NEFIS demands
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 17 2019:
Volunteers of North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) has submitted a memorandum to Manipur University Vice-Chancellor on the irregularities in the disbursal of Non-NET fellowship to the research scholars enrolled at Manipur University.
The fellowship was instituted to be granted to all the research scholars i.e.those enrolled in M.Phil and Ph.D courses at the Central Universities across the country.
But, earlier at Manipur University the scholars were being denied the fellowship, the amount for which had not been released since 2017, said a statement issued by NEFIS, Manipur Unit.
Stating that the research scholars represented by North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) submitted a representation to the University Grants Commission (UGC) seeking immediate intervention into the matter, it added that the MU authorities started disbursing the Non-NET fellowship to the research scholars vide office order dated June 12, 2019, following a clarification sought by UGC.
However, the scholars were given fellowship amount of just 3 months, and it is not at all made clear by the university as to for which particular months they have received their fellowships, it said and urged the authority concerned to look into the matter and remove the irregularities at the earliest.