Maulana Azad National Fellowship 2013

MANF 2013 for Minority Students to do  PhD/MPhil

UGC invites applications for Maulana Azad National Fellowships (MANF) For Minority Student For the Year 2013-14 to pursue higher studies such as M. Phil / Ph.D.

Eligibility:

A candidate has to fulfill the following condition to be eligible for award of this fellowship:

(i) He/she must 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 course in University/Academic Institution by fulfilling conditions of admission of that University/Institution, subject to conditions of the Fellowship as per advertisement of UGC.

(iii) The minority community student 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 student for M.Phil/Ph.D.

(v) In order to qualify for the award of JRF/ SRF the UGC norms would be useful at pre-M.Phil and pre-Ph.D stage, respectively, including the minimum score of 50% at post graduate level.

Amount

Fellowship  Rs.16,000/- p.m. for initial two years (JRF)

Rs.18,000/- p.m. for remaining tenure (SRF)

Contingency for Arts & Commerce Rs.10, 000/- p.a. for initial two years

Rs.20, 500/- p.a. for remaining three years

Contingency for Sciences & Engineering Rs.12, 000/- p.a. for initial two years

Rs.25, 000/- p.a. for remaining three years.

Departmental assistance  Rs.3,000/- p.a. per student tothe host institution for providing infrastructure Escorts/Reader Assistance  Rs.2,000/- p.m. in cases of physically and visually challenged candidates

Application deadline: 12-07-2013.