Maulana Azad National Fellowship For Minority Students For The Year 2014-15

A candidate has to fulfill the following conditions to be eligible for award of this fellowship

1. He/she should belong to one of the minority communities notified under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.
2. He/she should get admission and registration for regular and full time M.Phil/Ph.D courses in University/Academic Institution by fulfilling conditions of admission of that University/Institution, subject to provisions of the Fellowship as per advertisement of UGC.
3. The minority community students once considered eligible for the fellowship shall not be entitled to benefits under any other source, Central or State Government or any other body like UGC for the same study.
4. Prior clearance of NET/SLET examination will not be a prerequisite for award of Maulana Azad National Fellowship for minority students for M.Phil/Ph.D.
5. In order to qualify for the award of JRF/ SRF the UGC norms would be applicable at pre-M.Phil and pre-Ph.D stage, respectively, including the minimum score of 50% at post graduate level.
6. The minority community students once considered eligible for the fellowship shall not be entitled to benefits under any other scheme of the Central or State Government or any other body like UGC for the same study.
7. Not more than two students from one family can avail MOMA fellowship.
8. The actual payment of the fellowship will be made with effect from the date of joining only.
9. Fellowship can not be transferred from one minority community to another.
10. The annual income of the beneficiary/parents or guardian of the beneficiary should not exceed Rs. 4.5 lakh from all sources. He/she should submit his/her income or his/her parent’s/guardian’s income certificate issued by the appropriate Authority.

Duration:

These are integrated five year fellowships for M.Phil & Ph.D subject to academic criteria in force for selection to Ph.D programme.

The duration of fellowship is as under: