Post-Graduate Fellowship:
The DBT-NECAB sponsors students pursuing PhD in the field of Agricultural Biotechnology in its department at AAU, after being reviewed by a committee of experts. The number of students awarded has been raised from five to seven. The scholarship has also been increased from ₹16,000 per month (agricultural) and ₹12,000 per month (non-agricultural ) to 25,000 per month for both agri and non-agri-graduates.