Scholarships

INTRODUCTION:

• The various types of scholarships and fellowships provided for PG & Ph.D. students are furnished below.

Sl.No.	NAME OF THE SCHOLARSHIP / FELLOWSHIP
	SCHOLARSHIP-ONLINE SYSTEM- AMOUNT REMITTED DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS                        (BY TAMIL NADU STATE GOVERNMENT)
1.	Backward/Most Backward/Denotified Community
2.	Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Community
3.	SC/ST Higher Education Special Scholarship
4.	National Scholarship for Minority
5.	Full Time Ph.D. Incentive Scheme for SC, ST & SCC
	FELLOWSHIP – OFFLINE SYSTEM  (BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT)
	AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM THE SPONSOR THROUGH THE COMPTROLLER TO DEAN (SPGS)
6.	DST-INSPIRE Fellowship
7.	ICAR – DARE – INDO-Africa/Afghanistan (Foreign students)
8.	ICAR – PG
9.	ICAR – JRF/SRF
10.	ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship
11.	DBT-JRF
	AMOUNT RECEIVED FROM THE SPONSOR THROUGH THE DEAN (AGRI.) TO DEAN (SPGS)
12.	ICAR – NTS
	AMOUNT RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE SPONSOR TO DEAN (SPGS)
13.	ICMR
	OTHER SPONSORS FELLOWSHIP – OFFLINE SYSTEM
14.	Bayer Fellowship
15.	National Agro Foundation
16.	UTOKYO, Japan Fellowship
17.	Cornel Sathguru Foundation Development
18.	Metahelix
19.	FMC
20.	IAC Krishi Tech P.Ltd
	FELLOWSHIP – OFFLINE SYSTEM – TNAU FUND
21.	Vice-Chancellor’s Fellowship
22.	TNAU – Merit Scholarship
23.	TNAU-Research Assistant Scholarship
	FELLOWSHIP – ONLINE SYSTEM AMOUNT REMITTED DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS                                       (BY UGC, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT)
24.	Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF)
25.	NET-JRF (Junior Research Fellowship)
26.	National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC)
27.	National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities (NFPWD)
28.	Natioanl Fellowship for Scheduled Caste (NFSC)
29.	National Fellowship for Scheduled Tribes (NFST)
30.	Post Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST Candidates (PDFSS)
31.	Post Doctoral Fellowship to Women Candidates (PDFWM)
32.	Dr.S. Radhakrishnan Post Doctoral Fellowship
33.	PG Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child
34.	Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Single Girl Child Fellowship
35.	CSIR

S.No.	Scholarship	URL	Link
1	BC/MBC/DNC/SC/ST Community Scholarship	http://escholarship.tn.gov.in.
2	Post matric SC/ST/SCC Community Scholarship	https://tnadtwscholarship.tn.gov.in/
3	Higher Education Scholarship for SC/ST	https://tnadtwscholarship.tn.gov.in/
4	National Scholarship for Minority	https://scholarships.gov.in https://nsp.gov.in/secureLoginAuth.action
5	Full Time Ph.D Incentive Scheme for SC,ST & SCC	www.tn.gov.in/forms/deptname/1
6	DST INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP	https://dst.gov.in
7	ICSSR DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP	https://www.icssr.org
8	DBT-JRF FELLOWSHIP	https://rcb.res.in
9	ICMR	https://main.icmr.nic.in
10	UGC FELLOWSHIP	https://www.ugc.gov.in https://scholarship.canarabank.in

1. BC/MBC/DNC/SC/ST Community Scholarship

• The application forms (fresh & renewal) for the above scholarship is collected from the District Collectorate and distributed to the students.
• The circular is sent to all departments through mail and notice board mentioning due date to submit duly fill applications with necessary supporting documents (Annexure 1). The application has to be submitted through proper channel to the office of Dean (SPGS), TNAU, Coimbatore.
• The students in other campus has to submit their applications to their respective Deans.
• After receiving duly filled applications from the students with the necessary supporting documents the details are fed in the Tamil Nadu
  e-District Portal http://escholarship.tn.gov.in.
• The above portal is being operated in all the campuses separately at Dean’s office.
• The student data has to be fed in Assistant login in the portal and the same has to be verified, submitted and forwarded in the Principal login to the District Collectorate for further verification.
• The hard copy of the report generated in the portal is submitted in the respective District Collectorate for verification.
• The scholarship amount is credited directly to the students account. The amount varies student to student around Rs.33,000/- per year for SC/ST students and around Rs.17500/- & Rs.4500/- respectively for PG & Ph.D students for BC/MBC students which is finalized by the
• Only Tamil Nadu state students are eligible for this scholarship.
• For renewal of the applications the students details are listed in the portal automatically.
• If a student discontinue his/her studies the student may be removed from the list mentioning the reason for discontinue.
• If a student is transferred to other campus for research work the student data may be transferred to the selected campus.
• Annual Income certificate need not be collected from the students each year during renewal.
• The above scholarship is availed by PG students for 2 years and Ph.D students for 3 years. After this period the student’s name will not be listed in the portal.
• Website for applying Post matric SC/ST/SCC Community Scholarship: https://tnadtwscholarship.tn.gov.in/

1. Higher Education Scholarship for SC/ST

• The application forms are collected from the District Collectorate and distributed to the students.
• The circular is sent to all departments through mail and notice board mentioning due date to submit duly fill applications with necessary supporting documents (Annexure 1). The application has to be submitted through proper channel to the office of Dean (SPGS), TNAU, Coimbatore.
• The students in other campus has to submit their applications to their respective Deans.
• After receiving duly filled applications from the students with the necessary documents the data is fed in the Excel Sheet manually and submitted in the Collectorate for verification (fresh & renewal).
• The scholarship amount will be credited directly to the students account.
• Student must be a hosteller.
• Scholarship amount of Rs.8,000/- per year.
• The above scholarship is availed by PG students for 2 years and Ph.D students for 3 years. After this period the student’s name will not be listed in the portal.
• Website for applying Higher education Scholarship for SC/ST/SCC Community: https://tnadtwscholarship.tn.gov.in/

1. National Scholarship for Minority

• The students apply directly for this scholarship and submit the application in the NSP Portal https://scholarships.gov.in.
• While applying, the students should select the respective college code correctly.
• The concerned college will verify the students applications and original documents (Annexure 1) and approve the same in the National Scholarship Portal https://nsp.gov.in/secureLoginAuth.action.
• The amount is directly credited to the students account.
• Any state students are eligible for this scholarship.
• Scholarship amount around Rs.25,000/- per year.

1. Full Time Ph.D Incentive Scheme for SC,ST & SCC

• The circular is sent to all departments through mail and notice board mentioning due date to submit duly fill applications.
• The students can download application from the Government portal tn.gov.in/forms/deptname/1 and submit duly filled application with the necessary supporting documents through proper channel to the Deans of the respective college.
• The concerned college will verify the students applications and forward the same to The Commissioner, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Directorate, Chepauk, Chennai.
• Only Full Time Ph.D students of Tamil Nadu state are eligible for this scholarship.
• Annual Income Certificate below Rs.8,00,000/- for the current period has to be submitted.
• The student should not receive any other scholarship. If already receiving any other scholarship, undertaking has to be submitted by the student that he will refund the same once if he is selected for the above scholarship.
• The amount is directly credited to the students account.
• Scholarship amount Rs.1,00,000/- per year.

 

 

 

ANNEXURE – 1

THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ARE RECEIVED FROM THE STUDENTS WHO APPLY FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP

The students who are applying for the following scholarships are instructed to produce the following documents to concerned Dean’s office along with the application through proper channel in time

 

SC/SCA/ST POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP

1. Community Certificate Xerox copy with attestation
2. 10^th, +2, UG/PG Transcript Card            Xerox copy with attestation
3. Passport size photo with signature in the application form
4. Annual Income Certificate below Rs.2,50,000/- in original for the current period.
5. Xerox copy of the State Bank of India, Pass book for individual showing the A/C No. with IFSC Code, MICR code (Operative account registered in Aadhar). Student Mobile No., registered in Bank & Aadhar Card, e-mail I.D.,. Aadhar No. is compulsory and should be linked with Bank. Father/Mother Name is compulsory.      
6. Kindly mention whether Differently Abled or not in the application form compulsorily.

 

SC/ST HIGHER EDUCATION SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP

1. Community Certificate Xerox copy with attestation
2. 10^th , +2, UG/PG Transcript Card            Xerox copy with attestation
3. Passport size photo with signature in the application form
4. Annual Income Certificate below Rs.2,50,000/- in original for the current period.
5. Xerox copy of the State Bank of India, Pass book for individual showing the A/C No. with IFSC Code, MICR code (Operative account registered in Aadhar), Student Mobile No., registered in Bank & Aadhar Card, e-mail I.D.,.  Aadhar No. is compulsory and should be linked with Bank. Father/Mother Name is compulsory.  
6. Affidavit bond should be produced by the parents for the following particulars with

non judicial stamp paper Rs.20/-

1. Parents annual income
2. Community details
3. Permanent address
4. Students details (Name, which college, course and year)

BC / MBC / DNC SCHOLARSHIP

1. Community Certificate             Xerox copy with attestation
2. 10^th , +2, UG/PG Transcript Card             Xerox copy with attestation
3. Annual Income Certificate below Rs.2,50,000/- in original for the current period.
4. Xerox copy of the State Bank of India, Pass book for individual showing the A/C No. with IFSC Code, MICR code (Operative account registered in Aadhar), Student Mobile No., registered in Bank & Aadhar Card, e-mail I.D.,.  Aadhar No. is compulsory and should be linked with Bank. Father/Mother Name is compulsory.  
5. Kindly mention whether Differently Abled or not in the application form compulsorily.

NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR MINORITIES

1. Annual Income Certificate below Rs.2,00,000/- in original for the current period.
2. Students apply directly in the NSP portal and the following documents are submitted to the Institution while verification.

(i)10^th Certificate

(ii) +2 Certificate

(iii)Provisional Degree Certificate

(iv) Bank Pass Book first page

(v) Aadhaar card

(vi) Fee receipt

(vii) Income Certificate

(viii) Community Certificate

(ix) Address Proof

 

FELLOWSHIP

DST INSPIRE FELLOWSHIP

• The Department of Science and Technology (DST) will call for fellowship in their website https://dst.gov.in
• D. students who are University Rank Holders in Masters Degree can apply for this fellowship. Student’s Chairman CV and Ph.D project proposal is considered for eligibility.
• The students can apply directly in DST website.
• Fellowship:Rs.31,000/- p.m // HRA:Rs.4,960/- p.m // Contingency:Rs.20,000/- p.y
• Fellowship tenable for five years or completion of the Ph.D Program, whichever is earlier with effect from the effective date in the award letter.
• Once the students are selected they can avail the fellowship by submitting the following documents at the concerned Dean’s Office through proper channel.
• Fellowship award letter issued by DST
• Monthly Attendance for fellowship
• Stamped Acquittance from House Owner for HRA
• Certificate from the Warden that they are not staying in the hostel.
• Bills duly signed by the student, PG Co-ordinator and the Head of the Department for contingency (only for eligible expenses as per the DST guidelines)
• Bank Account Details
• The awardee should not receive any other scholarship or fellowship from any other sources as per University rule.

ICAR – DARE – INDO-AFRICA / AFGHANISTAN FELLOWSHIP (Foreign students)

• This fellowship is awarded for Foreign students by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE)
• Indo African Fellowship – Fellowship amount of Rs.22,000/- p.m & Medical Insurance of Rs.2,000/- p.y (Ph.D students)
• Indo Afghanistan Fellowship – Fellowship amount of Rs.15,000/- p.m & Contingency of Rs.6,000/- p.y (PG students)

ICAR FELLOWSHIP

ICAR Fellowship Details

Type of Fellowship/Scholarship	To whom	Eligibility	Fellowship per month	Contingency per year
NTS Scholarship (National Talent Scholarship)	PG students (for 2 years)	Candidates from other states admitted for PG & Ph.D, in TNAU through ICAR who have qualified ICAR exam is eligible to get scholarship/ fellowship	Rs.5000/-	–
PG Scholarship			Rs.12,640/-	Rs.6000/-
JRF Fellowship	Ph.D. Students (1st & 2nd year)		Rs.31,000/-	Rs.10,000/-
SRF Fellowship	Ph.D. Students (3rd year)		Rs.35,000/-	Rs.10,000/-

The awardee should not receive any other scholarship or fellowship from any other sources

 

Details to be submitted by the Students

• Fellowship award letter issued by ICAR
• Monthly Attendance for fellowship
• Report card for each semester
• Bank account details
• Bills duly signed by the student, PG Co-ordinator and the Head of the Department (only for eligible expenses as per the ICAR guidelines)

ICSSR DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP

• The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) will call for fellowship in their website https://www.icssr.org
• Doctoral students in the Department of Agricultural Rural Management, Agricultural Extension & Rural Sociology, Agricultural Economics with 60% and above in Masters Degree are eligible to apply for this fellowship. Student’s Ph.D project proposal is considered for eligibility.
• The students can apply directly in ICSSR website.
• Fellowship:Rs.20,000/- p.m // Contingency:Rs.20,000/- p.y
• Fellowship tenure for 2 years (Research period)
• Once the students are selected they can avail the fellowship by submitting the following documents at the concerned Dean’s Office through proper channel.
• Fellowship award letter issued by ICSSR
• Monthly Attendance for fellowship
• Bills duly signed by the student, PG Co-ordinator and the Head of the Department for contingency (only for eligible expenses as per the ICSSR guidelines)
• Bank Account Details
• The awardee should not receive any other scholarship or fellowship from any other sources as per University rule.

DBT-JRF FELLOWSHIP

• The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) website https://rcb.res.in
• Doctoral students in the Life Science Departments who have qualified All India Level
  DBT BET JRF exam conducted by DBT are eligible for this fellowship.
• Fellowship:Rs.31,000/- p.m // HRA:Rs.4,960/- p.m // Contingency:Rs.30,000/- p.y
• Fellowship tenable for five years or completion of the Ph.D Program, whichever is earlier with effect from the effective date in the award letter.
• Once the students are selected they can avail the fellowship by submitting the following documents at the concerned Dean’s Office through proper channel.
• Fellowship award letter issued by DBT
• Monthly Attendance for fellowship
• Stamped Acquittance from House Owner for HRA
• Certificate from the Warden that they are not staying in the hostel.
• Bills duly signed by the student, PG Co-ordinator and the Head of the Department for contingency (only for eligible expenses as per the DBT guidelines)
• Bank Account Details
• The awardee should not receive any other scholarship or fellowship from any other sources.

ICMR

• The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) website https://main.icmr.nic.in
• The Ph.D students who have qualified All India Level Entrance Examination conducted by ICMR are eligible for this fellowship.
• Fellowship for JRF –Rs.31000 p.m/HRA-Rs.5580/-p.m/Contingency-Rs.20000/- p.y
• Fellowship for SRF –Rs.35000 p.m/HRA-Rs.6300/-p.m/Contingency-Rs.20000/- p.y
• Fellowship tenable for five years or completion of the Ph.D Program, whichever is earlier
• Once the students are selected they can avail the fellowship by submitting the following documents at the concerned Dean’s Office through proper channel.
• Fellowship award letter issued by ICMR
• Monthly Attendance for fellowship
• Stamped Acquittance from House Owner for HRA
• Certificate from the Warden that they are not staying in the hostel.
• Bills duly signed by the student, PG Co-ordinator and the Head of the Department for contingency (only for eligible expenses as per the ICMR guidelines)
• Bank Account Details
• The awardee should not receive any other scholarship or fellowship from any other sources.

VICE-CHANCELLOR’S FELLOWSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH

• This fellowship is awarded by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
• Fellowship – Rs.10,000/- p.m // Contingency – Rs.75,000/- p.y
• Fellowship tenure for 2 years (Research period)
• Applications call for is circulated through mail to all the departments and in notice board.
• Two page concept notes has to be submitted with title of the thesis topic, objectives, methodologies and potential output are required from the students of Ph.D. programme who are to register their research credits, in the following twelve thematic areas viz along with application through proper channel to the Office of the Dean (SPGS), TNAU, Coimbatore.
  • Soil and Plant Health
  • Biotic / Abiotic stress management
  • Aeroponics & Hydroponics in Crop Productivity
  • Farm Power and Mechanization
  • Adaptation & Mitigation of climate change
  • Innovative strategies for Pest and disease management
  • Environmental pollutant management
  • Smart farming
  • Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture
  • Agri Horti Policy interventions
  • Nutritional & food security
  • Innovative management of forest resources
  • Post harvest management
• The student should not be more than 30 years of age (not more than 35 years of age for women)
• Once the students are selected they can avail the fellowship by submitting the following documents at the concerned Dean’s Office through proper channel.
• Monthly Attendance for fellowship
• Bank Account Details
• Contingency amount may be claimed from the concerned Departments by submitting bills duly signed by the student, PG Co-ordinator and the Head of the Department which should be utilized exclusively for Ph.D research.
• The awardee should not receive any other scholarship or fellowship from any other sources as per University rule.

TNAU MERIT SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT SCHOLARSHIP

• This fellowship is awarded by Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
• Applications call for is circulated through mail to all the departments and in notice board.
• This scholarship shall be awarded purely on merit basis, based on the highest OGPA/marks secured in the undergraduate program (and not in the order of College or Campus wise)
• The scholarship shall be awarded to the students of TAMIL NADU STATE ONLY
• TNAU Merit Scholarship @Rs.3000/- per month for 2 years for Master Degree students and TNAU Research Assistant Scholarship @Rs.5000/- per month for
  3 years for Ph.D. students are provided for the students every year by our University  and it will be renewed for subsequent year on promotion.
• The scholarship will be paid by semester basis after submission of relevant certificates and Report Cards.
• The awardee should not receive any other scholarship or fellowship from any other sources as per University rule.

UGC FELLOWSHIP

• The Ph.D students qualified for Eligibility for Assistant Professor National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) conducted by UGC are eligible for this fellowship.
• For NFST and NFPWD Fellowship students can apply through ugc website: https://www.ugc.gov.in
• The fellowship amount shall be disbursed through Canara Bank to bank account of the awardee (any bank) directly.
• UGC has developed a dedicated web portal https://scholarship.canarabank.in for capturing data of the awardee.
• The data of the awardee is linked with the master data on the UGC web portal with unique Maker and Checker IDs at the Office of the Dean (SPGS), TNAU, Coimbatore.
• The information on the master data (regarding monthly payment confirmation, HRA,
  up-gradation, resignation etc.) of the beneficiaries on monthly basis is updated at the Office of the Dean, SPGS, Cbe.
• Based on the data updated on the UGC web portal, the payment of the fellowship will be made to the beneficiaries
• Fellowship tenure 5 years or till submission of Ph.D thesis whichever is earlier.
• Fellowship for Ph.D students – Rs.31,000/- p.m for JRF & Rs.35,000/- p.m for SRF
• Fellowship for PDF (Post Doctoral Fellows) – Rs.54,000/- p.m
• Fellowship for NFST Scheme-Rs.28,000/- p.m
• Contingency and HRA as per GoI norms
• The various Fellowships offered by UGC are
• Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF)
• Natioanl Fellowship for Scheduled Caste (NFSC)
• National Fellowship for Scheduled Tribes (NFST)
• NET-JRF (Junior Research Fellowship)
• National Fellowship for Other Backward Classes (NFOBC)
• National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities (NFPWD)
• Post Doctoral Fellowship to Women Candidates (PDFWM)
• S. Radhakrishnan Post Doctoral Fellowship
• Post Doctoral Fellowship for SC/ST Candidates (PDFSS)
• Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Single Girl Child Fellowship (SJSGC)
• Once the students are selected for a particular fellowship they can avail the fellowship by submitting the following documents on monthly basis at the Office of the Dean (SPGS), TNAU, Coimbatore through proper channel.
• Fellowship award letter issued by UGC
• Continuation Certificate on monthly basis for fellowship
• HRA Certificate
• Bills duly signed by the student, PG Co-ordinator and the Head of the Department for contingency (only for eligible expenses as per the UGC guidelines)
• For NFST Fellowship, details has to be submitted on quarterly basis.