Ten Hyderabad University PhD Students Chosen For Prime Minister Research Fellowship

New Delhi: Ten University of Hyderabad PhD students have been shortlisted for the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF).

All ten shortlisted fellows under the PMRF scheme will receive a monthly fellowship of Rs 70,000, which may be raised to a maximum monthly fellowship of Rs 80,000 towards the end of PhD.

The increment will be given provided the performance during the initial years of PhD is satisfactory, said a statement from Hyderabad University. Besides the monthly fellowships, each candidate will also be eligible for a Rs 2 Lakhs research grant every year.

Prime Minister’s Research Fellowships to 10 Ph.D. Students of @HydUniv.

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— Univ of Hyderabad (@HydUniv) May 21, 2021

According to the statement, Vice-Chancellor (UoH) Professor Appa Rao Podile, (Chairman, Internal Expert Committee (IEC), Professor N Siva Kumar, all the members of IEC, PMRF co-ordinator at UoH and Convenor, IEC, Professor Vadali VSS Srikanth, and the university fraternity congratulated the shortlisted Fellows, the statement added.

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