Pending JRF, SRF fellowships to be released in a week: UGC

The clarification came Monday in wake of the death of LSR college student Aishwarya Reddy by suicide.

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The University Grants Commission Monday said pending fellowships for Junior Research Fellows (JRF) and Senior Research Fellows (SRF) will be released in a week.

UGC Secretary Rajnish Jain said disbursal was held up due to technical issues. When asked to elaborate, he said it was a transition from an old system to a new procedure of how money was given to UGC by the government.

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The clarification came Monday in wake of the death of LSR college student Aishwarya Reddy by suicide. She was a recipient of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s INSPIRE scholarship.

Dr Sanjay Mishra, who took over as in-charge of the INSPIRE Programme on November 1, has said despite financial constraints during the pandemic, the department decided the crunch will not be “translated to any fellowships, scholarships”.

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