UGC to Increase JRF, SRF Research Fellowships

University Grants Commission -UGC has released an official notification regarding the revised fellowship amount details of Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) and Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Science, Social Sciences and Humanities. As per the revised UGC fellowships, SRF will be awarded Rs.35,000 from 28,000 and JRF will be Rs.31,000 from Rs.25,000

The same was proposed during the 539th meeting of UGC took place on 26th February 2019. According to the official notification, the revised rates of UGC fellowships will be applicable from 1st January 2019.

According to the Univesity Grants Commission, the House Rent Allowance (HRA) at the revised rate of 8 per cent, 16 per cent and 24 per cent as per the Government of India regulations. However, it will be only applicable to the location where the research fellows are working. Apart from that, other terms and conditions will remain the same as per the UGC XII Plan JRF guidelines

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