Research scholars are nonetheless no longer glad and feel the revised hikes of round 20% disregard the ground realities of increasing expenditure
With the UGC notifying revised fellowship quantities of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowships (SRF) in Science, Humanities and Social Science, effective from January 1, 2019, the reaction from scholars and academicians are combined whilst taking into consideration the ground realities.
“The revised hike must come as a aid, however since all junior and senior research fellows have to pay a consolidated charge of Rs 50,000 (which includes mess, hostel and tuition fees) in line with semester (the place every is of six months duration) such a revision seems like a drop in ocean,” says Priyankar Chand, senior research pupil, pursuing PhD on the Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), IIT-Bombay.
Post the hike, the JRFs gets a per 30 days stipend of Rs31,000 per 30 days as compared to their current Rs 25,000 per 30 days, whilst the senior research fellows could be entitled to Rs 35,000 per 30 days from the current Rs 28,000 per 30 days.
Additionally, the House Rent Allowance (HRA) on the revised price of eight%, 16% and 24 % could be allowed as in line with the federal government of India norms relying at the town/location the place the research fellows are operating.
Priyankar feels the hot hikes could have been a results of the protests staged via research scholars from institutes across India, together with the IITs, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and so forth. “But whilst the demand was once for a hike of 50% in stipends, the revised hike involves round 20% which is some distance from good enough.”
This is the second such hike in recent times. Before this, the last hike took place in 2014 when it was once greater to Rs 25,000 from Rs 16,000 for JRFs and Rs 28,000 from Rs 18,000 for the SRFs.
“The burden is on scholars like us to control our personal transportation and continuously the accommodation as smartly. The fellowship hike overlooks sensible facets equivalent to travelling costs (to attend seminars, conferences, and so forth.) that have greater manifold,” says Rupak Kumar, junior research PhD pupil from the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
“Another tiring side of the JRF is the by no means finishing stay up for the disbursal of the scholarship. It is uncommon that JRF quantity is credited to the coed’s account timely,” says Rupak.
Contrary to the scholars’ reviews, Shantanu Roy, associate dean (PG Research), IIT Delhi, says, “The stipend is reasonably good because it is tax free. Many of the scholars stay on campus because of lengthy operating hours, and receive subsidised accommodation in hostels. The govt will have to have completed due deliberations ahead of solving the fellowship quantities.”
Students’ stipends in Phd classes, says Roy, is less in all places the arena. “Stipends are cash for students’ subsistence and common wishes and no longer a salary like in corporations. They have chosen this field of their very own volition. The real incentive lies in operating on new-age technologies for better career prospects.”
With the UGC notifying revised fellowship quantities of Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowships (SRF) in Science, Humanities and Social Science, effective from January 1, 2019, the reaction from scholars and academicians are combined whilst taking into consideration the ground realities.
“The revised hike must come as a aid, however since all junior and senior research fellows have to pay a consolidated charge of Rs 50,000 (which includes mess, hostel and tuition fees) in line with semester (the place every is of six months duration) such a revision seems like a drop in ocean,” says Priyankar Chand, senior research pupil, pursuing PhD on the Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE), IIT-Bombay.
Post the hike, the JRFs gets a per 30 days stipend of Rs31,000 per 30 days as compared to their current Rs 25,000 per 30 days, whilst the senior research fellows could be entitled to Rs 35,000 per 30 days from the current Rs 28,000 per 30 days.
Additionally, the House Rent Allowance (HRA) on the revised price of eight%, 16% and 24 % could be allowed as in line with the federal government of India norms relying at the town/location the place the research fellows are operating.
Priyankar feels the hot hikes could have been a results of the protests staged via research scholars from institutes across India, together with the IITs, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), and so forth. “But whilst the demand was once for a hike of 50% in stipends, the revised hike involves round 20% which is some distance from good enough.”
This is the second such hike in recent times. Before this, the last hike took place in 2014 when it was once greater to Rs 25,000 from Rs 16,000 for JRFs and Rs 28,000 from Rs 18,000 for the SRFs.
“The burden is on scholars like us to control our personal transportation and continuously the accommodation as smartly. The fellowship hike overlooks sensible facets equivalent to travelling costs (to attend seminars, conferences, and so forth.) that have greater manifold,” says Rupak Kumar, junior research PhD pupil from the Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
“Another tiring side of the JRF is the by no means finishing stay up for the disbursal of the scholarship. It is uncommon that JRF quantity is credited to the coed’s account timely,” says Rupak.
Contrary to the scholars’ reviews, Shantanu Roy, associate dean (PG Research), IIT Delhi, says, “The stipend is reasonably good because it is tax free. Many of the scholars stay on campus because of lengthy operating hours, and receive subsidised accommodation in hostels. The govt will have to have completed due deliberations ahead of solving the fellowship quantities.”
Students’ stipends in Phd classes, says Roy, is less in all places the arena. “Stipends are cash for students’ subsistence and common wishes and no longer a salary like in corporations. They have chosen this field of their very own volition. The real incentive lies in operating on new-age technologies for better career prospects.”
UGC notifies hike in JRF, SRF fellowships
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