Only 13% Direct Admissions basis Prime Minister Research Fellowship Scheme

Updated On: June 25, 2018 03:26 pm IST

The much-talked-about PMRF scholarship has selected only 13% of the candidates who had applied this year. are selected for PMRF scheme.
More than 2,000 students were shortlisted for the interview, out of which only 135 were selected for PMRF scheme.

Only 13% Direct Admissions basis Prime Minister Research Fellowship Scheme

The central government is planning to offer only 13% of PM Research Fellowships (135 out of 1,000) this year. The PMRF (Prime Minister Research Fellowship) scheme, which was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley earlier this year, aims to regulate brain drain in India by offering direct admission to Ph.D. courses in IITs and IISc.

The PMRF scheme is applicable only to a limited number of students pursuing final year B.Tech/ Integrated M.Tech/ Integrated M.Sc from IISc/ IITs/ NITs/ IISERs/ IIEST.

PMRF 2018 Statistics:

As per the official information disclosed by IIT Hyderabad, the screening and final section process for PMRF scheme has been completed. More details are elaborated in the table below.

Total no. of candidates shortlisted for the PMRF interview	3,209
Total no. of candidates who participated in the interview	2,035
Total no. of direct admissions offered under PMRF scheme	135
No. of candidates selected for more than one discipline	10

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Institute-Wise Number of Students Selected for PMRF Scheme:

Name of the Institute	Total No. of direct admissions offered under PMRF scheme
IISc Bangalore	43
IIT Bombay	24
IIT Delhi	20

Apart from the above-mentioned institutes, students were also offered direct admission in the Ph.D. course in the following premier institutes under PMRF: -