Lok Sabha Question No. 975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Award of Junior Research Fellowships
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.975

ANSWERED ON 29/07/2024

## Award of Junior Research Fellowships

975 Ms. S Jothimani: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) the details of universities funded by the Government that use UGC-NET for Ph.D. admissions; and (b) the details of UGC-NET JRF fellowships awarded from 2019 to 2023, SC/ST/OBC-wise and

State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Dr. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR) (a): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided that from the academic session 2024-25, the National Eligibility Test (NET) score can be used for admission to Ph.D. programme in place of entrance tests conducted by the different universities/HEIs. In this regard, UGC has issued a Public Notice dated 27.03.2024 available at https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/6669193\_Letter-NET-for-Admission-to-PhD.pdf. This provision is introduced from June, 2024. The SC/ST/OBC-wise and State-wise details of UGC-NET JRF fellowships awarded

- (b): from 2019 to 2023 is annexed at Annexure-I.

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## ANNEXURE AS REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.975 FOR 29.07.2024 ASKED BY MS. S JOTHIMANI, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING AWARD OF JUNIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS.

| Junior Research STATES      | Fellowship 2019-2020   | Fellowship 2019-2020   | Fellowship 2019-2020   | in Science, Humanities 2020-21   | in Science, Humanities 2020-21   | in Science, Humanities 2020-21   | and Social   | and Social   | and Social   | Sciences (No. 2021-22 2022-23   | Sciences (No. 2021-22 2022-23   | Sciences (No. 2021-22 2022-23   | Beneficiaries) 2023-24   | Beneficiaries) 2023-24   | Beneficiaries) 2023-24   |
|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Junior Research STATES      | OBC                    | SC                     | ST                     | OBC                              | SC                               | ST                               | OBC          | SC           | ST           | OBC                             | SC                              | ST                              | OBC                      | SC                       | ST                       |
| ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 3                      | 3                      | 0                      | 3                                | 3                                | 0                                | 3            | 3            | 0            | 3                               | 1                               | 0                               | 2                        | 2                        | 0                        |
| ANDHRA PRADESH              | 370                    | 124                    | 41                     | 270                              | 86                               | 23                               | 255          | 79           | 22           | 222                             | 75                              | 15                              | 255                      | 80                       | 19                       |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 2                      | 0                      | 62                     | 1                                | 0                                | 65                               | 3            | 0            | 90           | 6                               | 0                               | 97                              | 5                        | 0                        | 101                      |
| ASSAM                       | 148                    | 56                     | 138                    | 146                              | 54                               | 123                              | 169          | 65           | 158          | 201                             | 69                              | 187                             | 237                      | 87                       | 223                      |
| BIHAR                       | 292                    | 53                     | 13                     | 258                              | 46                               | 13                               | 350          | 59           | 14           | 467                             | 72                              | 21                              | 637                      | 93                       | 24                       |
| CHANDIGARH                  | 24                     | 38                     | 14                     | 23                               | 28                               | 15                               | 21           | 26           | 16           | 21                              | 29                              | 12                              | 21                       | 30                       | 12                       |
| CHHATISGARH                 | 37                     | 14                     | 11                     | 43                               | 13                               | 12                               | 74           | 22           | 19           | 87                              | 27                              | 18                              | 113                      | 33                       | 28                       |
| DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 1            | 0            | 0            | 1                               | 0                               | 0                               | 1                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| DAMAN AND DIU               | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                | 0            | 0            | 0            | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               | 0                        | 1                        | 0                        |
| DELHI                       | 772                    | 360                    | 134                    | 656                              | 325                              | 106                              | 674          | 375          | 113          | 652                             | 370                             | 106                             | 708                      | 377                      | 114                      |
| GOA                         | 7                      | 2                      | 4                      | 9                                | 0                                | 4                                | 7            | 0            | 2            | 7                               | 1                               | 4                               | 7                        | 1                        | 5                        |
| GUJARAT                     | 26                     | 21                     | 15                     | 32                               | 21                               | 12                               | 55           | 29           | 19           | 71                              | 36                              | 27                              | 93                       | 50                       | 31                       |
| HARYANA                     | 453                    | 209                    | 3                      | 437                              | 195                              | 2                                | 590          | 244          | 4            | 767                             | 344                             | 6                               | 1010                     | 439                      | 10                       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 25                     | 83                     | 60                     | 23                               | 84                               | 59                               | 27           | 108          | 76           | 38                              | 115                             | 94                              | 54                       | 133                      | 117                      |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 40                     | 74                     | 128                    | 52                               | 80                               | 152                              | 60           | 95           | 166          | 68                              | 113                             | 172                             | 73                       | 122                      | 173                      |
| JHARKHAND                   | 106                    | 19                     | 63                     | 110                              | 21                               | 56                               | 151          | 29           | 74           | 192                             | 38                              | 92                              | 246                      | 44                       | 122                      |
| KARNATAKA                   | 217                    | 131                    | 71                     | 201                              | 111                              | 65                               | 228          | 125          | 75           | 247                             | 120                             | 67                              | 301                      | 149                      | 87                       |
| KERALA                      | 1053                   | 152                    | 15                     | 995                              | 132                              | 15                               | 1233         | 147          | 20           | 1503                            | 162                             | 25                              | 1729                     | 189                      | 30                       |
| LADAKH                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                                | 0                                | 3                                | 0            | 0            | 18           | 0                               | 0                               | 48                              | 1                        | 0                        | 68                       |
| LAKSHADWEEP                 | 0                      | 0                      | 2                      | 0                                | 0                                | 1                                | 0            | 0            | 1            | 0                               | 0                               | 2                               | 0                        | 0                        | 4                        |
| MADHYA PRADESH              | 108                    | 52                     | 16                     | 90                               | 39                               | 10                               | 133          | 56           | 21           | 172                             | 83                              | 25                              | 241                      | 111                      | 32                       |
| MAHARASHTRA                 | 233                    | 192                    | 31                     | 221                              | 162                              | 31                               | 270          | 180          | 31           | 319                             | 212                             | 66                              | 359                      | 238                      | 72                       |
| MANIPUR                     | 68                     | 34                     | 89                     | 70                               | 33                               | 89                               | 86           | 32           | 114          | 108                             | 34                              | 140                             | 144                      | 42                       | 163                      |
| MEGHALAYA                   | 7                      | 4                      | 92                     | 8                                | 1                                | 82                               | 6            | 1            | 88           | 3                               | 0                               | 77                              | 2                        | 0                        | 90                       |
| MIZORAM                     | 0                      | 0                      | 58                     | 0                                | 0                                | 49                               | 0            | 1            | 55           | 0                               | 1                               | 55                              | 1                        | 2                        | 67                       |
| NAGALAND                    | 0                      | 0                      | 48                     | 0                                | 0                                | 53                               | 0            | 0            | 69           | 1                               | 0                               | 81                              | 2                        | 1                        | 116                      |
| ODISHA                      | 122                    | 50                     | 18                     | 134                              | 39                               | 18                               | 214          | 65           | 26           | 324                             | 92                              | 34                              | 407                      | 115                      | 45                       |
| PUDUCHERRY                  | 48                     | 10                     | 4                      | 41                               | 6                                | 4                                | 35           | 5            | 3            | 40                              | 7                               | 3                               | 40                       | 11                       | 2                        |
| PUNJAB                      | 147                    | 222                    | 5                      | 152                              | 189                              | 3                                | 169          | 214          | 2            | 184                             | 205                             | 4                               | 202                      | 222                      | 7                        |
| RAJASTHAN                   | 624                    | 207                    | 181                    | 697                              | 222                              | 187                              | 741          | 225          | 175          | 1017                            | 280                             | 236                             | 1245                     | 319                      | 248                      |
| SIKKIM                      | 2                      | 1                      | 11                     | 0                                | 1                                | 6                                | 0            | 2            | 8            | 1                               | 3                               | 12                              | 1                        | 3                        | 16                       |
| TAMIL NADU                  | 173                    | 56                     | 10                     | 196                              | 60                               | 11                               | 288          | 80           | 14           | 411                             | 115                             | 17                              | 535                      | 129                      | 16                       |
| TELANGANA                   | 268                    | 123                    | 49                     | 218                              | 92                               | 51                               | 238          | 109          | 56           | 257                             | 111                             | 73                              | 281                      | 125                      | 81                       |
|                             | 6                      | 3                      | 10                     | 6                                |                                  |                                  | 5            |              |              |                                 | 5                               |                                 | 11                       | 5                        | 8                        |
| TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH       | 3115                   | 864                    | 73                     | 2758                             | 3 776                            | 6 56                             | 2748         | 3 748        | 8 46         | 10 2652                         | 722                             | 6 34                            | 3178                     | 795                      | 48                       |
| UTTARAKHAND                 | 51                     | 36                     | 12                     | 56                               | 37                               | 14                               | 71           | 43           | 18           | 95                              | 64                              | 25                              | 113                      | 82                       | 32                       |
| WEST BENGAL                 | 454                    | 505                    | 74                     | 496                              | 493                              | 72                               | 617          | 649          | 91           | 843                             | 881                             | 120                             | 1058                     | 1071                     | 170                      |