Such a scholar pursuing a Ph.D receives a monthly stipend and in some cases an annual contingency grant for 2 to 5 years.
The most relevant of these are: This fellowship was launched by the Ministry of Human Resource Development under the supervision of the Central Government of India in the budget 2018-2019.
This scholarship scheme provides financial support to the meritorious students of IISc, IISERs and IITs taking admission in a Ph.D programme.
[9][10] In February 2024, Ministry of Minority Affairs increased the fellowship amount at par with UGC norms with effect from January 2023.
The NET qualified NCERT doctoral fellows receives ₹25,000 per month for a maximum period of three years.
[12] The Junior Research Fellow (JRF) is a letter awarded by the various government agencies to the candidates who qualify in the a National Eligibility Test.
JRF letter is a bearer document that signifies you can avail of the scholarship while pursuing Ph.D. One of the most widely participated NET exams is the UGC–NET, for which there are two cut-off marks declared by UGC, one for passing the exam which qualifies a candidate for assistant professorship in universities and colleges and a higher cut-off for receiving JRF.
The university-wise number of fellowships is available in the ADF Scheme published annually during the month of July by AICTE.
house rent allowance (HRA) is also provided to these scholars at the rate of 8%, 16% and 24% as per the Government of India (GoI) norms In addition, Contingency Grant of Rs.15, 000/- per annum is also given to ADF Fellows to meet their miscellaneous expenditures.
[21] This fellowship is for scholars who has passed CSIR-UGC NET exam for JRF and pursuing a Ph.D in areas of earth system sciences.