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Union HRD Ministry has decided to allow students from all the universities to apply for the PMRF scheme. As a part of the PMRF scheme, students will receive a monthly fellowship of Rs. 70,000.
Union HRD Minister, Mr. Prakash Javadekar confirmed that students from all the universities across the country can apply for Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme. So far, the scheme was strictly restricted to centrally funded IIITs, IITs, IISERs, NITs and IISc. PMRF is a popular scheme launched by the central government last year that aims to encourage research in India. As a part of the PMRF scheme, students will receive a monthly fellowship of Rs. 70,000 apart from a research grant of Rs. 2 lakh per year.
The decision to allow students from all the universities to apply for PMRF scheme was taken at a three-day national conference of Vice-Chancellors on July 27, 2018. Union HRD Minister, Mr. Prakash Javadekar chaired the meeting and laid certain conditions for the admission to full-time Ph.D. course under PMRF scheme.
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During the meeting, Mr. Prakash Javadekar also released AISHE (All India Survey of Higher Education) report and confirmed that the GER (Gross Enrollment Ratio) in India has gone up from 25.2% in 2016-17 to 25.8% in 2017-18. The GER is calculated for the age groups of 18-23 years. The minister expressed his concern over the lack of quality research and innovation in India which is the foremost challenge before the country. Reforms in teaching are necessary to boost innovation and research in the country, he added.
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Mr. Javadekar also announced that all research projects of HRD Ministry including IMPRINT would be opened to teachers and students of all universities. The ministry will soon launch HOSHE (Higher Order Skills for Higher Education) scheme for all non-tech students at the Under Graduate (UG) level.
