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RGNFSCC

Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship For Scheduled Caste Candidates
NationwideIndividualCentralMinistry of EducationNo start date
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What this is

The Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) Scheme for Scheduled Caste is formulated and funded by the Ministry of Social Justice &Empowerment. The scheme is open to candidates who belong to Scheduled Caste and are pursuing higher studies such as regular and full-time M.Phil.and Ph.D.degrees.

In detail

INTRODUCTION

The Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) Scheme for Scheduled Caste is formulated and funded by the Ministry of Social Justice &Empowerment. The scheme is open to candidates who belong to Scheduled Caste and are pursuing higher studies such as regular and full-time M.Phil.and Ph.D.degrees in Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Engineering & Technology. There are 2000 slots for Scheduled Caste every year for all the subjects. 3% fellowships are reserved for Persons with Disabilities candidates belonging to SC categories as per the provision laid down by the Government of India.

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the scheme is to provide five-year fellowships in the form of financial assistance to students from SC categories, as notified by the Central Government to pursue higher studies such as M.Phil. and Ph.D. at Indian Universities/Institutions/Colleges as indicated below:

i. Universities/Institutions/Colleges included under sections 2(f) and 12(B) of UGC Act.

ii. Deemed to be Universities included under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956

and eligible to receive grants-in-aid from UGC.

iii. Universities/Institutions/Colleges funded by Central/State Government

iv. Institutes of National Importance.

Who qualifies

TARGET GROUP

The candidates belonging to one of the SC categories who have passed the post-graduation examination in the concerned subject and who are pursuing full-time research without JRF of UGC-NET or UGC-CSIR NET.

ELIGIBILITY

A candidate has to fulfill the following conditions to be eligible for the award of this fellowship:

i. The candidate should belong to SC/ST and should have passed the Post Graduate Examination.

ii. The Candidate must be registered for M.Phil./Ph.D.

iii. Transgender candidates are eligible to apply under the scheme. The reservation shall be followed as per the government of India norms

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Provenance

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schemeNameRajiv Gandhi National Fellowship For Scheduled Caste CandidatesmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryNameMinistry of EducationmyScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeTruemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme