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University Grants Commission - Junior Research Fellowships

Eligibility Criteria

1) Age - Below 28 years when appearing for UGC/UGC-CSIR National Eligibility Test

2) Relaxation - 5 years in age limit for women, SC/ ST/ OBC/ PH, and those having LLM degree.

3) Academic - At least 55% marks in the relevant Master Degree.

4) Qualifying Exam - UGC/ UGC-CSIR NET

5) Other - The candidate should be registered for MPhil/ PhD or should do so within a period of one year from the declaration of NET/UGC-CSIR examination results.

Fellowship Details

1) Duration - 2 years + 3 years or till the submission of PhD thesis, whichever is earlier.

2) Value

• Rs.8000 pm
• Rs.9000 pm

3) Contingency Grant

• Humanities Rs.10000 pa
• Sciences Rs.12000 pa
• Humanities Rs.20500 pa
• Sciences Rs.25000 pa

4) Escorts/Reader Assistance - Rs.1000 pm (For physically handicapped and blind candidates)

5) House Rent Allowance - Suitable single-seated hostel accommodation or HRA as per rules of the University/Institution or HRA as per categorisation of the cities by the Government of India.

6) Departmental Assistance - Rs.3000 pa per student to the Host Institution for providing infrastructure

7) Disbursement - Administered by the Host Institution where the Fellow is registered for MPhil/PhD

8) Monitoring of Progress - Progress is monitored by the supervisor/guide and reflected in the yearly progress report submitted to the University for submission to the UGC office.

Selection Procedure - As per the procedure of the Host Institution.

Notification & Deadline - Notified from time to time by the Universities/Institutions recognised under Sec. 2(f) and 12(B) of the UGC Act.

Contact Details

University Grants Commission,

Bahadurshah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi-110 002

Phone : 23233486
Fax : 011-23236288

Website : http://www.ugc.ac.in/