University Grants Commission (UGC) on behalf of Department of Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment invites
applications from eligible candidates for National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities
(NFPwD) for the selection year 2021-22. Under this scheme, fellowship will be available to
students with disabilities who are covered under 'The Persons with Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. Thus a person with
disability, who wishes to avail the benefits under the Act has to obtain a disability certificate
from the medical authority notified for the purpose.
There are 200 slots with provision of reservation of 15% for Scheduled Castes and 7.5%
for Scheduled Tribes. The selection will be made purely on merit based on the percentage of
marks obtained by the candidates in their Post Graduation (PG) examination, after verification
of applications, from amongst the candidates whose applications are received through online
mode on the designated portal of UGC. After the selections process, UGC will issue a list
containing names of provisionally selected candidates. They will be allowed to join the
fellowship only after verification of facts/information furnished by them in their online
applications. The candidates who join the fellowship shall not be entitled for any other
monetary benefit from Central or State Government or other bodies like UGC for pursuing
M.Phil/Ph.D.