National Fellowship for Scheduled Caste Students

National Fellowship for SC students (NFSC)

Under the Scheme, fellowship is provided to Scheduled Caste students for pursuing higher education leading to Ph.D degree in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences in Indian Universities/Institutions/ Colleges recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC). The Scheme provides 2000 new slots every year (500 for science stream and 1500 for Humanities and Social Sciences) to such SC students who have qualified the National Eligibility Test- Junior Research Fellowship (NET-JRF) of UGC or UGC-Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (UGC-CSIR) NET-JRF joint test. These slots are over and above the number of SC students selected under the normal reservation policy of the Government for UGC Fellowships.

 

For further details, the scheme guidelines of the scheme may be referred below:

National Fellowship for SC students (NFSC)

 


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