UGC Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2018 Dedicated to Women Applicants

Eligibility for the Postdoctoral Scholarship to Women candidates

• The applicant women candidates should be unemployed.
• An applicant should have done Ph. D. He/ she will be required to produce the certification for the Ph. D. Those students with Provisional Certificates can also apply for the scholarship.
• The General Category candidates should have minimum 55% marks at the Under-graduate level and 60% marks at the Post-graduation level. The reserved category candidates of SC/ST/OBC/PwD are given relaxation in the minimum marks requirement.
• The SC/ST/OBC/PwD candidates should have minimum 50% marks at the Undergraduate level and 55% marks at the Post-graduation level.
• An applicant should not be more than 55 years of age. The reserved category candidates of SC/ST/OBC/PwD are given age-relaxation of 5 years.
• The applicant should produce the ‘No Objection Certificate’ duly under-signed by the Head of the institution. 
• The Transgender candidates can apply for this scholarship.

Benefits under the Postdoctoral Scholarship to Women candidates

The women candidates are given financial assistance on the monthly basis as follows –

• Beneficiary students, in the beginning, are given ₹38,800 on the monthly basis.
• After 2 years they are given ₹46,500 on the monthly basis.
• They can also avail the benefit of the contingency grant on the annual basis for meeting any additional expenditure. Up to ₹ 50,000 can be availed on the annual basis in the form of the contingency grant.
• The blind or PwD students are given ₹2000 on the monthly basis for the reader or escort assistance.
• The HRA allowances are also given.

How to Apply

• Go through the official website of UGC i.e. www.ugc.ac.in.

• Look for the “Students Corner” option on the home page either in the middle or on the right side of the homepage.
• After that select the “Scholarships & Fellowships” option.
• A new page will open, with details of all kinds of scholarships and fellowships provided by UGC.
• Click on the correct link, which will lead you to a PDF file containing all the details of your chosen fellowship.
• Exit the PFD file once read and click on the APPLY NOW option next to your choice of fellowship.
• Complete the online application form.
• Check all the details and do not leave any option blank and hit “SUBMIT”
• Lastly, save the application and print it for further use and reference.