentary evidences must reach the office of the Special Centre for the Study of North East India (SCSNEI) on or before 15th February 2026, 5:00 pm.
• For any clarification, kindly contact Ms. Asha Joshi, SCSNEI/SSS-I, Room no.416, 4th floor, SSS-1, JNU. Contact no: 0ll-26704786, Email Id: scsnei@jnu.ac.in. For detailed information kindly visit SCSNEI Web page at JNU website (https://www.jnu.ac.in/scsnei) or contact the Office of SCSNEI.