India's R&D punches above its weight, but grant delays and red tape hold back researchersIndia is an innovation 'overperformer' but its research systems lag behind. Improving 'ease of doing R&D' is crucial. This requires faster ...
11 May, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Govt openly displaying its anti-minority policy as if it was badge of honour: ChidambaramIn a series of tweets, Chidambaram said, "The government's excuse for scrapping the Maulana Azad National Fellowship and the subsidy for ed...
04 Feb, 2023, 01.23 PM IST
DST launches schemes for women scientists, researchers in science and engineeringThe schemes will promote women researchers in regular service in academic and research institutions to take up R&D at the highest level thr...
29 Oct, 2020, 04.44 PM IST
Why scholars across universities are protestingThe last hike for the 1.25 lakh research scholar community was in 2014, that too after a gap of four years.
25 Dec, 2018, 11.24 AM IST
Akshaya Patra Foundation announces fellowship for youngsters and social entrepreneursThe objective of the programme, according to CEO Sridhar Venkat, is to train aspirants to implement the Foundation’s initiatives in the are...
03 Jul, 2018, 07.54 PM IST
Central fellowship of Rs 70,000 for IIT PhD researchersThis will also enable meritorious researchers, keen to further their research but forced to opt for corporate jobs for higher pay, to pursu...
19 Aug, 2017, 11.10 PM IST
West Bengal government announces Rs 20 crore funds for non-NET studentsAt the state secratariat, she further expressed anguish over the discontinuation of such schemes. "Leaders from Delhi come here and malign ...
03 Jun, 2017, 07.49 PM IST
HRD ministry decides to expand scope of non-NET fellowshipsThe Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry has decided that it will expand the scope of the non-NET fellowships and bring the benefits o...
06 Nov, 2015, 10.20 PM IST
Occupy UGC: Students march to HRD Ministry, demand dissolving of panelThe students camping outside UGC office in protest against the scrapping of non-NET fellowships today marched to the HRD ministry and deman...
05 Nov, 2015, 09.12 PM IST
Non-Net fellowship: 'Occupy UGC' movement goes beyond DelhiThe ongoing protest against the scrapping of non-NET fellowship spread from Delhi to other parts of the country with students holding simil...
02 Nov, 2015, 10.10 PM IST
Non-NET fellowship row: Govt appoints 5-member review panelAmid unrelenting protests by students against the scrapping of the non-NET fellowship by the University Grants Commission, the government t...
28 Oct, 2015, 09.38 PM IST
Non-NET fellowship: Students continue protest despite HRD assuranceEven after the HRD ministry's clarification that the non-NET fellowship will not be scrapped, the students continued with their agitation d...
26 Oct, 2015, 08.56 PM IST
Students to continue protest against scrapping of non-NET fellowshipHundreds of students from across varsities in Delhi, including DU, JNU, were camping outside the office of University Grants Commission.
24 Oct, 2015, 08.35 PM IST
Government to rope in interns to study RTI Act's implementationThe three-month fellowship will also help government in assessing the success of RTI in improving transparency and accountability.
05 Jun, 2015, 04.55 PM IST
Fellowships of research scholars, associates increased: GovernmentThere are 21,000 junior research fellows, 29,000 senior research fellows and 2,500 research associates who will be benefitted for the incre...
10 Dec, 2014, 01.57 PM IST
- Govt to lure faculty with attractive package
Government has a bag full of goodies to attract distinguished and renowned faculty for its proposed world-class and central universities.
28 Mar, 2008, 03.41 PM IST
- UGC announces expansion of fellowships, special SC/ST grants
In a move to augment research, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Sunday announced substantial expansion of the fellowship programme...
09 Oct, 2006, 02.26 AM IST