Govt to roll out fellowships to prevent brain drain

The students have to refund the entire amount if they decide to leave their PhDs mid-way

The human resource and development ministry (MHRD) is set to roll out the ambitious Prime Minister Research Fellowships scheme from January to stop India’s talent from going abroad for higher education, jobs and research.
 
Under the scheme the government would provide direct admissions to around 1,000 final year students from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) into PhDs, and would give them a fellowship stipend of Rs 75,000 a month for five years.
 
“The total size of the scheme is expected to be around Rs 1,000 crore. The