Maulana Azad Fellowship Latest News
Recently, the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs announced that payments pending for seven months under Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) have been released.
About Maulana Azad Fellowship
- It is a five-year fellowship provided by the Centre in the form of financial assistance to six notified minority communities – Muslims, Buddhists, Christians, Jains, Parsis and Sikhs — to pursue M Phil and PhD.
- The scheme covers all Universities/Institutions recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC) as under:
- Central/State Universities (including constituent and affiliated institutions) included under UGC Act, 1956 and having valid accreditation from NAAC.
- Deemed Universities under Section 3 of UGC Act i.e. Institution for higher education notified by Central Government to be deemed University, in consultation with UGC and having valid accreditation from NAAC.
- Institutions fully funded by the State / Central Government and empowered to award degrees.
- Institutions of National Importance as notified by Ministry of Human Resource Development
- The fellowship holders under this Fellowship will be known as Ministry of Minority Affairs scholars.
- Scope: The Fellowship will cater to the minority community students pursuing regular and full time research studies leading to award of M.Phil/Ph.D degree within India only.
- This will enable them to be eligible for employment to the posts with M.Phil and Ph.D as pre- requisites, including the posts of Assistant Professors in various academic institutions.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Minority Affairs
- Implementing Agency: University Grants Commission
Source: IE
Maulana Azad Fellowship FAQ's
Q1: Who is eligible for Maulana Azad fellowship?
Ans: The scheme is open to candidates who belong to one of the Minority Community i.e. Muslim, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist & Christian.
Q2: What is Buddhism?
Ans: It is a faith that was founded by Siddhartha Gautama—also known as “the Buddha”—more than 2,500 years ago in India. It is one of the major world religions. As a non-theistic faith with no god or deity to worship, some scholars describe Buddhism as a philosophy or a moral code rather than an organized religion.
