The new year could bring cheer to research scholars in India with their fellowships likely to cross the Rs 40,000 per month mark for the first time. The government assured the researchers of a “positive development” very soon regarding their demand for hike in fellowship on Wednesday. Human resource development minister Prakash Javadekar assured scholars […]
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Ph.D Degree Mandatory for Recruitment to Assistant Professors
Ph.D Degree Mandatory for recruitment to Assistant Professors: Yes, Ph.D degree is mandatory for direct recruitment to Assistant Professors. In order to attract and retain the best quality teachers and other academic staff in Universities and Colleges, the UGC has brought out new regulations. Now, Ph.D Degree Mandatory for recruitment to Assistant Professors. This […]
Migration of NET JRF/SRF Data from Canara Bank to Institution
Migration of Data relating to Fellowship/Scholarship from Canara Bank to Institution based UGC web portal NET JRF/SRF Data shifting The UGC has signed an MoU with Canara Bank for migration of data from branch based system to university based one. Pursuant to this, the Canara Bank branches will not accept the certificates from students […]
New formula of UGC for reservation in Teaching posts
Govt nod for UGC formula to hit SC/ST, OBC faculty numbers The new reservation formula is in response to a direction of the Allahabad High Court in April 2017. Hearing a case on teachers’ recruitment at the Banaras Hindu University, the court said each department, rather than the entire university, should be treated as the […]
Rs 80,000 Fellowship for PhD Scholars-The Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme
The Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme with Rs 80,000 Fellowship Important Dates for The Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF) scheme Commencement of submission of applications: 24 February 2018 Deadline for submission of the applications: 31 March 2018 Tentative dates for interviews at Nodal institutions: 15 May 2018 onwards Tentative date for announcement of […]
New Clarification for UGC Minimum Qualification for Appointment of Teachers
The following clarification is issued in respect of UGC (Minimum Qualifications for Appointment of Teachers and other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) (4th Amendment), Regulations, 2016 for the candidates registered for Ph.D. Degree prior on July 1 1. 2009:- “The research papers of the […]
UGC decision may reduce SC, ST and OBC faculty posts
The number of SC, ST and OBC faculty on university campuses could shrink if the HRD Ministry decides to accept the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) new formula for implementing reservation in teaching posts. In a decision taken last month, the UGC resolved that the number of reserved faculty posts shall be calculated department-wise and […]
Centre to Provide Monthly Fellowship of Rs 70,000 for PhD Researchers
The Union Government will now grant Rs. 70,000 as monthly fellowship to 2,000 PhD scholars across IITs and IISc in the country. Union higher education secretary Kewal Kumar Sharma has said this at the 67th Foundation Day function of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur at its Kharagpur campus in West Midnapore district […]
Must Read – Some Important Changes for CBSE UGC NET Nov 2017
CBSE conducts National Eligibility Test of UGC for inviting applicants for pursuing Junior Research Fellowship and Lectureship in universities and colleges across India. To appear for the Exam, the candidates must know about the CBSE UGC Eligibility Criteria, to check whether they are eligible to apply for CBSE UGC NET Exam. The University Grant Commission is likely to […]
Qualifying Criteria for UGC NET Exam – 6% of Appeared Candidates
Public Notice for Qualifying Criteria for UGC NET Exam Nov 2017 University Grants Commission wishes to clarify that earlier qualifying criteria for UGC-NET Exam involved qualifying top 15% of those candidates in each subject and category, who obtained the minimum required marks in paper-I, paper-II & paper-III according to the category of the candidates. […]