UGC releases revised guidelines for NFSC fellowship for MPhil, PhD students

The duration of the fellowship is two years for MPhil and 5 years for PhD. The fellowship amount is Rs 31,000 for initial two years (Junior Research Fellow Ship (JRF)), and  Rs 35,000 for the remaining three years (Senior Research Fellowship) along with other allowances. 

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the revised guidelines to award fellowship to scheduled caster students under the National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students (NFSC). As per the latest notification, the revised guidelines to award fellowship to SC students for higher education will be effective retrospectively from November 25, 2021. 

The fellowship was launched in 2005-06 financial year, the objective of the scheme is to provide fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students who belong to the SC category to pursue higher studies leading to MPhil/PhD in Science, Humanities and Social Science in Indian Universities/Institutions/Colleges recognised by the UGC. 

The scheme provides for 2,000 new fellowships (1500 Junior Research Fellows for Humanities/Social Sciences and 500 junior Research Fellows for Science stream) per year to such Scheduled Caste students to undertake advanced studies and research leading to MPhil/PhD degrees, who have qualified in National Eligibility Test-Junior Research Fellowship (NET-JRF) and UGC-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (UGC-CSIR) NET-JRF joint test).

Fellowships shall be awarded to candidates for pursuing regular and full-time MPhil/PhD courses in universities/Research Institutions recognized by UGC. Scheduled castes candidates who have already secured admission and qualify the NET examination will be given preference. Such candidates will be required to join the fellowship within 3 months of the issue of the JRF award letter.

The duration of the fellowship is two years for MPhil and 5 years for PhD. While the fellowship amount is Rs 31,000 for initial two years (Junior Research Fellow Ship (JRF)), it is Rs 35,000 for the remaining three years (Senior Research Fellowship) along with other allowances. 

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