University : Pondicherry University
Facility : M.Phil/ Ph.D UGC Scholarship
Home Page :https://www.pondiuni.edu.in/scholarships/
M.Phil. / Ph.D. UGC scholarship :
All the full time scholars admitted to M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes of the University departments, will be eligible for a fellowship of Rs.3000/- p.m. & Rs.5000/- p.m. respectively Ph.D. scholars are eligible for contingencies grants. (These scholarships shall not apply to students in the affiliated colleges).
P.G. Scholarships Merit Scholarship :
(i) The candidate who secures the highest percentage of marks in P.G. admission entrance examination shall be eligible for the award of Merit Scholarship AT Rs.500/- p.m. for the Ist semester.
(ii) For the subsequent semesters the Merit scholarship at same rate of Rs.500/- p.m. shall be awarded to the candidates as noted here under.
(a) For the II semester who tops the class in the I semester exams. (b) For the III semester who tops the class in the II semester exams. (c) For the IV semester who tops the class in the III semester exams.
Merit-cum-Means Scholarship (MCM) :
** 20% of the students in each P.G. degree programme are eligible for the award of MCM Scholarship of the University. The scholarship is based both on the merit in each semester and the parental income of the student. The annual income of the parents should not exceed
** Rs.1,10,000/- (Rupees one lakh ten thousand only). Amount of scholarship is Rs.500/- p.m. Period : one semester.
Freeships :
20% of the students in each of the P.G.degree programme are eligible for the award of freeship. The first six students who join the P.G. programme in Hindi and Sanskrit are eligible for the award of freeship. The freeship would cover tuition fee for one academic year based on the annual income of the parents which should not exceed Rs.1,10,000/- (rupees one lakh ten thousand only).
Scholarships for M.Sc. Marine Biology & Coastal Disaster Management :
All selected candidates will be awarded a scholarship of Rs. 1000/- p.m. to study these courses at Port Blair, Andamans.
Scholarships for M.Sc. Computational Biology :
All selected candidates will be awarded a scholarship of Rs. 5000/- p.m.
Scholarship for M.Sc. Integrated students :
All M.Sc. Integrated students will be awarded a scholarship of Rs. 750/- p.m. for the first three years of their studies. Besides the eligibility criteria prescribed for the award of scholarship the
candidates should also fulfill the following conditions :
(i) should secure at least 70% of the attendance every month.
(ii) should pass in all papers registered for each semester.
(iii)in case, these conditions are violated the candidate shall not be eligible for scholarship and the next person in merit shall be considered for the scholarship.
(iv)the Head of the Department concerned shall certify in respect of conditions i to iii.
Fellowship / Scholarship / offered by other agencies :
Junior Research Fellowship UGC / CSIR NET qualified JRFs are eligible to receive fellowships AT Rs. 12,000 p.m. for two years. This may be enhanced to Rs.14,000/- on completion of two
years and subject to fulfilling certain conditions laid down by the UGC /CSIR. They are also eligible for a contingent grant of Rs.20,000/- per year. The award of fellowship and contingency grants are subject to approval by the UGC / CSIR.
N.B.H.M. Scholarship :
The National Board for Higher Mathematics, Mumbai (Department of Atomic Energy) provides scholarships for those students who clear the NBHM examination.
Government of India SC/ST Scholarship :
The Governments of Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Andhra, Karnataka, Maharashtra,Union Territory of Puducherry provide Government of India Scholarship to the candidates belonging to the SC/ST
communities.
Rajiv Gandhi National fellowship for SC/ST Students :
The UGC has created Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship for the SC/ ST students of Ph.D./ M.Phil. Every year the UGC notifies the eligibility and the last date for applying the Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship twice.
Government of Puducherry fellowship / Scholarship Merit and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship :
** The Government of Puducherry awards Merit and Merit-cum-means scholarships for the students belonging to the U.T. of Pondicherry enrolled in various courses of the University.
** The Government of Puducherry provides two fellowships to the residents/ natives of Pondicherry AT Rs.800/- per month to two students admitted in the M.Sc. Biotechnology programme in the Department of Biotechnology.
Madanjeet Singh Group Scholarship :
1) Full scholarships for 16 students of M.A. South Asian Studies – 2 for each SAARC country – covering travel, boarding, lodging and tuition fees. 2) The meritorious candidates from
the M.Tech (Green Energy Technology) entrance test will be eligible for the Madanjeet Singh Group Scholarship.