Centre rolls out monthly scholarships of Rs. 80000 for PhD students to stop brain drain
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): In an attempt to stop brain drain, the Union Cabinet has cleared the PM Research Fellowships (PMRF) for students of higher education institutions like the IITs, IISERs and NITs.
The PMRF includes monthly scholarships of Rs 70,000 to Rs 80,000.
It also includes annual research grants of Rs 2 lakh for select scholars.
The Centre has also approved an allocation of Rs 1,650 crore for these fellows to be spent over three years.
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