Fellowship to Scheduled Caste candidates who possess some level of academic or professional expertise that will serve the district administration.

Operated by
Ministry of Rural Development-CAPART, Central govt
Purpose
Fellowship to young women and men belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) who possess some level of academic or professional expertise.
Probable duration
2 years

Eligibility

  • Individual should be a citizen of India.
  • For candidates belonging to SC/ST category, the maximum age limit will be 32 years.
  • At least a graduate from a recognized University with a four-year degree course, including those like Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Engineering, Law, Medicine etc., or a post-graduate from a recognized University (in case of a graduate holding degree of a course duration of less than four years). It is clarified that a one year post graduate course will also be considered valid for eligibility if it is regular, full time and if the degree/equivalent diploma is recognized by the AICTE/MCI/UGC.
  • At least 50% marks in the aggregate or equivalent grade at the graduate or Post-graduate level, whichever is qualifying.
  • Physical fitness, certified by Government Medical Hospital, for the arduous nature of the work (as given in Annexure-3).

Benefit Description

To provide assistance in the form of fellowship for young women and men who possess some level of academic or professional expertise that will serve the district administration in improving programme delivery and interface with the marginalized section of the population aiming to reduce the developmental and governance deficit.

Application process

The process for application is given in the below link
http://rural.nic.in/sites/downloads/programmes-schemes/PMRDFS_Guidelines.pdf 

Other Details

Conditions if Any
Any candidate, who has been provisionally selected in the final result sheet for PMRD Fellowship, will not be allowed to avail the fellowship if he/she did not complete the full term of Fellowship in their earlier stint as a PMRD Fellow.