Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Fellowship for Research in Social Sciences

> Financial Assistance

The financial assistance available under the scheme is as follows:

₹25.0K · monthly

1. Fellowship @ ₹25,000/- per month for the Initial two years; @ ₹28,000/- per month for the remaining tenure.

₹10.0K · annual

2. Contingency @ ₹10,000/- per annum for initial two years; @ ₹20,500/- per annum for remaining tenure.

₹2.0K · monthly

3. Escort Reader Assistance @ ₹2,000/- per month in case of PWD candidates.

> Slots

The number of slots for the fellowship may be decided every year on the basis of eligible applications

complete in all respects, received through online mode.

> Tenure

The tenure of the fellowship is for five years and will be effective from 1st April of the selection year or the actual date of joining under the fellowship in the University/College/Institute, whichever is later. Fellowship will be granted up to the date of submission of Ph.D. Thesis or 5 years of tenure whichever is earlier. No extension is permissible beyond the total period of five years, and the fellow ceases to be a UGC research fellow immediately after the expiry of the due date.

> HRA

Suitable single-seated hostel accommodation may be provided to the candidates in the institutions. In such cases, the fellow is eligible to draw only hostel fees excluding mess, electricity, water charges, etc. A certificate to this effect is to be furnished through the Registrar/Director/Principal. HRA is not permissible for those candidates who are staying in Hostel accommodation.

In case of non-availability of hostel accommodation, the fellow may be provided with single accommodation by the host institution. In such cases, the rent paid by the fellow on an actual basis may be reimbursed subject to the ceiling of HRA as per Govt. of India norms.

If the fellow makes her own arrangements of accommodation, she may be entitled to draw HRA as per the categorization of cities by the Govt. of India.

Note: In all the above cases, the fellow will submit a relevant certificate ([Annexure-VI](https://www.ugc.gov.in/pdfnews/1555717_guidelines-SWAMI-Vivekananda.pdf)) through the concerned University/College/Institute to the identified Agency for settling the claim.

> Medical

No separate/fixed medical assistance is provided. However, the fellow may avail of the medical facilities available in the Universities/Colleges/Institutes.

> Leave

1. Leave for a maximum period of 30 days in a year in addition to the public holidays that may be taken by the candidate. However, they are not entitled to any other vacation, such as summer, winter, and pooja vacations.

2. Maternity leave as per the Govt. of India norms issued from time to time would be available at full rates of the fellowship once during the tenure of their award.

3. Academic leave (without fellowship and other emoluments) shall be permissible only for one year throughout the tenure (for any kind of academic/teaching assignment/foreign visit in connection with research work). The period of leave without fellowship will be counted towards the tenure. Expenditure on foreign visits in connection to research work cannot be claimed by UGC

Note: All kinds of leave should be approved at the level of the University/College/Institute.