Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students

What is Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students?

Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students was launched in 2009 by the Ministry of Minority Affairs for providing financial aid to students for their higher studies.

Benefit

The rate of fellowship for JRF and SRF is at par with the UGC fellowship, presently the rates are as follows: - **Fellowship in Science Humanities and Social Science:** ₹ 31,000/- p.m. for initial two years (JRF), and ₹ 35,000/- pm. for remaining tenure (SRF)- **Fellowship in Engineering & Technology:** ₹ 31,000/- p.m. for initial two years (JRF), and ₹ 35,000/- pm. for remaining tenure (SRF)- **Contingency for Humanities & Social Sciences:** ₹ 10,000/- p.a. for initial two years, and ₹ 20,500/- p.a. for remaining tenure- **Contingency for Sciences, Engineering & Technology:** ₹ 12,000/- p.a. for initial two years, and ₹ 25,000/- p.a. for remaining tenure- **Escorts/Reader assistance (All subjects):** ₹ 2,000/- p.m. in cases of physically and visually handicapped candidate

Level

Central

Ministry / Dept.

Ministry Of Minority Affairs

Benefit type

cash

Key eligibility

1. The applicant should be a part of one of the minority communities (Buddhist, Christian, Jain, Muslim, Sikh, or Zoroastrian (Parsi)). 1. Applicant must qualify the UGC-NET or Joint CSIR-UGC NET examination. 1. If applicant does not complete his/her research work during the period of fellowship sha

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Benefits

The rate of fellowship for JRF and SRF is at par with the UGC fellowship, presently the rates are as follows: - **Fellowship in Science Humanities and Social Science:** ₹ 31,000/- p.m. for initial two years (JRF), and ₹ 35,000/- pm. for remaining tenure (SRF)- **Fellowship in Engineering & Technology:** ₹ 31,000/- p.m. for initial two years (JRF), and ₹ 35,000/- pm. for remaining tenure (SRF)- **Contingency for Humanities & Social Sciences:** ₹ 10,000/- p.a. for initial two years, and ₹ 20,500/- p.a. for remaining tenure- **Contingency for Sciences, Engineering & Technology:** ₹ 12,000/- p.a. for initial two years, and ₹ 25,000/- p.a. for remaining tenure- **Escorts/Reader assistance (All subjects):** ₹ 2,000/- p.m. in cases of physically and visually handicapped candidate

Eligibility

Documents Required

How to Apply

1. Step 1: Online application — step 1

   The candidates should apply and appear in UGC-NET / Joint CSIR-UGC Test for both i.e. Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) as well as Eligibility for Assistant Professor. This fellowship is awarded only through UGC-NET / Joint CSIR-UGC Test. Applicant have to visit the official portal https://nta.ac.in/ for UGC-NET and https://csirhrdg.res.in/ for CSIR-UGC. For the candidates who had already taken admission into M.Phil / Ph.D while applying for the concerned UGC-NET/ Joint CSIR-UGC Test, the validity period of the offer is three months w.e.f. the date of issue of Award letter.

Sources & References

• Official scheme website ↗
• Source record ↗
• Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.