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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT

(HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION)

(G.O. Ms. No. 02, Puducherry, dated 18th January 2019)

ORDER

In supersession of G.O. Ms. No. 21, dated 28-03-2007 of the Chief

Secretariat (Education), Puducherry, the existing scheme of “Award to

the Research Scholars for Studentship/Fellowship for their research

studies in Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam/French languages” is replaced with

“Award of Fellowship to the Research Scholars for Research Studies in

any subject in Government Arts and Science Colleges” from the academic

year 2018-19 onwards and new guidelines appended to this order.

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2. This order shall come into effect from the date of publication in

the Official Gazette.

3. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Department,

Puducherry vide their I.D. No. 2390-A/F4/A4/FC/18, dated 03-12-2018.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

F.P. VERBINA JAYARAJ,

Under Secretary to Government

(Higher and Technical Education).

Guidelines for Grant of Fellowship to the Research Scholars for

their Research Studies in any of the Subjects in Government/Society

Run Arts and Science Colleges

I General Terms of Award :

Fellowship in the form of Stipend/Contingent Grant to all the

students who are natives/residents of the Union territory of Puducherry

and doing research work in any of the subjects in Kanchi Mamunivar

Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Puducherry and all other Government/

Society Run Arts and Science Colleges may be awarded annually.

II Eligibility Conditions and Qualification for Fellowship :

1. The Research Scholars should be a native/resident of Union

territory of Puducherry.

2. The awards will be open to students who are preferably

below the age of 30 years and holding a Master’s Degree in their

respective subject of a recognized University in the First Class or Second

Class in any of the subjects in the Colleges.

3. The students joining the Government Colleges must have

registered for the Ph.D. Degree in Pondicherry University (i.e., Affiliated

University)

4. Full-time Ph.D. candidates alone are eligible for this

Fellowship.

5. They should not be in receipt of any other financial

assistance like scholarships, JRF or NET fellowships, etc., from any

Government/Non-Government organization.

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6. The bills duly countersigned by the Guide and the Head of

Department must be submitted for the utilization of the contingent grants

which must be used for the purchase of books, journals, data, chemicals,

specimen, spectra, etc.

III Submission of Application for Award of Fellowship :

A student who desires to apply for the award must send his/

her application in the prescribed Form to the Head of the Institution

through the Head of Department under whom he proposes to work. The

application shall be endorsed by the Guide who supervises/proposes

to supervise the work of the candidate/scholar.

IV Place of Research :

The students (Research Scholars) will work in their Department

of respective Institutions.

V Value and Tenure :

(a) The Value of Fellowship shall be ` 5,000 per month for each

student and contingent grant of ` 10,000 per annum.

(b) The Fellowship shall be paid for the minimum period of the

course i.e., 3 years for those who join with Postgraduate qualification

and 2 years with M.Phil. qualification.

he/she has successfully completed the Pre-Ph.D. examination/Annual

Doctoral Committee Review.

VI Fees :

The students (Research Scholars) selected to work in their

respective Institutions shall pay such fees as may be prescribed by the

concerned Institutions.

VII Execution Of Bond :

On selection, each student (Research Scholars) shall execute

a Bond with the Government of Puducherry, the terms of which shall be

settled by the Director, Directorate of Higher and Technical Education,

Puducherry, agreeing to engage diligently in research work. The

cancellation of the tenure of the Studentship/Fellowship drawn by him/

her in case of resignation before the expiry of the tenure or to its

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forfeiture for misconduct or for unsatisfactory progress or for failure to

abide by the norms of the University governing the holding of research

studentship/fellowship or such rules as the University may, from time

to time lay down in regard to such studentships or the conditions issued

to him at the time of the award of the Studentship/Fellowship. The Bond

should be registered at the cost of the students (Research Scholars)

and submitted to their respective Institutions. However, due to some

reason or other, if, the Research Scholar happens to discontinue further

research work, the entire fellowship and the contingent grant received

by him/her has to be refunded to the Government through the respective

Institution. The Head of Institutions have to keep a strict vigil, over

the continuity of Research Scholars till the completion of three years/

two years and inform the Director, Directorate of Higher and Technical

Education, if, any of the students (Research Scholars) have discontinued

their research work in the middle of the course. The Government of

Puducherry shall have the power to waive the claims for refund in case

of ill health supported by a Medical Certificate or in case where it

considers sufficient cause has been shown to warrant such exemption

from repayment.

VIII Work and Result of Investigation :

(a) The students (Research Scholars) will do whole time

research work under approved guidance in a subject selected by him

and approved by the University. The students shall present a half yearly

report of their research work through his Supervisor. He/She shall before

the expiry of the studentship present a comprehensive report and supply

to the University free of cost, a copy of the published work if any and

an abstract in about 500 words of the research work during the tenure

of his Studentship/Fellowship.

(b) The students (Research Scholar) shall not, without the

previous permission of the University/Institution join any other course

of study, or appear at any other examination conducted by any

University or Public Body or relinquishes the award.

engage himself diligently in his investigations. The University shall have

power to deprive him/her of one’s studentship at any time, if in its

opinion, his progress and conduct are not satisfactory.

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IX Students to be on Full-Time :

Each student (research scholar) shall be a full-time research

worker while holding the studentship and shall not accept or hold any

appointment, paid or otherwise or receive any emolument salary, stipend,

etc. from any other source during the tenure of the award. He/She may

however with the approval of the supervisor and the University

undertake teaching assignment of five to nine hours a week at the

Department where he/she is working without accepting any remuneration.

X Publication of Results of Investigation :

Each student (Research Scholar) shall not during the tenure of

his/her studentship be at liberty to publish any results of his

investigation until he/she has laid them before the syndicate of the

University in accordance with the rules laid down above and has

obtained sanction for such publication.

XI Submission of Renewal for Award of Studentship/Fellowship :

The renewal proposal for Fellowship/Studentship in respect of

student (Research Scholars) for II and III years may be submitted along

with the following particulars:

(a) An utilization certificate

(b) Assessment report from the Guide to consider further

financial assistance for the subsequent years.

XII If, any doubt arises in implementation of the Guidelines,

the decision of the Government is the final.

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