UGC: Post-Doctoral Fellowship for Women 5071 views

University Grants Commission (UGC) has initiated a scheme of Post-Doctoral Fellowship for Women, who are unemployed and holding PhD degree in their respective subject areas

Duration: 5 years; cannot be extended further

Number of fellowships: 100 per year

Eligibility:

• Applicant must be unemployed.
• Applicant must have been awarded the Doctoral degree (Provisional Certificate may be accepted in case the degree is not awarded).
• Applicant must not exceed 55 years of age (age relaxation for SC/ST/OBC/PWD, Persons with Disabilities for 5 years).
• Applicant must have scored minimum 55% of marks at UG level and minimum 60% of marks at PG level (in case of general category); minimum 50% of marks at UG level and minimum 55% of marks at PG level (reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC/PWD)).
• Applicants must upload the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the proposed research centre duly signed by the HOD and Registrar/Principal/ Director of the University/College/Institute.
• Transgender candidates are eligible to apply under the scheme (the reservation shall be followed as per the Govt. of India norms).

Fellowship value:

• Fellowship: Rs. 38,800/-per month; Rs. 46,500/- per month after two years.
• Contingency: Rs. 50,000/-p.a. for five years
• Escorts/Reader: Rs. 2000/- p.m. (fixed) in cases of PWD (Person with disability)

Application Procedure:

• Applications are invited through online mode once in a year through advertisement in leading newspapers & employment news.
• Short notification is also uploaded in the UGC website