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due to non-availability of eligible candidates, UGC will reallocate the slots amongst other States/UTs where the number of eligible candidates is more than the slots allocated to that State/UT. This decision will be taken by a Committee consisting of the representatives of UGC and Joint Secretary in-charge of the
scholarship in Ministry of Minority Affairs. (viii)UGC shall disburse the fellowship amount to the candidates through Aadhaar
Payment Bridge System (APBS) under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) wherever
feasible. (ix) UGC will also issue a booklet containing all the details about the fellowship for
the benefit of prospective candidates, and upload the details of the Fellowship in its webpage with appropriate reference to Ministry of Minority Affairs. To
the extent possible e-application will be actively promoted by UGC. (x) UGC will evolve its own mechanism for verifying the genuineness of the
minority community certificates furnished by the candidates in order to eliminate the possibility of students availing of the fellowship on the basis of
fake certificates. (xi) The decision of UGC in regard to awarding the Maulana Azad National
Fellowship for minority students shall be final and no appeal would lie against
any decision by UGC in regard thereof, except as provided under law in force. (xii) The income ceiling of the parents/guardian of the candidate for Maulana Azad
National Fellowship for minority students will be Rs.2.5 Lakh per annum. (xiii)Selection of candidates, within the prescribed annual income limit will be based
on inter-se merit, as under Merit-cum-Means Scholarship Fellowship. (xiv)In case any candidate obtaining a Maulana Azad National Fellowship for
minority students fraudulently, the cancellation should be automatic and the amount disbursed shall be recovered with interest at prevailing State Bank of
India rate for student loans. 9. Administrative Expenses :
Administrative charges will be paid by Ministry of Minority Affairs to UGC for implementation of the fellowship at the rate decided by M/o Human Resource
Development in consultation with M/o Finance. 10. Monitoring and Evaluation : (i) UGC shall assess the work on completion of two years' period of the JRF and
two years' period of SRF. The research work being done by the students shall
be monitored as provided under UGC Rules. (ii) UGC will send a quarterly physical and financial progress report to Ministry
of Minority Affairs and provide a list of Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority students, university, minority community & State/UT-wise, for
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