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(i) The rates of fellowship for JRF and SRF will be at par with the UGC Fellowships. Presently
these rates are as follows:

1 Fellowship Rs. 25,000/- p.m. for initial two years
(Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Rs.
28,000/- p.m. for remaining tenure (Senior
Research Fellowship (SRF).
2 Contingency for Humanities and Social @ Rs. 10,000/- p.a. for initial two years @
Science (including Arts/ Fine Arts) Rs. 20,500/- p.a. for remaining tenure
3 Contingency for Science, Engineering @ Rs. 12,000/- p.a. for initial two years @
Rs. 25,000/- p.a. for remaining tenure
4 Departmental assistance (All subjects) @ Rs. 3,000/- p.a. per student to the host
institute for providing infrastructure
5 Escort/ Reader assistance (All subjects) @ Rs. 2,000/- p.m. in cases of candidates
with physical and visual disabilities

(ii) The House Rent Allowance (HRA) will be on the UGC pattern and will be payable to those
students who are not provided with hostel accommodation. In case hostel accommodation
offered by the university/ institution is refused, the student will forfeit his claim of HRA. The
other facilities such as medical facilities, leave including maternity leave will be governed as
per the guidelines of the UGC in case of their fellowship programme.

16.7 ELIGIBILITY FOR SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP:

In order to qualify for the award of Senior Research Fellowship, the UGC norms shall be
applicable.

16.8 PROCEDURE FOR GRANT OF SCHOLARSHIP UNDER NFPwD

The University Grants Commission (UGC) and Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities shall be the nodal agency for implementing this scheme. The National Fellowship is
being implemented from 01.04.2012.

16.9 ROLE OF UGC:

(i) UGC shall notify the scheme through suitable advertisement in the press and invite
online applications for award of National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities
(NFPwD).
(ii) There shall be no restriction as regards to the minimum marks in the Post-Graduation
examination.
(iii) It would be sufficient for a student with disabilities candidate to have passed the Post-
Graduation Examination for being eligible for this scheme (NFPwD).

(iv) There shall be no restriction to the effect that a student with disability should have
cleared NET/ SLET examination for being eligible for receiving the NFPwD.
(v) UGC will give one month's time to the candidate for applying for the NFPwD.
(vi) UGC will select the candidates for award of NFPwD.
(vii) The distribution of fellowships amongst different States/UTs would primarily be in the
proportion of students with disabilities population in the respective States/UTs.
(viii) In case the numbers of fellowships so allocated to a State /UT are not fully utilized, due

to non-availability of eligible candidates, the UGC will allocate the slots amongst the

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