NET-qualified researchers to get higher fellowship

Updated on: Thursday, October 14, 2010

There is good news for National Eligibility Test (NET)-qualified researchers, who will get higher fellowship.

The Union Human Resource Development Ministry, in consultation with the Finance Ministry, has approved the revision which will come into effect from April 1, 2010. However, the Finance Ministry has sought from it a separate proposal for increasing the number of researchers from 3,200 to 6,400.

Junior Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship for the NET-qualified candidates have been revised from Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 16,000 a month for the first two years and from Rs. 14,000 to Rs. 18,000 for the remaining three years. This follows a similar revision of fellowship by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

The host institutions would review the performance of research fellows at the end of two years through committees constituted by their heads. Extension of the fellowship beyond two years will be subject to satisfactory progress reports.

The last revision of fellowship was done in 2007-08.

In addition, house rent allowance will be admissible to junior and senior research fellows where hostel accommodation is not provided by the host institutions. Those selected junior and senior research fellows would also be encouraged to register for higher degrees, for which the tuition fee would be reimbursed by the UGC.

NET-qualified researchers to get higher fellowship

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