August 13th, 2014, 03:09 PM
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UGC University Grants Commission Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students 2014-15
Name of the Organisation : University Grants Commission
Name of the Fellowship : Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students 2014-15
Location : India
Deadline : 30.08.2014
Website : http://www.ugc.ac.in/manf/default.aspx
Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students 2014-15 :
The objective of the Fellowship is to provide integrated five year fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students from minority communities, as notified by the Central Government to pursue higher studies such as M. Phil and Ph.D. The Fellowship will cover all Universities/Institutions recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) under section 2(f) and section 3 of the UGC Act alongwith those which are not under the purview of UGC and will be implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs through UGC for students belonging to the minority communities. The fellowship under Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority students will be on the pattern of UGC Fellowships awarded to research students pursuing regular and full time M. Phil and Ph.D courses. The fellowship holders under this Fellowship will be known as Ministry of Minority Affairs scholars.
Eligibility :
A candidate has to fulfill the following conditions to be eligible for award of this fellowship
(i) He/she should belong to one of the minority communities notified under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.
(ii) He/she should get admission and registration for regular and full time M.Phil/Ph.D courses in University/Academic Institution by fulfilling conditions of admission of that University/Institution, subject to provisions of the Fellowship as per advertisement of UGC.
(iii) The minority community students once considered eligible for the fellowship shall not be entitled to benefits under any other source, Central or State Government or any other body like UGC for the same study.
(iv) Prior clearance of NET/SLET examination will not be a prerequisite for award of Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority students for M.Phil/Ph.D.
(v) In order to qualify for the award of JRF/ SRF the UGC norms would be applicable at pre-M.Phil and pre-Ph.D stage, respectively, including the minimum score of 50% at post graduate level.
Duration of Fellowship :
These are integrated five year fellowships for M.Phil & Ph.D subject to academic criteria in force for selection to Ph.D programme.
The duration of fellowship is as under :
M. Phil - 2 years
M.Phil + Ph.D - 5 years
Nature Of Assistance Available Under The Scheme :
The rate of fellowship for JRF and SRF will be at par with the UGC fellowship as amended from time to time. Presently these rates are as follows
Fellowship :
@ Rs.16,000/- p.m. for initial two years (JRF)
@ Rs.18,000/- p.m. for remaining tenure (SRF)
Contingency for Arts & Commerce :
@ Rs.10, 000/- p.a. for initial two years.
@ Rs.20, 500/- p.a. for remaining three years
Contingency for Sciences & Engineering :
@ Rs.12, 000/- p.a. for initial two years
@ Rs.25, 000/- p.a. for remaining three years.
Departmental Assistance :
@ Rs.3,000/- p.a. per student to the host institution for providing infrastructure
Escorts/Reader Assistance :
@ Rs.2,000/- p.m. in cases of physically and visually challenged candidates
Important Notes :
Minority Communities candidates (Muslim,Christian,Sikh,Buddhist and Parsi), notified under Section 2 (C) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992) only are eligible for Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students.
Mandatory attachments required during submission of online application :
Applicant will be required to upload scanned copies of the following documents while applying online :
1. Minority Community Certificate (Affidavit on a non-judicial stamp paper of Rs.10/-).
2. Master Degree Marksheet
3. Declaration/Certificate from Head of Department/Institution or competent authority of the University/Institute/College to the effect of forwarding of application and necessary facilities will be provided to the candidates during research of M.Phil/Ph.D. respectively.
4. 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 Scholarships/Present employement etc.
Step-4 : Declaration and Final Submission
Contact :
Technical help while filling online form : Dharmesh Shah: dashah@inflibnet.ac.in
For any other query : sosa3ugc@gmail.com
September 25th, 2014, 10:27 PM
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About fellowship
Is there any fellowship provide to single girl child for Mphil?
November 5th, 2014, 11:54 AM
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In which date the seledted list of students in the year 2014-15 published?
April 6th, 2015, 04:23 PM
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about continuation of mpill+ phd scholorship
Respected Sir,
i am persuading my mpill+phd 2o12 program under MANF. I have completed 2+1 three years as a JRF under this scheme. My research work is still going on. I have not submitted any thesis yet. Am I eligible to get further two years SRF scholarship under this scheme?