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of Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority students for M.Phil/Ph.D. (v) In order to qualify for the award of JRF/SRF the UGC norms would be applicable
at pre-M.Phil and pre-Ph.D stage, respectively, including the minimum score of
50% at post graduate level. 5. Distribution of Fellowships : (i) The total number of fellowships each year will be 756 (state wise distribution is
at annexure). In case of non-availability of adequate number of candidates, the number of fellowships not availed during a year will be carried forward to the
next academic session. (ii) 30% of the fellowship shall be earmarked for women students; remaining 70%
will be general. In case there are shortage of women candidates, the fellowship
can be passed on to male students of the same minority community. (iii) In case the numbers of candidates exceed the number of available awards, UGC
will select the candidates for the fellowships based on the percentage of marks
obtained by them in their qualifying Post Graduation examination. (iv) The reservation for differently abled students shall be made as per UGC norms
and in a horizontal manner. (v) Scholars will be selected under the Scheme in all domains of knowledge. (vi) Community wise selection of scholars at the national level will be done on the
basis of their pro-rata population. (vii) The State/UT wise selection of Research Scholars would be ensured to the
extent possible. (viii)Un-utilized Fellowship of any community in a State/ UT will be transferred
to eligible Scholars of the same community at national level. Thereafter, unutilized Fellowship; if any, will be transferred to eligible Scholars of other
Notified Minority Communities purely on merit basis at the national level. 6. Duration of Fellowship :
These are integrated five year fellowships for M.Phil & Ph.D subject to academic criteria in force for selection to Ph.D programme. The duration of fellowship is as under:
Admissibility of JRF and SRF Name of the Course Maximum duration
JRF
SRF M. Phil
2 years 2 Years
Nil
Remaining 3 M.Phil + Ph.D
5 years 2 Years
years
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