Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students For 2011-12
- Last Date : 30 August 2011 -
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.
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: Name of the Course Maximum durationAdmissibility of JRF and SRF M. Phil 2 years 2 Years M.Phil + Ph.D 5 years
Documents
Applicant will be required to upload scanned copies of the following documents while applying online:
1. Minority Community (Affidavite on a non-judicial stamp paper of Rs.10/-). Download Sample
2. Master Degree Marksheet
3. Certificate from Head of Department/Institution to the effect that necessary facilities will be provided to the candidates
4. Physical Disability Certificate (if applicable)
Note: Candidate will not be able to submit their application unless above mentioned documents are uploaded.
The Last Date of ONLINE submission is 30th August, 2011.
More details below:
Browse/Download the full announcement here - PDF - 713 KB
Browse/Download help for RGNF here - PDF - 25 KB
Browse/Download Online Submission Interface for RGNF here - PDF - 47 KB
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