The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that fellowships are awarded as per the available slots across different streams and are not provided sector-wise to the doctoral researches.
UGC has further informed that it implements the following doctoral and post-doctoral fellowship schemes where fellowships are awarded as per the available slots across different streams:
1. Dr S. Radhakrishnan Post Doctoral Fellowship in Humanities
2. Dr D.S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship
3. Post Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST
4. Post Doctoral Fellowship for Women
5. Maulana Azad National Fellowship for Minority Students
6. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for Students with Disabilities
7. National Fellowship for Students of Other Backward Classes (OBC )
8. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for SC candidate
9. National fellowship Higher Education for ST Students
No data is maintained by UGC on researches applied for field level implementation. However, as per Para 13.1 of the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of M.Phil/Ph.D Degrees) Regulations, 2016, M.Phil/Ph.D degree awarding institutions are required to submit an electronic copy of the M.Phil dissertation/Ph.D thesis to the INFLIBNET for hosting the same so as to make the researches accessible to all Institutions/Colleges.
This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey today in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question.
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