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Centre increases number of JRF fellowships

     The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the implementation of a proposal for increase in the number of Junior Research Fellowships (JRF) through the CSIR-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) in the country. The main objective of the JRF-NET is to identify, talented students for enrolment in doctoral programmes in specific science domains. The Cabinet approved to increase in the JRF through CSIR-UGC NET by two-folds over the Tenth Plan period. During the Tenth Five Year Plan a total of about 6000 young students benefited by availing CSIR-JRF through NET. In the Eleventh Plan CSIR proposes to increase the number by two fold. The total cost of providing fellowships for about 12000 students in the Eleventh Plan is estimated at Rs.444.34 crore. The proposed increase in intake of JRF-NET fellowships with the attractive remuneration would help in attracting talented youth to take up scientific research as a career and help address the issues related to shortage of scientific manpower in the country. The biggest beneficiaries of this programme would be the University system and scientific institutions across India as they shall be able to attract bright minds for their scientific programmes/research. It will also benefit students from all over the country who are keen to take-up scientific research as a career. The programme will be implemented by Human Resource Development Group of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, which conducts NET in 25 cities and at 125 exam centres across the country. A total of about 12000 students would benefit through JRF-NET in the Eleventh Five Year Plan.

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