The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced an extension for the deadline to claim pending dues related to post-doctoral and doctoral fellowships. The revised deadline is now set for January 8, 2025. This decision follows multiple requests from stakeholders for more time to submit claims.
A recent circular from the UGC states: “Stakeholders (HEIs and fellows) are requested to claim their pending dues, i.e., fellowship/ house rent allowance/ contingency, by January 8, 2025, on the Scholarship Fellowship Management Portal (SFMP). Further, it has been decided that no exception request with respect to the scholars registered/ joined as JRF on or before 31.12.2018 will be considered after December 31, 2024. The provision to apply for an exception request on the Scholarship Fellowship Management Portal (SFMP) for such scholars shall be removed on 01.01.2025.”
Eligibility Criteria for UGC Fellowships 2024
Previously, the UGC had extended the deadline for pending claims to October 8, 2024, in a July notification. In addition to these extensions, the commission has also increased the amounts for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), and Post-Doctoral Fellowship, with the revised rates effective from January 1, 2023.