Fellowship @ Rs.25,000/-p.m. for initial two years JRF.

@ Rs.28,000/-p.m. for remaining tenure SRF.

@ Rs.10,000/-p.a. for the initial two years, @ Rs.20,500/-p.a. for remaining tenure.

@ Rs.12,000/-p.a. for the initial two years, @ Rs.25,000/-p.a for remaining tenure.

Escort/Reader Assistance: @ Rs. 2,000/-p.m. in case of physically Handicapped & blind candidates.

No separate/fixed medical assistance is provided. However, the fellow may avail of the medical facilities available in the institution/university/college.

Fellows are entitled to a maximum period of 30 days of leave in a year in addition to public holidays. They are not entitled to any other vacations.

Yes, the candidates are eligible for maternity/paternity leave as per Govt. of India norms issued from time to time at full rates of fellowship once during the tenure of their award.

Besides maternity/paternity leave, ‘Intermittent Break’ for a maximum period of 1 year may also be permissible to the women candidates. The leave can be availed 3 times during the entire period of the fellowship. However, the total duration of leave shall not exceed one year. This Flexi Time period should not be counted towards the tenure of the fellowship and thus effectively the total period of fellowship will remain the same.

Candidates who have qualified in NET-JRF or the UGC-CSIR joint tests.

The student has to submit half yearly progress report after every six months to the Academic office, for sending to the UGC for release of fellowship in continuation.

After completion of two years of the program, the student has to submit Three member Assessment committee report for upgradation from JRF to SRF to the Academic office for uploading on the UGC portal.