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Latest Hike in JRF, SRF Scholarship by Govt.

If you are aspiring to get the research fellowship, then here is good news for you.

The Govt. has decided to rise the fellowship amount for Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship.

Here you can check the complete information for the revised fellowship amount.

Who will be Benefited with Revised Fellowship?

If you have any confusion that who will be benefited with the revised scheme of fellowship amount, then here we have shared the detail information that will help you to clear your confusion.

Check the points given below to clear the doubt.

  • As per the available information, the revised fellowship is applicable for the candidates who performing professional courses after clearing the UGC NET, CSIR NET, and GATE Exam.

  • For those who are working on research and development programs funded by the central government.

  • Candidates who got selected through the national level examination conducted by Central Government Department Agencies (Science & Technology, Defence Research and Development Organisation, MHRD, ICAR, ICMR, IITs, IISc, etc.

  • Research assistants who are pursuing postdoctoral degree with three years of research experience.

To check the revised amount of fellowship, check the table given below.

Revise Amount of Fellowships

Below you can check the revised amount of fellowship for both JRF and SRF. The rise is applicable for all the candidates as mentioned in the above points.

As per the information, the government has revised the fellowship amount for JRF and SRF by over 20%.

JRF –

From Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 31,000

SRF –

From Rs. 28,000 to Rs. 35,000

Additionally, the HRA (House Rent Allowance) would be revised to 8%, 16% and 24% as per the government of India norms that will depend on the location where the research fellows are working.

We hope that the information is helpful for you. If you have any doubt regarding the provided information, then you can share it with us through the comments box.

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