www.ugc.ac.in University Grants Commission : Post Doctoral Fellowship to SC/ST Candidate 2013

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Name of the Organisation : University Grants Commission (ugc.ac.in)
Type of Announcement : Post Doctoral Fellowship to SC/ST Candidates For The Year 2011-12 & 2012-13

Apply Online : http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfss/registration.aspx
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Post Doctoral Fellowship to SC/ST Candidates For The Year 2011-12 & 2012-13

OBJECTIVE :
The objective of the scheme is to provide an opportunity to SC/ST candidates to undertake Postdoctoral research in Sciences, Engineering & Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences in Indian Universities/Institutions/Colleges.

ELIGIBILITY :
i) The candidate must have a doctorate degree in the relevant subject preferably with published research work to their credit.
ii) The upper age limit for male applicants is 50 years as on 1st July of the year of application, and 55 years in the case of female candidates. In exceptional cases, the age may be relaxed.

NATURE OF ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE UNDER THE SCHEME :
The number of slots available under the scheme are 100 per year The tenure of the award is two years with no provision for further extension

The financial assistance available under the scheme is as follows :
Fellowship : Rs.16,000-p.m. fixed for 2 years
Contingency A : Rs.30000/-p.a. for 2 years
Departmental Assistance 10% of Post Doctoral Fellowship to the host institution
Escorts/Reader assistance : Rs. 2000/- p.m. (fixed) in cases of physically disabled & blind candidates

HRA : Post Doctoral Fellowship provided with accommodation in hostel recognized/ maintained by the institutions may be reimbursed the hostel fee, excluding mess, electricity, water charges, etc. A certificate to this effect is to be furnished through the Registrar/Director/Principal (Annexure-II). If Post Doctoral Fellow makes his/her own arrangements of accommodation, he/she may be entitled to draw HRA as per categorization of the cities by the Government of India. The Post Doctoral Fellow will submit a certificate for this purpose to the UGC for claiming HRA through the concerned University/Institution/College.

Important Notes :
Only SC/ST candidates are eligible for Post Doctoral Fellowship

Mandatory attachments required during submission of online application :
Applicant will be required to upload scanned copies of the following documents while applying online :
1. Caste Certificate (SC/ST)
2. Age Proof Certificate. (e.g. Birth Certificate, School Leaving Certificate etc)
3. Post Graduation Marksheet (Final)
4. Ph.D Awarded Certificate
5. Physical Disability Certificate (if applicable)
Note : Candidate will not be able to submit their application unless above mentioned documents are uploaded.

Steps to fill-in the online form :
Step-1 : Personal Information including caste and physical disability certificate (if applicable). A candidate registration id is generated on completion of step 1 that can be used for generating a pdf file once submission process is completed.
Step-2 : Research Work including subject, research topic, department etc.
Step-3 : Other Information including Paper published details & Scholarships/Present employment etc.
Step-4 : Declaration

Last Date : 5th January 2013

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When will result out of pdf to sc/st candidates 2012-2013?

There is no information regarding the date of result declaration on the website.

For further details, you may contact the UGC.