[ZESTCaste] SCHEME FOR FELLOWSHIPS TO SC/ST STUDENTS

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:20:36 -0800

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Press Information Bureau
Government of India

 
Monday, February 20, 2006
  Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment   
 
SCHEME FOR FELLOWSHIPS TO SC/ST STUDENTS
  
  15:8 IST   
  
  Rajya Sabha

Two new Central Sector Schemes namely 'Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship' (RGNF) for Scheduled Caste Students and 'Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for Scheduled Tribe students for pursuing higher studies leading to M.Phil and Ph. D have been introduced during the current financial year.

Any student belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes category admitted to M.Phil/Ph.D degree in a University or academic institution will be eligible for the award of the Fellowship. The tenure of Fellowship will be for five years, two years for Junior Research Fellowship and three years as Senior Research Fellowship subject to satisfactory progress of Research work. A total of 2000 fellowships (1333 for SCs and 667 for STs) will be awarded per year during the Xth Plan period.

UGC is the nodal agency for implementing the scheme and will give wide publicity to the scheme to invite applications. This was stated by the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Smt. Subbulakhsmi Jagadeesan in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

MLD:LK:sje-81 (RS )20.2.06 



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