gokdom.kar.nic.in : Guidelines For M.Phil & Ph.D Fellowship Scheme Karnataka

Organisation : Karnataka Directorate of Minorities
Scholarship Name : Guidelines For M.Phil & Ph.D Fellowship Scheme
Applicable For : Minorities
Applicable State : Karnataka
Website : https://dom.karnataka.gov.in/english
Guidelines: https://www.scholarships.net.in/uploads/18432-Guidelines.pdf

M.Phil & Ph.D Fellowship :

As per the Government of Karnataka Order no: MWD 462 MDS 2016 Date: 24.01.2017 and amended Government of Karnataka order No: MWD 157 MDS 2017, Date: 09.05.2017. The ‘’Directorate of Minorities Fellowship for Minority Students’’ is formulated and funded by Government of Karnataka, in line with Junior Research Fellowship Programme.

Related : GOKDOM 2017-18 M.Phil & Ph.D. Fellowship For Minority Students Karnataka : www.scholarships.net.in/13481.html

The scheme is open to candidates who belong to Minority Community i.e. Muslim, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist, Christian & Jain and are pursuing higher studies such as regular, full time M.Phil/Ph.D degree in Government recognised Universities/Institutions/Colleges, in minority related subjects on priority basis first and other subjects will also be considered.

A candidate has to fulfil the following conditions to be eligible for award of this fellowship:-
(i) Candidate should be domicile of State of Karnataka
(ii) Age of candidate should be less than 35 years
(iii) Candidate should not be a Government Employee or full time employee in private organisation.
(iv) Candidate should submit the minority community certificate issued by Tahasildar
(v) The annual income of the beneficiary/parents or guardian of the beneficiary should not exceed Rs. 6 lakh per annum from all sources. Candidate should submit his/her income or his/her parent’s/guardian’s income certificate issued by the Tahasildar

Tenure of Fellowship:
M.Phil.:
2 Years or Course End Date as per the maximum duration allotted to the M.Phil. course by University or submission of dissertation/thesis, whichever is earlier

Ph.D.:
3 Years or Course End Date as per the maximum duration allotted to the Ph.D. course by University or submission of Ph.D. thesis whichever is earlier

If the Fellow is already registered and pursuing his M.Phil/ Ph.D. Course, the fellowship and contingency assistance will start from the date of approval of fellowship from Directorate of Minorities or giving of Award letters, and their tenure will be for 2 years for M.Phil and 3 years for Ph.D. or till the submission of dissertation/thesis or Course End Date as per the maximum duration allotted by the University to that course from the date of registration to the course by the candidate whichever is earlier.

The effective date of registration/ admission of the candidate to the corresponding course will be the date of Approval of candidate’s admission/ registration to the course by the respective University.

Amount of Fellowship:
Fellowship:
@Rs. 25,000/- per month for Two years for M.Phil. course
@Rs. 25,000/- per month for Three years for Ph.D. course

Contingency :
@Rs. 10,000/- per annum for Two years M.Phil. course
@Rs. 10,000/- per annum for Three years Ph.D. course

If the Fellow is already registered and pursuing his M.Phil/Ph.D. Course, the fellowship and contingency assistance will be for 2 years for M.Phil and 3 years for Ph.D. or till the submission of dissertation or Course End Date as per the maximum duration allotted by the University to that course from the date of registration to the course by the candidate whichever is earlier..

The effective date of release of fellowship will be from the date of approval of fellowship by Directorate of Minorities or giving of Award letters. Fellowship shall be disbursed once in every 3 months. Subject to the availability of funds to the corresponding scheme with Directorate of Minorities

No separate/fixed House Rent and Medical allowance is provided. All kind of leave shall be approved by the University/Institute/College.