(a) the number of Post Doctoral Fellowships (PDF) funded by
the Union Government/ University Grants Commission (UGC) on
Science and Art subjects in the country;
(b) the details of such PDF programmes including PDF for
college teachers and Ph.D. holders; and
(c) the details of fellowships allotted for various PDF
programmes conducted by UGC during the last year?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a)to (c): According to information furnished by
University Grants Commission (UGC), the UGC provides Post
Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) under the following programmes:
(i) Research Award to regular teacher:- The award is
given to regular teachers under 45 years of age in
Universities/Colleges/Institutes for a duration of 2 years
extendable for one more year . The number of PDF allotted is 100.
(ii) Post Doctoral Fellowship for Women: The fellowship
is given to unemployed women holding Ph.D Degree and
below the age of 55 years,to carry out the advanced
studies and research and in Universities/Colleges/Institutes
for a period of 5 years.The number of PDF allotted is
100 annually.
(iii) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Fellowship: This is a new
scheme for the fellowship in Humanities and Social
Sciences including Languages to full time research work
preferably below 35 years of age who have received their Ph.D
Degree or have submitted their Ph.D. thesis. The
tenure of the fellowship is for 3 years. The number of PDF
allotted annually is 400 .
(iv) Dr. D. S. Kothari Post Doctoral Fellowship: The
said fellowship is provided for science stream . Under the
scheme 500 PDF are awarded annually.
(v) Post Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST: The said
fellowship is provided to unemployed candidates
belonging to SC/ST candidates for pursuing higher
research on regular basis after completion of their Ph.D. The
number of PDF allotted is 100 annually.
According to the information furnished by the UGC, during
the year 2009-10, 121 fellowship in Arts subjects and 297
fellowship in science subjects were given under various programmes so far.