Three scholars from Kashmir Valley, who are pursuing PhD at New Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia university, have been selected for the prestigious Prime Minister Research Fellowship.
Reports said that Mudasir Younis Sofi, who lives in Wahibugh, Pulwama, Shah Masheerul Alam, a resident of Kheeji pora, Kulgam and Sakeena Masrat, a resident of Pattan, Baramulla, have been selected for the honour.
All the three are pursuing Ph.D. at the Department of Physics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. The students have been felicitated by the union education minister, Dr. Subhas Sarkar and Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia University, Padam Najma Akhter.
According to the officials, the trio has been selected for their "exemplary performance and highly prolific research" as the selection process for this fellowship is conducted through a rigorous review by IIT Madras.
According to the fellowship details, each fellow will be paid a monthly salary of Rs 70,000 for the first two years, Rs 75000 for the third year, and Rs 80,000 in the fourth and fifth years.
Besides this amount, officials said the three selected fellows will also receive a total research grant of Rs 10 lakh. This fellowship scheme will ensure and favour the selection of these three scholars in all 2 and 3 recruitment processes across all Indian Universities and Public Service Commissions.