Introduction: The Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) Scheme for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes is formulated and funded by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment and Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The scheme is open to candidates who belong to Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe and wish to pursue higher studies such as regular and full time M.Phil. and Ph.D degrees in Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences and Engineering & Technology. There are 2000 slots for Scheduled Caste and 667 slots for Scheduled Tribe candidates every year for all the subjects.Objective:The scheme has been initiated keeping in view the social background of the candidates for the deprived section of the society and to provide them opportunity to undertake advanced studies and research. The objective of this award is to provide fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students belonging to SC/ST to pursue higher studies leading to M.Phil and Ph.D degrees in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences and Engineering & Technology.
Eligibility: The candidate should belong to SC/ST and should have passed the Post Graduate examination. The selection will be made on the basis of merit of the candidates. The candidate must get himself/herself registered for M.Phil./Ph.D at the first available opportunity but not later than within a period of two years from the receipt of award letter. This period is not extendable.However, the actual payment of fellowship will be made with effect from the date of approval of fellowship or date of joining whichever is later.
| Fellowship in Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Engineering & Technology | @Rs.16000/-p.m. for initial two years @Rs.18000/-p.m. for remaining tenure | RGNJRF RGNSRF |
| Contingency A | @Rs.10000/-p.a. for initial two years @Rs.20500/-p.a. for remaining tenure | Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Contingency B | @Rs.12000/-p.a. for initial two years @Rs.25000/-p.a. for remaining tenure | Sciences, Engg. & Technology |
| Departmental Assistance | @Rs. 3000/- p.a. per student to the host institution for providing infrastructure | For all disciplines |
| Escorts/Reader assistance | @ Rs. 2000/- p.m. in cases of physically handicapped & blind candidates | For all disciplines |
| HRA | As per rules of the University/ Institutions | For all disciplines |
The applications in the prescribed format may be submitted only through on-line mode latest by 30th August, 2011 (non-extendable) by logging in website www.ugc.ac.in/rgnf
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