University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued notification inviting applications for Post Doctoral Fellowships (PDFs) for the academic year 2015-16. The unemployed Ph.D women candidates only eligible to apply for these fellowships.
Number of fellowships to be issued per years are 100. Duration of the fellowship is five years.
Amount of Fellowship: Rs. 25000 per year for the initial two years and Rs. 30000 per year for the next three years. There will be contingency fund of Rs. 50000 per year for five years.
Eligibility: Candidates should have completed Ph.D. Only women candidates are eligible for these fellowships. Age of the candidates should not exceed 55 years.
Application forms can be submitted online only through the website ugc.ac.in. Last date for the submission of applications is 31st May 2015. For more details, see the website www.ugc.ac.in .