Twelve research scholars from Jamia Millia Islamia University have been selected for the Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) Award under the lateral entry scheme of the May 2022 drive, the university announced on Wednesday.
Last year 6 researchers of the university were awarded the prestigious fellowship under the December 2020 drive but this year the number of recipients just doubled. The winners of this year are:
Vice Chancellor, Prof. Najma Akhtar said, “JMI stands for excellence and strives hard to provide its students with every possible support to achieve great heights. This performance reflects the university’s focus on high-quality research and I am particularly happy that six out of the twelve students are girls. I hope that it would inspire other students, particularly girl students of the university to do well in science and engineering research.”
PMRF Coordinator, Prof. Abdul Quaiyum Ansari said that these researchers will receive a fellowship of Rs 70, 000 for the first two years, Rs 75,000 for 3rd, and Rs 80,000 for the fourth and fifth years. Along with this, each fellow will get a research grant of Rs 2 lakh per year (a total of Rs 10 lakh for five years) under the PMRF.