fellowship hike press release

PRESS RELEASE Department of Science and Technology Ministry of Science and Technology. 21 October 2014 Hike in Research Fellowship Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Science and Technology (Independent Charge) today announced the much awaited hike in the Fellowship of Research Scholars. The across the board hike in fellowship amount is at least 50% more than the existing levels and it will be effec tive from 1 October 2014. As soon as the NDA government assumed office, Department of Science and Technology (DST), under the leadership of Dr. Jitendra Singh initiated series of deliberations & meetings that recommended the increase. Union Finance Ministry, after examining the recommendations of an inter-ministerial meeting for its budgetary implications gave its nod for an enhancement. Each Ministry and other agency can now use these hikes as guidelines to make suitable changes to their specific fellowship programmes. The Minister has also directed the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology to renew inter-ministerial discussions to put in place a mechanism for regular evaluation of fellowship levels and to suggest periodic changes. In addition, the Minister asked that DST to speedily, coordinate with the Department of Expenditure to put in place web-based fellowship assessment and disbursement mechanisms so that delays in disbursement are avoided. The enhanced Fellowship levels are given below: Fellowship Current (per/month), in Rupees Enhanced (per/month). In Rupees Junior Research Fellowship 16,000 25,000 Senior Research Fellowship 18,000 28,000 Research Associate-I 22,000 36,000 Research Associate-II 23,000 38,000 Research Associate-III 24,000 40,000 The service conditions o f JRF/SRF and RA will remain the same. Details of the announcement will soon be up on the DST website. Any clarifications may please be sent by email to [email protected]

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