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7. Rate of Fellowship :
The rate of fellowship for JRF and SRF will be at par with the UGC fellowship as amended from time to time. Presently these rates are as follows: Fellowship
(a Rs. 25,000/- p.m. for initial two years (IRF) @ Rs.28.000/- p.m. for remaining tenure (SRF) (Revised
w.c.f. 01.12.2014) Contingency for Arts & @ Rs.10, 000/- p.a. for initial two years Commerce
@ Rs.20, 500/- p.a. for remaining three years. Contingency for Sciences & @ Rs. 12, 000/- p.a. for initial two years @ Rs.25, 000/Engineering
p.a. for remaining three years. Departmental assistance @ Rs.3,000/- p.a. per student to the host institution for
providing infrastructure Escorts/Reader Assistance @Rs.2,000/- p.m. in cases of physically and visually
challenged candidate
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* In addition, for physically /visually handicapped candidates escorts/reader assistance will be given
u Rs. 2,000 p.m. HRA and other incidentals will be paid as per the UGC pattern. Implementation of Scheme : (i) UGC will be the nodal agency for implementing the Maulana Azad National
Fellowship for minority students, as defined by Government of India from time
to time. (ii) UGC will notify the fellowship by inserting suitable advertisement in the Press
and other media. (iii) Clearing NET/SLET shall not be insisted upon by UGC for the award of Maulana
Abul National Fellowship for minority students. UGC will give adequate time
to the candidates for applying for the fellowship. (iv) UGC will select the candidates for award of Maulana Azad National Fellowship
for minority students in a transparent manner. (v) In case the numbers of candidates exceed the number of available awards, the
UGC will select the candidates based on the percentage of marks obtained by
the candidates in their Post Graduation Examination. (vi) The distribution of fellowship among different States/UTs would be in
proportion to minority population in respective States/UTs as per 2001 census. However, all States/UTs shall have at least 4 fellowships by suitably reducing the targets of states having higher allocations. There will be no communitywise distribution in States/UTs with four fellowships. All applications will be
pooled together and decided on the basis of merit. (vii) In case the number of fellowship so allocated to a State/UT are not fully utilised,
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